FIDE World FR Championship: Veterans show muscle; teenager shows fire
The first day of play saw two rounds of two-game mini-matches in each group and the contours of the competition beginning to emerge. The big questions were who would adapt best to the challenges of the Fischer Random variant and if there would be any unexpectedly good form from the newcomers to the event. It […]
FIDE World Teams squads announced for Jerusalem 2022
The 12 teams for the FIDE World Team Championship in Jerusalem (November 19-26) have been confirmed. In the line-ups of the participating teams we find stars like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Teymur Radjabov, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, along with up-and-coming prodigies like Javokhir Sindarov and Nihal Sarin, and illustrious veterans like Vasyl Ivanchuk and Alexei Shirov.This is […]