Iturrizaga and Vega win 2021 Spanish Championship
Congratulations to GM Eduardo Iturrizaga and IM Sabrina Vega for becoming the 2021 Spanish Champion and Women’s Champion, respectively. The Spanish Championship took place from August 16-24 in Linares. The event attracted 171 participants, including 60 titled players. Both open and women sections competed in one big 9-round Swiss tournament but were ranked separately. The fifth-rated participant GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (who […]
European Chess Championship 2021 starts in Reykjavik
European Individual Chess Championship 2021 kicks off on August 26 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 190 players from 36 different European federations are fighting for the title of European Champion and qualification spots for the FIDE World Cup 2023. The best-ranked player aged U20 will be granted a qualification spot for the 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss. The […]
Day 7: Vachier-Lagrave grabs the lead
A clear leader emerged today as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave broke through the gridlock with a crucial win over Jeffery Xiong, giving him a half-point lead over Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez, who could only draw their games. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana scored an important victory as Black over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, propelling him into a tie for second place. With two rounds left to play, everything is […]
Division 3 pools out: action resumes on Friday
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 – The pairings team have just published the group composition, team names and pairings of the Division 3 Pools. Five new groups of ten teams will resume play on Friday 27th for the three-day competition, the second stage of the Online Olympiad. Division 3 will run Friday 27th to Sunday 29th, and […]