FIDE World Championship 2021: Hindsight is not enough
Damage improvisation This year’s FIDE World Championship has entered the crisis stage. After eight games the often invincible champion, Magnus Carlsen, has taken a 5-3 lead in his 14-game title defence against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. Besides holding the elite record for longest undefeated streak – 125 games – Carlsen has only lost a total of […]
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Cup kicks off in Dubai
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Cup in honour of the late Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the former Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, organized by Dubai Chess and Culture Club is underway in Dubai. The international chess tournament is also a tribute to one of the biggest sports patrons of […]