FIDE World Cup Updates: Kirill Alekseenko Defeats Higher-Rated Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna for the...
Round 3 of the FIDE World Cup was played on September 17, 2019. The tournament’s sensation Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) defeated the higher-rated...
2019 FIDE World Cup Updates
One of the youngest players in the 2019 FIDE World Cup Nihal Sarin (India) has been eliminated. Although, he played a great...
FIDE World Cup Updates: Nigerian Chess Community is Proud of IM Daniel Anwuli
In the tenth edition of FIDE World Cup 2019 being held at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, Nigerian Chess player IM Daniel Anwuli played...
Croatian GM Nenad Sulava Pass Away at Age 56
Croatian GM Nenad Sulava passed away on September 5 following a terminal illness at the age of 56. Nenad was born on...
Top Seed Ding Liren Got Black at the Colour Draw During the Opening Ceremony...
The 2019 FIDE World Cup starts today and speculations have been made that the tournament would be a fierce one.
The First Leg of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Opens in Skolkovo on September 10th...
The first leg of the FIDE Women's Grand
Prix Series 2019-2020 will take place in Skolkovo, Russia, on September 10-23.
The event is a...
Armenia Grandmaster Sergei Mosvesian wins Igor Kurnosov Memorial Russian Rapid Grand Prix with 9...
The Igor Kurnosov Memorial, a stage of the
Russian Rapid Grand Prix, finished in Chelyabinsk. The winner is Sergei
Mosvesian (Armenia) who scored 9...
15-Year-Old Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin Signs the Biggest Sponsorship Deal Since Viswanathan Anand
Nihal Sarin is a 15-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2610. He is the youngest player currently and the...
Chess in Lagos Nigeria: Tunde Onakoya Starts a Chess Training Project for Children
Seasoned player Tunde Onakoya started the Chess in Slums project last September in the sprawling neighbourhood of Ikorodu Lagos Nigeria, a place...
China Wins 7 medals in the Just-Completed 2019 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship
The 2019 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship finished in Weifang International Leisure Sports Town, Shandong Province. China hosted this championship for the...
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Yesterday, I had two funny moments in one of my games that gave me some food for thought. I had the black...
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The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...
Rising Star Deborah Quickpen Debuts at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
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