Several national chess federations have said they will not adhere to new restrictions on trans players introduced by the game’s international governing body.
Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren became the first Chinese world chess champion on Sunday in Astana by beating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. At 30 years old, the player took over after the departures, and at the end of a fight that will mark more by its stunning dramaturgy than by the precision of the two players. He has broken all the ceilings of his country, and has long been seen as the one who could bring down the world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen.
Fresh from winning two SEA Games medals in Vietnam earlier this month, Singapore's top-ranked chess player Tin Jingyao is set to become the nation's fifth and youngest Grandmaster after more sterling performances in the Hanoi GM Chess Tournament. The 21-year-old won six of his first seven rounds and drew with Filipino Paulo Bersamina on Saturday (May 28) to meet the.