Indian eves crush Georgia to jump into sole lead
Led by Indian ace Koneru Humpy, top-seeded Indian eves won their sixth straight match, defeating former champions Georgia in the sixth round of the 44th chess Olympiad by a score of 3-1 here at the Four Points by Sheraton. The early indications gave an even fight between the two teams, but Vaishali R (pictured above), playing […]
Triple-gold Armenia leads the Olympiad halfway through
India’s 16-year-old prodigy Gukesh wins his sixth game in a row Three-time Olympic champions Armenia scored a huge win this afternoon in the 4 Points Sheraton Convention Centre, defeating India B by 2.5-1.5 in a very exciting match. Despite losing on board one – Sargissian was steamrolled by Gukesh – the Armenians were stronger on the […]
Women in Chess to be celebrated at FIDE’s first Queens Awards
Chennai, India – The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will be hosting its Year of the Woman in Chess Awards on August 5 at 8:00 p.m. as part of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. In January of this year, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich announced FIDE’s Year of the Woman in Chess. Throughout 2022, FIDE and its […]
South Korea to bid for FIDE World Cup 2023
In an interview given today, during the 6th round of the Chess Olympiad, Mrs Hyun In Suk, President of the South Korea Chess Federation, and Hando Oh, Vice-President, proudly announced their intention to host the FIDE World Cup in 2023. “We are eager to stage big chess events and to work with FIDE. We planned to bid for […]