Spanish Championship: Iturrizaga and Khademalsharieh claim titles
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga and IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh emerged as the winners of the Spanish Championship 2023. A Caracas native, Iturrizaga claimed his third straight title while Khademalsharieh scored her first victory in the Spanish Women’s Championship. The competition, a 9-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, took place from October 12-21 in Marbella. Both men […]
2023 FIDE Grand Swiss brings grand expectations
The strongest Swiss event of the year is around the corner. In the scenic Isle of Man, the first round starts on 25 October and in the next 12 days we will witness a magnificent chess spectacle full of fierce battles. The Grand Swiss is a pivotal part of the FIDE World Championship cycle. Its […]
WCCC 2023 passes its midpoint
The World Cadets Chess Championship 2023 crossed the halfway mark. Since there is no day off, endurance and stamina are becoming increasingly important on the final straight. After six rounds of play in the open tournaments, Roman Shogdzhiev (FIDE; U8) and Khuong Duy Dau of Vietnam (U12) lead with a perfect score of 6/6, while […]