Drama and excitement dominated the final round of the World Senior Team Championship. In the end, the United States (pictured), England and Iceland reached the podium in the S50 section, while Germany Lasker Schachstiftung GK, England and Slovakia finished in the top three spots in the S65 category. | Photo: Mark Livshitz
rohith krishna shot into sole lead with 7.5 points after completion of the 9th round of the 2nd maharashtra international open grandmasters chess tournament being played at naivedhyam northstar in koradi. krishna defeated overnight joint leader fm vedant panesar while im szpar milosz, the overnight third joint leader, was held to a draw by neelash shah. milosz, mayank chakraborty follow behind the leaders with 7 points each. thirteen-year-old cm mayank chakraborty of assam became the first player of this to
The 2017 World Rapid and Blitz Championship took place on December 26-30 in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The rapid tournament, which included 134 participants, saw Vishy Anand beating Vladimir Fedoseev in a blitz tiebreak after tying for first place with 10½/15 points. Anand, at 47, outscored his younger opponents, including world champion and rapid-play specialist Magnus Carlsen. | Photo: Official website
U.S. GM Hikaru Nakamura, after a long absence from over-the-board competition, has stormed back to snare one of the last two coveted slots on offer in the upcoming Candidates Tournament, the eight-grandmaster chess round-robin that will produce the next challenger to world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Round nine of the #GibChess Battle of Sexes, held at Gibraltar’s Garrison Library saw a turnaround in fortunes as the women’s team ran out 6-4 winners on the day. This still leaves them three points behind the men’s team going into the final round (in which they will have the black pieces) requiring a 6½-3½ score to force a tie-break or a 7-3 score to win the match outright. Report and photos by John Saunders.