America's Top Chess Players to Compete for More Than $400,000 in 2023 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Chess Championship streetinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from streetinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship concluded Monday, September 11 in Bydgoszcz, Poland after three days of group play and three days of knock-out rounds. When the dust settled, Georgia defeated Kazakhstan to claim top honors, while France defeated USA in the match for third place.
In a wide-ranging interview, Casto Abundo talks about his lengthy career as a chess organiser, his work alongside Florencio Campomanes and the time he spent with Bobby Fischer in the Philippines. Abundo shares: “I had to play racquetball with Bobby, swim with him far into the open seas, go on long nightly walks discussing chess, arrange a date with a Filipina national chess team member he liked, drive him to the yacht of President Marcos, and watch as he replayed games from Chess Informant every night”.
From Saturday to Monday, the first edition of the World Rapid Team Championship will take place in Düsseldorf. More than 80 grandmasters, including many big names but also numerous amateurs are taking part. Four former world champions will participate: Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Hou Yifan and Alexandra Kosteniuk.