Day 04: Magnus Carlsen debuts with a technical win
No big surprises in game one of the second round of the World Cup Thursday, July 15th, 2021 – Today’s round of the World Cup and the Women’s World Cup featured the arrival of all of the top-rated players, seeded directly into the second round of the competition, including the current World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Minutes before […]
International Children and Youth Chess Festival “Rudaga – Kaissa 2021 Online” kicks off on July 23
Masterclasses with top GMs and accreditations for the Chess Olympiad 2022 will be given to the top players of the event. The FIDE Endorsed International Children and Youth Chess Festival “Rudaga – Kaissa 2021 Online” will be held on July 23-24. The event is organized by the non-governmental organization “Rudaga Plus”, Latvian Chess Federation, and is […]
Magnus Carlsen awarded Svetozar Gligoric Trophy 2020
The World Champion Magnus Carlsen is the recipient of the 2020 Fair Play Svetozar Gligoric award. The Norwegian will receive his trophy today, minutes before his debut game at the FIDE World Cup 2021 in Sochi. The spirit of the “Fair Play Svetozar Gligoric Trophy” is to give recognition to an individual who, during the previous year, […]
D03: Great entertainment at the Galaxy Centre for the tie-breaks
World Champion Magnus Carlsen debuts tomorrow in Round 2 Wednesday, July 13th, 2021 – Rapid and blitz game tiebreaks are the real test for today’s modern chess player. Calculation skills become slightly less important and are at a certain level substituted by much more intuition, as the time on the clock starts running low. Good nerves, […]