20-Year-Old Grandmaster Aryan Tari Wins Norwegian Chess Champion for the Second Time
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Tari, the Norwegian chess grandmaster was Norwegian Chess Champion in 2015 and won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017. He has however won his
second Norwegian Championship title...
World Chess Federation Releases Official Statement Regarding the Cheating Allegation Made Against Igor Rausis
Few days ago, there was an allegation made against Latvian-Czech Grand Master, Igors Rausis for cheating during a chess game. An official...
The World Chess Federation Signs a New Cooperation Agreement With the Olympic Channel
Today, the International Chess Federation announced a new cooperation agreement with the Olympic channel. The statement released states:
We...
Breaking: Latvian-Czech Grand Master Igors Rausis Under Investigation For Cheating
Igors Rausis is a Latvian-Czech chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he was Latvian champion in 1995. From 2003 to 2007 he represented Bangladeshand since 2007 he plays...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap: Round 11
Round 11 Recap
Magnus Carlsen won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour with a score 8/11 after a final round...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap- Round 10
Round 10 Recap
The penultimate round was the round of opposite colored bishops endgames as three of the games...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap- Round 9
Round 9 Recap
The only decisive result of the day was not indicative of the fighting spirit across the...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap- Round 8
Round 8 Recap
Today’s contentious round produced three decisive results. Magnus Carlsen continues his phenomenal display, winning once again...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap- Round 7
Round 7 Recap
Round 7 after the rest day was much calmer than the previous one, resulting in only...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap: Round 6
Round 6 Recap
Today’s combative round created a shakeup in tournament standings. The players gave their all before heading...
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The Nigerian chess community mourns the loss of Sandif Samson, a FIDE-registered chess player from Gombe State who tragically lost his life in a road accident while on his way to write his Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A student leader, competitor, and rising talent gone too soon.
