Belarusian Championship: Tsaruk and Zeliantsova clinch titles
The Belarusian Chess Championships took place in the Republican Center for Olympic Training in Chess and Checkers in Minsk from January 9-19, 2022. The open event, a 12-player round-robin, saw a major sensation as 7th rated 16-year old FM Maxim Tsaruk (below on the left) from Minsk wrestled his maiden title in a tough competition with much […]
Tata Steel Masters R09: Carlsen wins, regains sole lead
Magnus Carlsen scored a crucial victory over one of his main competitors Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to sprint into the lead. Anish Giri is trailing the World Champion by a half-point after defeating Sam Shankland. Fabiano Caruana chalked up his second win in the event, while Sergey Karjakin converted his extra exchange in the game with Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov valiantly stepped in Magnus’ territory in the Catalan […]