FIDE Grand Prix: Aronian and Nakamura to battle it out in tiebreak
IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 16th – The second game of the final ended with a draw on move 29 by repetition, resulting in a tie in the classical part of the final. Therefore, both players will return tomorrow afternoon for the tiebreak: two 15/10 rapid games followed by two 3/2 blitz games. If […]
Jennifer Shahade: “’Being good at chess’ is also how well you use it to enhance your life”
The second episode of the FIDE Podcast, the initiative born under the umbrella of the Year of the Woman in Chess, as cooperation between FIDE’s Commission for Women’s Chess, Michael Busse of Schachgeflüster podcast, and Lilli Hahn of Chess Sports Association, has just been released. The podcast’s monthly episodes feature a series of interviews with remarkable women in the chess world. The […]
FIDE introduces the use of electronic scoresheets in cooperation with Clono
The International Chess Federation has approved allowing the use of Clono electronic scoresheet to record the moves of the games at official chess competitions, in replacement of traditional, paper-based scoresheets. The Clono scoresheet app runs on a tablet, and the input is done on a graphical chess board where the scoresheet is presented in standard algebraic format. The system […]
FIDE delegation makes tour of Latin America
The FIDE delegation, headed by President Arkady Dvorkovich, including managing director Dana Reizniece-Ozola and executive director Victor Bologan, travelled to Cuba, Panama, Ecuador, and Mexico to strengthen ties between FIDE and sports institutions in the region and promote chess in Latin America. The first stop on tour was Cuba. In Havana, FIDE representatives met the […]
Exciting chess in the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin final
The first game between Nakamura and Aronian ends in a draw IM Michael Rahal – Berlin, February 15th 2022 – Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura have definitely been the strongest players in this event, and they are clearly well-deserved finalists. Their first game today was one of the most exciting games of the tournament, but it’s not the first time […]