FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss: Round 2 Recap
After just two days of play, only three players have a maximum score at the Open Grand Swiss. In the Women’s event, two duos of Georgians and Chinese lead the group of altogether seven players with a maximum performance after the second round. Croatian player Ivan Saric cruised to the top of the scoreboard after winning in the […]
Arkady Dvorkovich: “Chess life can continue even at a difficult time”
The First Round of the 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss started yesterday with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich making the first move on Board one, in the game between top-seed Fabiano Caruana and Maksim Chigaev of Russia. Later on, Mr Dvorkovich spoke about the event and the issues surrounding it – from the health and safety […]
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Riga: Round 1 Recap
The first day of what is set to be one of the strongest Swiss tournaments ever held saw very tough games in the open section, with the majority of the encounters resulting in draws. The inaugural Women’s Grand Swiss delivered significantly more decisive outcomes. At about half-past one local time in Riga, most of the […]