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Russia-based recruiters are targeting Cuban nationals online for the war in Ukraine, promising them lucrative military contracts, help with relocating to Russia and even citizenship for them and their families, according to an investigation by The Moscow Times’ Russian service. In a rare accusation against longtime ally Moscow, Cuban authorities announced Tuesday that they had identified an alleged human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The Moscow Times’ Russian service found several social media groups in which Cuban men are recruited to fight in Ukraine.
The last of the four Women’s Grand Prix tournaments in the 2022-23 series begins on Tuesday, with Aleksandra Goryachkina the rating favourite. Zhu Jiner is leading the overall GP standings. However, the Chinese WGM has already participated in three tournaments, and thus will not be playing in Nicosia.
The third leg of the Women’s Grand Prix was marred by the early withdrawal of two players. Zhansaya Abdumalik decided to leave due to organizational issues, and her withdrawal triggered other players to bring up further issues related to previous events. Harika Dronavalli was one of three Indian players in the field, and found herself struggling to decide how to react to the situation. Only after the tournament finished, she spoke up about the New Delhi debacle in a 13-minute video produced by ChessBase India. | Photo: FIDE / Ismael Nieto
The first day of the World Rapid chess championship ended with four leaders in the Open section and Valentina Gunina leading alone in the Women’s tournament The World Rapid Chess Championship kicked off in Almaty today at 3 PM local time. As in other significant events, the first moves in Round One were ceremonially made […]