Day 02: Dominguez surges to the top
Leinier Dominguez surged to the top of the standings after winning all three of his games today, finishing with a total score of 4.5/6. Yesterday’s leader, Caruana, could only score 1.5/3 and ended the day in clear second place with 4.0/6. Meanwhile, former World Champion Garry Kasparov bounced back from a rocky start to score […]
Invitation to support FIDE’s initiatives of social value
For the International Chess Federation, organizing chess competitions is not the only mission. The competitive aspects are just a means to achieve higher goals. Sharing the values of the Olympic Movement of which FIDE is a proud member, its mission must go beyond that. Chess can make a huge impact on people lives: to develop their intellectual […]
Kazakhstan, Russia and USA on 100% heading into the last three rounds
Thursday, September 9th, 2021 – Day 2 of the Top Division was played today with no major incidents to speak of. Teams are split into four pools which play a Round Robin all-play-all format for three days and the two top teams advance to the quarterfinals. Top Division – Pool A With a 3½-2½ win over […]