By Kieran Corcoran | 4:50 am, November 15, 2016 The US female chess champion who shot to fame after boycotting Iran for insisting she compete in a hijab has come out for Donald Trump. Nazi Paikdize, the reigning US...
Women speaking up about their beliefs
TEHRAN // Female chess players in Iran have hit back at calls to boycott the world championships due to be held in Tehran, after a US champion who opposes the country’s Islamic dress code called for the venue to...
A political war at the expense of Women Chess Players
U.S. Women’s Chess Champion Refuses to Wear Hijab by Kevin Jackson on October 10, 2016 at 8:30 AM The top-ranked female chess player in the United States has said she would rather sacrifice her career than submit to demands...
Please read the opposing views of a very important subject
Photograph: Maria Emelianova To clear the record, I am Jewish and I have never supported the Iranian regime. Most of the world, including me, strongly denounce the extremists of all religions. However, we cannot simply punish individuals who are...
Nazi Paikidze wins 2016 US Women’s Championship
Final round results Eswaran, Ashritha vs Abrahamyan, Tatev [1-0] Krush, Irina vs Paikidze, Nazi [0-1] Zatonskih, Anna vs Yip, Carissa [1-0] Foisor, Sabina-Francesca vs Bykovtsev, Agata [1-0] Melekhina, Alisa vs Nemcova, Katerina [0-1] Gorti, Akshita vs Yu, Jennifer R...
Breaking News about the US Championships and College Chess Final Four
BREAKING NEWS (but NOT so good news)! by Paul Truong Coach of Webster University Chess Team What I was afraid of over the last few days is now a BIG BIG BIG problem! After the dates for the College Chess...
4 female in Aeroflot A
Round 1 results for the 4 female players in Aeroflot A Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 62 WGM Ju, Wenjun w 0.5 CHN F 2514 2635 +0.16 ½ 67 WGM Paikidze, Nazi wj 0.5...
3-way tie for the lead in Moscow with 1 to go
Tatiana Kosintseva and Nazi Paikidze have caught veteran Alisa Galliamova with 1 round to go in the Russian Women’s Championship. In this round, T. Kosintseva defeated Girya, Paikidze drew N. Kosintseva, while Galliamova lost to Gunina. Round 10 results...
Who is the young Georgian / Russian talent?
Many people have asked me about this new young star Nazi Paikidze. Unfortunately, I do not know much about her background. But here is an explanation from our friends at www.ChessToday.net. This is what GM Mikhail Golubev wrote: “Nazi...
Young Paikidze continues to lead Russian Women’s Championship
Round 7 results Pogonina, Natalija Kosintseva, Tatiana ½ Galliamova, Alisa Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Matveeva, Svetlana Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1-0 Shadrina, Tatiana Nebolsina, Vera 0-1 Girya, Olga Paikidze, Nazi ½ Kosteniuk, Alexandra Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Standings after 7 rounds 1. Paikidze,...