Duda dominates in Sochi World Cup

“It was totally unrealistic but I am really happy to have won” Friday, August 6th, 2021 – “Huge congratulations to Duda for winning the World Cup. Considering the line of opponents, he beat in the last four rounds, never losing a game — then obviously never being in a must-win or desperate situation — is a […]

Liem Quang Le stuns Aronian to put himself on brink of final

A blistering display from Vietnam’s speed chess superstar Liem Quang Le put Levon Aronian on the brink of being knocked out of the Chessable Masters. Liem, the reigning Asian Champion and a former World Blitz winner, was at his tricky, fiery best to shoot down the in-form Armenian 3-1. Aronian had been installed as a pre-tournament favourite after […]

155 Teams Registered for Online Olympiad 2021

We are pleased to publish the final entry list for the Online Chess Olympiad 2021. We will have 155 teams, divided into four divisions, with squads of Russia, the USA, China, India, Ukraine at the top of the list. Federations may change their submitted roster until 1200 UTC, 7 days before they are scheduled to play in […]