Women’s Chess Olympiad: Eight teams won all matches after four rounds
Tania Sachdev battled long and hard to rake in that precious point which allowed her team India A in the Women’s section, to edge out Hungary with a 2.5-1.5 score. All the other three encounters ended in draws, and the onus was on Tania, who rose brilliantly to the occasion. A tired but happy Tania quipped, […]
USA stumbles in Chennai Olympiad
Armenia, England, India B, Israel and Spain still on 100% The fourth round began this afternoon with the traditional first-move, performed on this occasion on board one of the Women’s India-Hungary match by managing director of Microsense, Mr S. Kailasanathan. After some action-packed days with regard to media coverage – “India is crazy for chess” was […]
Nepomniachtchi enters top-3 Open in August 2022 rating list
The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 dominated the action in July and brought several changes at the top. The winner, Ian Nepomniachtchi, picked up 26 rating points, rose to #3 and entered the top 3 open for the first time in his career. Hikaru Nakamura earned 8 points in this competition and re-entered the top 10 at #8 after a […]
FIDE Job Offer: Marketing Director
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the world governing body of the sport of chess, and it regulates all international chess competitions. Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999. Chess is nowadays a truly global sport, with dozens of millions of players […]
Women’s Chess Olympiad: Mongolia stages a huge upset, favorites ease through
Twenty-eighth seed Mongolian women’s team caused the biggest upset in the Women’s Chess Olympiad, blanking seventh seed United States 3-1 in the third round of the Women’s Chess Olympiad here at the four points Sheraton. A determined effort on the top two boards helped the Mongolian eves keep the balance, and on the last two […]