Ulviyya Fataliyeva is European Women's Champion 2024. The International Master from Azerbaijan dominated the tournament from beginning to end and led by one point going into the final round. With a last-round-draw against her closest rival, Nino Batiashvili, Fataliyeva secured the title. | Photos: European Chess Union
By Antonio Torres del Cerro Asnières-sur-Seine, France, Jan 19 (EFE).- Expelled from the Iranian chess team in 2019 for not wearing the veil, Mitra Hejazipour has rebuilt her life in France. In her new home after her fast-tracked naturalization in 2023, she is a chess champion, and has emerged as a symbol of opposition to …
Germany beat Armenia to grab the sole lead after five rounds in the open section of the European Team Championship. Wins for Vincent Keymer and Matthias Bluebaum, both with black, gave the Germans match victory. Four teams are sharing second place a match point back, including Romania, who defeated the former co-leaders from Poland. In the women’s championship, France and Azerbaijan scored convincing wins to remain as co-leaders going into the rest day. | Photo: Paul Meyer-Dunker / German Chess Federation