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’s world champion, went viral for her impassioned response to chess bosses who booked Tehran to […]
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 be moved. Iranian chess players say the campaign will hurt women in their country. Since the […]
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 to wear a hijab at the next world championship. That’s right: the chess champion refuses to […]
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 themselves victims of these extremists without carefully learning all the facts and hearing their sides. What […]
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 [1/2-1/2] Final standings Rank Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 […]
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 Final Four was firmly set for April 3-5 (it has always been held during the 1st […]
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 GEO F 2455 2621 +0.22 ½ 84 GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra w 0.0 RUS F 2498 1891 […]
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 Kosintseva, Tatiana – Girya, Olga 1-0 Kosintseva, Nadezhda – Paikidze, Nazi ½ Pogonina, Natalija – Kosteniuk, […]
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 Paikidze, a young player who is representing Georgia in the FIDE ratings, and has double citizenship, […]
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, Nazi wg GEO 2401 5 2-3. Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2472 4½ 2-3. Galliamova, Alisa m […]