Czech Championship 2023: David Navara and Julia Movsesian win titles
David Navara and Julia Movsesian are the new chess champions of the Czech Republic. The Open and Women’s Czech championships organized by the Světlá nad Sázavou Chess Club and Šachový svaz České republiky (Czech Chess Federation) took place from May 9-17 in the conference hall of the Skalský Dvůr hotel in Lísk. The events were […]
FIDE and GCF to stage Solidarity Matches in Batumi, Georgia
FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation have organized a double match-up between Top Ukrainian players Mariya and Anna Muzychuk and local stars Nino Batsiashvili and Meri Arabidze, respectively. The games will take place in the Hotel Legend in Batumi, Georgia, from June 5-11. Each of the matches will consist of six classical games, following this […]
Toronto Chess Festival for Women & Girls runs big
On Sunday, May 14th, Toronto became the centre of the female chess movement. The All4chess & Chess4All: Toronto Chess Festival for Women & Girls, which took place at the Hart House Chess Club of the University of Toronto, brought together more than 60 participants. The one-day free-to-attend event came to life thanks to the joint effort of the […]
WGP Nicosia: Lagno and Tan Zhongyi maintain the lead going into the 4th round
Appearances can be deceiving. Although the final score of the day featured only one decisive outcome – Shuvalova defeated Mammadzada in the longest game of the afternoon – the other five games were intensively fought. Even the first draw of the afternoon had some interesting nuances. After three of the eleven scheduled rounds, Kateryna Lagno and […]