Favourites have a field day in Round 2 of Women’s Chess Olympiad
Ekaterina Atalik of Turkey stole the limelight, cruising past the defences of former Women’s World Champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine, but the Ukrainian eves had the last laugh as the second-seeded team romped home with a 3-1 victory in the second round of the Women’s Chess Olympiad. Muzychuk was not the only one among the top-ranked women players […]
44th Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen wins on his debut
Five-time World Champion and Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand addresses hundreds of Indian kids in the side-event The second round of the Olympiad featured the debut of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, playing on board one for Norway. One minute before the start of the round all players were seated and ready, including Carlsen, with the exception […]