Olympiad ABC: Argentina, Belarus and Colombia on a roll
Friday, September 3rd, 2021 – Rounds four through six of the Division 2 Online Olympiad were disputed today. We are currently halfway through the event, and emotions are running high. Practically all of the pools in this Division are very closely fought and many of them will be decided tomorrow in last-round match-ups. The first three […]
Iniyan clinches Noisiel International Open 2021
GM Panneerselvam Iniyan of India emerged as the winner of the Noisiel International Open (France). The 18-year old rating favourite clinched the title in quite a convincing manner scoring 8/9. GM Yuri Solodovnichenko of Ukraine finished just a half-point behind the winner. The local favourites Yannick Kambrath and Joseph Girel tied for third, with the former taking the last place on the podium […]
Carlsen-Aronian on a knife-edge as Firouzja launches comeback
World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian held back the smiles today as day one of their Aimchess US Rapid semis ended on a knife-edge. Nothing could separate the two Meltwater Champions Chess Tour big beasts as they played out four consecutive draws. It leaves their match locked 2-2 going into the day two decider tomorrow. Aronian […]
FIDE Online Olympiad: Division 2 starts strong
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 – Division Two of the FIDE Online Olympiad began today. Fifteen qualified countries from last weekend’s Division Three were joined by the thirty-five D2 seeds, setting up five groups – pools – with ten teams each. Most of the participating countries at this stage have world-class grandmasters leading their teams: Maxim Rodshtein […]