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After having a rough start in the Qualification League, Booot (ELO 3391) finally showed its potential. It won convincingly League 4 of TCEC S21 with 17,5/22 – 13 wins, 9 draws and no losses. Booot finished a full point ahead of the rating favorite Halogen, and three points ahead of the QL winner Koivisto.

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The fourth and final leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is being played in Gibraltar. After each game the players are invited to discuss the games in a video interview.

Anna Muzychuk did not play the Dragon in her round 2 game. Or did she? MrDodgy found one in his photo report

The European Hybrid Qualification Tournament 2021 for the FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 kicked off today and takes place from 24-30 May through Tornelo online platform.

Following the regulations, all the players competed from the approved tournament halls per country.

The European Hybrid Qualification Tournament 2021 for the FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 kicked off today and takes place from 24-30 May through Tornelo online platform.

European Hybrid Qualification Tournament 2021 LIVE

This summer, as part of the Sparkassen Chess in Dortmund, Viswanathan Anand will play the first match in chess without castling in the duel of the world champions against Vladimir Kramnik. After Vladimir Kramnik had already talked about the special features of the No Castling Chess variation in an exclusive interview, Anand was now the guest and looked ahead to the big match.

Round 1 of the Gibraltar leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix began at the Caleta Hotel this May 22.

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix full information and LIVE games

Thankfully, all players were present for the start, with Valentina Gunina of Russia being the last to arrive just a few hours before the round started at 3pm local time.

In an interview with John Saunders, Antoaneta Stefanova discusses her round 2 game with Valentina Gunina.

Replay: Antoaneta Stefanova – Valentina Gunina

Upcoming: Irina Bulmaga – Antoaneta Stefanova

Report: Zhansaya Abdumalik with a perfect FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Gibraltar

Gunay Mammadzada won her round 2 game from the FIDE Women Grand Prix. Here is Gunay Mammadzada discussing the game with John Saunders.

Replay: Gunay Mammadzada – Irina Bulmaga

Upcoming: Zhansaya Abdumalik – Gunay Mammadzada