World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2023 starts in Batumi
The World Cadets & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2023, organized by FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation, kicked off at the Euphoria Hotel in Batumi with an opening ceremony. The rapid competitions in all categories are 11-round Swiss tournaments with 15-min + 5 second increment time control. The event brought together 459 participants […]
Global Chess League Unveils Six Franchises for Inaugural Edition Set to Reach 600 Million Viewers in 160 Countries
A Paradigm Shift in Chess Spectatorship with the Inclusion of World-Class Players and Visionary Franchise Owners U SPORTS, Insurekot Sports(ISPL), Punit Balan Group, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Chingari App, and APL Apollo-led SG Sports take ownership India / New York / London: 5th June 2023: The Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between Tech Mahindra […]
Champions Match Day 1: Black hold in both games
The Muzychuk sisters pressured with White, but the Georgian players stood their ground. On June 5, the Champions Match got off the mark in the conference hall of the Legend Hotel after a short opening ceremony. Before starting the clock, the participants were greeted by the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Maya Khajishvili and […]