The 2019 World Youth Chess Championship holds for the first time in India
The World Youth Championships 2019 come for the first time in India, and the opening ceremony took place on the 1st of...
Chess: All-Chinese World Cup Semi-Final May Spark Controversy in Tie-Breaks
China’s world No 3, Ding Liren, is favourite to become the next challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s global crown but the 26-year-old’s chances...
Ding Liren Makes it to the 2019 FIDE World Cup Finals!
The second semifinal match of the FIDE World Cup between the Chinese grandmasters Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi was decided on the tie-break on September 28.
Liberia Includes Chess Teaching Into School Programs
The Liberia Chess Federation, (LCF), was accredited by FIDE only in 2016. Last year this young Federation participated in its debut Chess...
Teimour Radjabov Makes it to the 2019 FIDE World Cup Finals!
The return games of the FIDE World Cup Semifinals were played in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 27.
Teimour Radjabov and...
World Cup Semifinals Started With Draws
The FIDE World Cup Semifinals began in Khanty-Mansiysk
on September 26.
Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi played the English Opening....
2019 FIDE World Cup: Vachier-Lagrave and Yu Yangyi Makes it to the Semi-Finals
Two tie-breaks of the FIDE World Cup
Quarterfinals were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 25.
Levon Aronian...
2019 FIDE World Cup: Ding Liren and Teimour Radjabov Makes it to the Semifinals
The return games of the FIDE World Cup
Quarterfinals were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 24.
Ding...
World Cup Quarterfinals: All Draws in the First Games
First games of the quarterfinals were
played in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 23.
Xiong - Radjabov was a relatively quiet draw....
Humpy Koneru wins the 2019 Women’s Grand Prix
The 2019 Women’s Grand Prix came to an end with Humpy Koneru as the winner.
Indian’s number one...
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