GM Aleksandar Matanovic dies at 93
The renowned Yugoslav/Serbian Grandmaster Aleksandar Matanovic passed away in Belgrade on 9th August, two months after celebrating his 93rd birthday. Following the passing of Yuri Averbakh in May of 2022, Matanovic was the world’s oldest living Grandmaster. An eulogy by Milan Dinic Matanovic with his wife, Vesna, in Amsterdam in 1960 The President of FIDE, Arkady Dvorkovich, […]
FIDE World Cup: Carlsen remains in the race, but Wesley So is out
The world’s highest-rated player won the second game against Vincent Keymer, to clinch the tiebreaks. American Wesley So has been eliminated, while Fabiano Caruana advances to the next round. Goryachkina, Shuvalova and Tan all go to the next round of the Women’s World Cup Magnus Carlsen had a lucky break today surviving his “first serious […]
Ready to start: everything you need to know about FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad
A very special event will start in Eindhoven on Sunday 13 August: the FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. Around 250 top talents (boys and girls) from all over the world play chess for six days in a row. And at the same time, there is another event: the Open World Dutch Women’s Top 10 Championship. We […]