Adhiban eyes strong performance in chess World Cup PTI | Aug 28, 2017, 16:39 IST CHENNAI: Grand Master Baskaran Adhiban thinks it has been a ‘golden year’ so far for him and is keen to build on it and hopes to...
2017 World Cup to start soon in Tbilisi, Georgia
The FIDE World Cup will be held from 2nd to 27th of September in Hualing Hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia. The final will take place in the Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi from 23rd till 27th of September. 128 player Knock Out...
FIDE delegation visits Tbilisi
On August 9-10, a FIDE delegation, consisted of Vice President I. Gelfer and CEO G. Borg visited Tbilisi in respect of the coming two important events which will take place in Georgia – 2017 World Cup and 2018 Olympiad...
Carlsen, Kramnik, Anand, Caruana, Nakamura, So, MVL and other top players to compete in World Cup
PARTICIPANTS of the WORLD CUP 2017 a) World Champion and World Cup 2015 semi-finalists 01. M. Carlsen (NOR) 02. S. Karjakin (RUS) 03. P. Svidler (RUS) 04. P. Eljanov (UKR) 05. A. Giri (NED) b) Junior World Champions 2015...
Mareco and Krysa earned trip to World Cup
Argentinian Grandmasters Sandro Mareco and Leandro Krysa have qualified for the 2017 FIDE World Cup that will start from 2nd September in Tbilisi, Georgia. The FIDE Zonal 2.5 Championship 2017 was held from 30th April to 8th May in...
Baku World Cup Officially Closes
CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE BAKU WORLD CUP 2015. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHESS OLYMPIAD 2016 The Closing Ceremony of the Baku World Cup 2015 was held October 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Minister of the Youth and Sports...
The oddest World Cup final comes to an end, Karjakin wins!
Name G1 G2 G3 G4 R1 R2 R1 R2 B1 B2 SD Total Peter Svidler (RUS) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1...
Miracles happened in Baku
Sergey Karjakin has staged a miraculous comeback by equalizing the score in the 2015 FIDE World Cup final afterbeing 0-2 down in the first two games. Karjakin won the next two games against the former World Cup winner and...
Big drama in Baku, Karjakin forces playoff
The score is now 2-2. They will head into rapid and blitz playoff tomorrow to determine the champion. Game 4 Karjakin Sergey (RUS) vs Svidler Peter (RUS) [1-0] Game 3 Svidler Peter (RUS) vs Karjakin Sergey (RUS) [0-1] Game...
Baku World Cup Final LIVE! Must win for Karjakin!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...