Heritiana Andrianiaina and Faratiana Raharimanana win Madagascar Championship
Heritiana Andrianiaina and Faratiana Raharimanana are the newly crowned 2021 Madagascar National Champions. The 2021 Madagascar National Championship took place at the Live Hotel Andavamambawas at the beginning of November and was a part of the Olympiad selection process. Heritiana Andrianiaina (pictured below) beat a strong 12-player field in the open section to win the 9-round Swiss tournament scoring 6½ points. Tahina Hajanirina […]
FIDE World Championship Dubai 2021: 10 facts about opponents
With the FIDE World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi around the corner it is time to know the reigning champion and the challenger a bit better. We present some interesting facts about Magnus and Ian below: Learned to play chess when he was 5 His peak rating is 2882 Holds the record […]