Fight for the German Championship The Schachbundesliga championship tournament will take place in Karlsruhe from 16th to 20th September 2020. This tournament is an additional event and serves to determine the German team champion 2020, after the German Chess...
Aronian emerged as leader after day 2 of Chess 960 Showdown
Day 2 Recap By WGM Tatev Abrahamyan Day two of Champions Showdown: Chess9LX was action packed. After winning all three games, Levon Aronian emerged as the new leader, half a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley...
Free After-School Chess Club
Free After-school Chess Club Dear Chess Families, The Coronavirus hit me hard both personally and professionally. After spending weeks in the hospital, I consider myself fortunate to have spent the last couple of months recovering. Sadly, it was necessary for...
And the decision is: Joint Gold for Russia and India
FIDE PRESS RELEASE Online Chess Olympiad: India and Russia are declared joint winners After a 3-3 tie in the first round, where all six games ended in a draw, the second and decisive match was impacted by a global...
Russia defeated the US to face India for the Gold at Online Chess Olympiad
Match 2 RUS-USA Kosteniuk, Alexandra Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 RUS-USA Nepomniachtchi, Ian Shankland, Samuel 1-0 RUS-USA Shuvalova, Polina Wang, Annie 1-0 RUS-USA So, Wesley Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 RUS-USA Xiong, Jeffery Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 RUS-USA Yip, Carissa Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Match...
India advanced to Online Chess Olympiad Final via Armageddon thanks to Humpy
Online Chess Olympiad: India advances to the final India beats Poland to become the first finalist of the Online Chess Olympiad. India’s rival will come out of clash between Russia and the USA. It wasn’t an easy match for the winners, who...
Understandably Frustrated Armenian Team Defaulted Against India
“I can confirm that no further disciplinary actions are being considered at this point,” FIDE’s Chief Communications Officer David Llada told IANS. He said the quarter-finals is a knockout event, so the withdrawal does not impact other teams. The...
Hungary knocked out Germany in Armageddon, faces Russia next
Online Chess Olympiad Hungary beats Germany to face Russia in Quarterfinals Hungary knocks out Germany and will play Russia in Quarter Finals. The Hungarian team defeated Germany in a double-round match, in what was probably the narrowest win ever...
Ukraine eliminated mighty China Armageddon style from Online Chess Olympiad
Online Chess Olympiad Ukraine knocks down China, advances to Quarter-Finals Ukraine and China were the top seeds in their respective groups at the top division, but both failed to claim the first place and, as a result, they had...
USA wins Online Chess Olympiad group D in spite of setbacks on final day
Chess Olympiad, Pool D: USA enters Quarter-finals, Greece and Poland advance to play-offs One could say there are no big surprises in group D of the Online Chess Olympiad, as three of the top four teams according to the...