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Three players share the lead after round four of the Gibraltar leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, played at the Caleta Hotel on 25 May 2021. Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan), Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Kateryna Lagno (Russia) have three points from a possible four, and they are also the only players in the field who remain unbeaten, such has been the uncompromising nature of the play. In fourth place is Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany) on 2½.

European Hybrid Qualification Chess Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Cup launched on Monday, May 24, through Tornelo Online platform.

Shortly before the start of the first round, ECU Secretary General Mr. Theodoros Tzorbatsoglou joined the ECU live studio and addressed all the players.

The African Continental Championship is going full steam ahead. The event takes place 17-28 May in Lilongwe, Malawi and only two rounds left to be played.

Fawole John Oyeyemi from BruvsChess Media is bringing daily reports on the event. Here are some key excerpts, make sure to visit BruvsChess Media for the full coverage.

African Individual Chess Championship 2021 details:

Chess streamers are experiencing a huge boom in traffic and audience. It is wonderful to see chess thriving in video platforms, with instructive classes and/or interactive chess fun. Chess streams and videos break boundaries and travel limitations and reach every corner of the world.

FM Peter Giannatos, Founder and Director of the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy, has an informative bi-weekly stream on Twitch. FM Peter Giannatos is FIDE Master since February of 2017. Peter is also a United States Chess Federation National Master (NM)/Life Master (LM), Senior Tournament Director, and FIDE International Arbiter (IA).

WIM Rucha Pujari is a professional chess player from India. Among many other achievements Rucha Pujari is a holder of eight medals from Asian Chess Championships in different categories, four medals from Commonwealth Chess Championships, fifteen (!) medals from National Chess Championships including six gold medals, and more.

Rucha Pujari is also a Trainer and Twitch Partner Streamer. She stream about playing high level chess, as well as educational chess content.

This is the live stream page of the 6 time youth and junior champion of France, WIM Andreea Navrotescu. Andreea aka andy_rekt is Team Vitality Ambassador and Twitch partner. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Romanian and provides weekly chess streams and lessons.

GM Mircea Parligras has a regular online stream on Twitch. GM Parligras played for Romania a total of eight times in the Chess Olympiads. Among his top career achievements are third round at the World Cup and a national title in 2016

Follow GM Mircea Parligras on Facebook

FM Calvin Klaasen is a professional chess player/coach from South Africa. FM Klaasen is the South Africa National Champion for 2017 and has played in multiple Chess Olympiads. He is playing and sharing his knowledge weekly on Youtube and Twitch.

Follow FM Klaasen on Twitch / Youtube

Rapid advance: In a last round drama, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen barely managed to qualify for the FTX Crypto Cup finals. In a nail-biter vs Radjabov, Magnus managed to take a dramatic full point (replay). With a draw he would have been out of the competition.

Besides Carlsen, to the next round advance Caruana, Giri, Nakamura, So, Radjabov, Vachier-Lagrave, and Nepomniachtchi.

FTX Crypto Cup finals

Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi