Levan Pantsulaia wins 81st Georgian Championship
GM Levan Pantsulaia claimed his back-to-back national titles after winning the 81st Georgian Championship. The 12-player round-robin with classical time control took place in Tbilisi from January 25 to February 05, 2022. The event brought together the best Georgian players except for Baadur Jobava. Playing in his home town just like a year ago, Levan Pantsulaia grabbed the […]
Aronian leads the pack in the Berlin Grand Prix
Fedoseev and Wojtaszek also score their first victories. Berlin, February 4th, 2022 – The first round of the group stage began at exactly 3 pm at the City Centre on Unter den Linden with the opening call from Ivan Syrovy, Chief Arbiter of the event. By that time, and according to the rules of the […]
FIDE Grand Prix Day 2: No risk, no reward
Berlin’s Grand Prix second round leaves no stone unturned Berlin, February 5th 2022 – “I don’t understand why Svidler predicted that everyone will play very safe. In this format, you have to risk”. This statement by Alexander Grischuk after his game with Bacrot sums up the general feeling of the players in this new tournament […]