FIDE Grand Prix Berlin: Semifinals set
IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 11th 2022 –”That’s what chess is. You train so hard, and then everything depends on that crucial few seconds of decision making.” Wesley So’s final reflection after losing his semifinal sums up very well the extreme difficulty of being elite chess professional. Rapid and blitz game tiebreaks are the […]
FIDE – ISF World School Online Cup: Registration continues
The FIDE – ISF World School Championship Online Chess Cup 2022, organised by FIDE and the International School Sport Federation (ISF), will be held online on Tornelo platform from March 12-27, 2022. The event, which aims to motivate young students and teachers to actively participate in the online chess competitions, includes tournaments among teachers and students in the boys […]
FIDE distributes €30,000 among distinguished veterans
After carefully considering the numerous applications received, the special panel appointed by the FIDE Council decided that these will be the twelve chess players, coaches, and promoters to benefit from FIDE’s support to chess veterans in 2022: Alexey Yuneev (Russia) Jay Bonin (USA) Jiri Lechtynsky (Czech Republic) Vija Rozlapa (Latvia) Giorgi Macharashvili (Georgia) Reynaldo Vera […]
FIDE Grand Prix: Nakamura joins Aronian in semifinals
So-Dominguez and Rapport-Wojtaszek to battle in out in the playoffs IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 10th 2022 – The final round of the qualifying stage was without any doubt the most exciting chess witnessed in Berlin during the last few days. With a lot at stake, all the games (with the exception of Aronian – […]