It all started with GM Zhansaya Abdumalik pulling out of the tournament on Saturday and continued with GM Elisabeth Paehtz pulling out on Sunday. What is the story behind their withdrawal? The FIDE Women´s Grand Prix 2023 is the first-ever Grand Prix tournament played on Indian soil in New Delhi. Read more…
Kiolbasa Oliwia from Poland defeated Bulmaga Irina in round 6 and got herself a half-point lead ahead of Socko Monika and Narva Mai. This year, Montenegro Chess Federation, cooperating with European Chess Union, had the honor of organizing the 23rd European Women’s Chess Championship. The event takes place from 17th to Read more…
GM Alexey Sarana (2668) becomes the new Champion after winning the European Chess Championship 2023 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. The tiebreak criteria decided the final standing, with 3 players having 8,5 points. The European Chess Championship 2023 from 2nd to 14th March was an 11-round tournament with a time control Read more…
Iranian top chess player Sara Khadem took part in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On December 28, she played without a mandatory hijab. You can read it here: While the chess world was wondering why she chose not to wear a hijab, Sara Khadem had already gone Read more…
Levon Aronian becomes the winner of WR Chess Masters after scoring a wonderful 3/3 in the Playoffs! Fighting for the tournament victory is over in Dusseldorf, Germany. You can read the course of the first 4 rounds in our previous article here. After players enjoyed their free day, they came Read more…
Top grandmasters fight for the tournament victory in Dusseldorf, Germany from 16 to 25 February. The time control of the WR Chess Masters is very uncommon. Players have 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves. Then they get 15 more minutes Read more…
Iranian chess player Sara Khadem took part in the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On December 28, she played the second day of the tournament without mandatory hijab. For Iranian women and girls above the age of 9, the hijab is compulsory in public under Iran’s dress Read more…
After Hikaru Nakamura defeated Nihal Sarin in the semifinals, he advanced to face Magnus Carlsen. The finals of the Speed Chess Championship were played at the same time as the World Cup finals – on Sunday, December 18. Magnus Carlsen showed magical skills over the board against Fabiano Caruana, whom Read more…
An awaited rematch of the 2018 World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana was another duel in the Speed Chess Championship, and Carlsen made sure it will be remembered. The World Champion showed extraordinary chess over the board and crushed Caruana 22-4, winning 10 games in a row. Read more…
Have you ever heard of Fischer Random Chess? Or have you ever seen the pieces arranged randomly? This kind of chess is also known as Chess960, invented by former chess champion Bobby Fischer. The rules are simple – pawns remain on the second rank, and the starting position of pieces Read more…