Yaniela Forgas wins Cuban Women’s Championship
After one-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, the Cuban Women’s Championship returned to Eradio Domínguez Provincial Chess Academy in Holguín. The 12-player round-robin, held from January 30 to February 12, 2022, brought together the best national female players (the top eight rated plus four qualifiers). For the first time, the participants played on smart boards. The tournament turned […]
Arbiters’ Manual 2022 released
Last week, the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission released the edition 2022 of the FIDE Arbiters’ Manual. This new edition includes some important changes in regulations that every arbiter should be familiar with. It would also be highly recommended that players read this document – as well as, of course, the laws of chess. Chapter 10 is […]
FIDE Grand Prix Berlin final: Aronian vs Nakamura
IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 12th – Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura, both playing with Black, scored safe draws in their games today against Leinier Dominguez and Richard Rapport and advanced to the final of the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix Berlin. In his game against Dominguez, Aronian decided to play very solidly, developing his bishop on e7 instead of his usual […]