Women’s Olympiad: Four-way tie on the top with two rounds to go
In a major setback for the sole overnight leaders in the Women’s section India A were upset by fourth seed Poland 1.5-2.5. Vaishali R lost the only game to WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa, who incidentally scored a whopping 9/9 while the three other boards ended in hard-fought draws. Humpy Koneru playing the black side of a QGD, […]
Uzbek kids lead 44th Chess Olympiad
India B vs Uzbekistan, the clash of the youngsters The battle for the medal was all the rage in the ninth round of the Olympiad, played this afternoon at the Sheraton Four Points Convention Center in Mahabalipuram. No team is budging an inch, and the matches are fast and furious. Uzbekistan’s young squad, led by […]
Arkady Dvorkovich, reelected as FIDE President
Arkady Dvorkovich has been reelected for a second term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) with 157 votes, against 16 for his electoral opponent, the Ukrainian chess Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets. A third candidate, the French Bachar Kouatly, withdrew his candidacy after giving his speech before the voting started. Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, who was part […]
Checkmate Coronavirus: Vanakkam Chennai!
A massive online project, Checkmate Coronavirus, was launched by FIDE in May 2020. Over 720 non-stop hours of this chess marathon, 2,762 tournaments were played by 120,000 unique participants from at least 140 countries. The weekly project prize draw winners received 1500 prizes, including souvenirs, free master classes, and mini-matches with top grandmasters. The luckiest […]