MOSCOW, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ PhosAgro, one of the world's leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, has signed a strategic partnership deal with Russian Grandmaster
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MOSCOW, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Russian grandmaster Yan Nepomniachtchi has won the Candidates Tournament ahead of schedule and will take part in the match for the world chess crown.
With one round to go in Ekaterinburg, Yan Nepomniachtchi scored 8.5 points in 13 games, unbeaten in his pursuit. We congratulate Yan Nepomniachtchi on his confident victory, which was the result of our Grandmaster s brilliant play. Yan is on great form, playing the best chess of his career so far. The level Yan has been showing throughout the year inspires all Russian chess fans and we feel optimistic in the run-up to the world title match, said Andrey Guryev, Vice President of the Russian Chess Federation and CEO of PhosAgro, the official sponsor of the Grandmaster.
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MOSCOW, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), presented Andrey Guryev, Vice-President of the Russian Chess Federation, with a gold medal for the significant contribution he has made to the development of the chess movement in Russia and abroad. The award marked the Russian National Team s victory in FIDE s first ever online chess olympiad.
The FIDE Online Olympiad held last summer was the largest tournament consisting of national teams ever held in a pandemic. It was a truly global competition, with 163 teams and over 1,500 chess players taking part.
Presenting the medal,
FIDE President and Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation Arkady Dvorkovich, said that PhosAgro s support as a permanent general partner of the Chess Federation of Russia helped the Russian national team to put on an excellent game and secure a well-deserved victory.