FIDE Grand Prix Berlin: So and Mamedyarov advance to semifinals
Wesley So defeated Sam Shankland in the rapid tiebreak games by a score of 1½:½ to reach the semifinals of the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series organised by World Chess in Berlin. The tiebreak games were played with the quicker time control of 15 minutes per game with an increment of 10 seconds per move […]
Underdogs set pace on first day of Charity Cup as UNICEF donations hit $17,000
Vietnamese star Liem Quang Le and the teenage American Hans Niemann set the pace on day 1 of the Charity Cup as more than $17,000 was donated to UNICEF. The two underdogs both racked up three wins and a draw to finish unbeaten on 10/12 points. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, ended on a sour note with a loss to the […]
FFE acquires “delegation” status in France
More than 20 years after obtaining ministerial approval (Chess recognized as a sport), the French Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, granted French Chess Federation (Fédération Française des Échecs or FFE) the “delegation” status in accordance with the Sports Code. The delegation contract, signed by Jean-Michel Blanquer, French Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports and GM Éloi Relange, […]