The oldest living Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh turns 100
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was already a legendary figure. Now he is also centenary. The oldest living Grandmaster turns 100 today, after beating the odds last year and overcoming a serious COVID infection that took him to hospital. Tall and athletic, Averbakh was physically gifted from his youth, and he cultivated his body as much as […]
FIDE World Championship Match 2023 – Call for bids
1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the World Championship Match in spring 2023. The Regulations shall be approved by March 15, 2022. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to host the event. 1.2 The basic provisions are the following: a) Number of standard games to be played – 14b) Total duration – up […]
FIDE Grand Prix: Aronian and So make their claim
The players will enjoy a free day tomorrow IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 7th 2022 – The participants in the Berlin Grand Prix have a maximum of exactly fifteen minutes to play their first move on the board after the arbiter starts the round. However, elite players are generally already seated or at least […]