FIDE Athletes Commission elections to be held in Chennai
In May 2020, FIDE constituted the Athletes Commission, with a total of 15 members: 10 elected and 5 appointed by the FIDE Commission. During the first term, the elected positions were directly assigned to the 9 candidates who put themselves forward, with the remaining spots being appointed by the FIDE Council. During this period, Dinara Saduakassova (Kazakhstan), Ju Wenjun (China), and Ahmed […]
Nepomniachtchi on the verge of winning the Candidates as Ding breaks to second place
In a rollercoaster game, Ding Liren beat Fabiano Caruana after six and a half hours of play and is now alone in second place with 6.5/11. Leader Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Alireza Firouzja with black pieces and with 8/11 is 1.5 points ahead of the field It was a day of twists and turns in the […]