Round 7 Game 01: Kosteniuk pulls ahead in the Women’s final
Solid draws in Carlsen-Duda and Fedoseev-Karjakin Sunday, August 1st 2021 – After a well-deserved free day, the eight remaining players returned to the venue this afternoon to continue the fight for the 2021 World Chess Cup. They were joined on the stage by Polina Lion, Chief Sustainability Officer of ROSATOM, the largest producer of electricity in […]
Online Cadets and Youth World Cup 2021 kicks off on Tornelo
Online Cadets and Youth World Cup 2021 has started today. The qualifying stage tournaments will run until August 20, followed by finals on 26-31 August. More than 1600 participants from more than 100 national federations take part in the event. It is the first stage of the world championship cycle that also includes the Grand Prix […]
FIDE distributes an additional €37,500 among chess seniors
FIDE is pleased to announce the names of the additional fifteen chess seniors who will benefit from the FIDE’s support program to chess veterans this year: Andrei Lukin (RUS)Jan Plaсhetka (SVK)David Dzhanoev (GEO)Sergio Mariotti (ITA)Ewen Green (NZL)Svetlana Mednikova (RUS)Nathan Zilberman (KGZ) Mikhail Marandyuk (UKR)Tõnu Truus (EST)Khandsuren Sandagdorj (MGL)Nelson Borges (DOM)Luben Popov (BUL)Rakhil Eidelson (BLR)Silvino Garcia (CUB)Maria Macieja (POL) […]
$100,000 Chessable Masters gets underway
US star Wesley So is a half-point clear of the pack after the $100,000 Chessable Masters got off to a thrilling start today. The Fischer-Random World Champion, who is chasing the overall lead in the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, scored three fine wins to finish on 4/5. Hot on his heels are fellow American […]