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In May 2022 the then world's oldest grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh, died at the age of 100. Since then, until two weeks ago, the 'title' of the world's oldest grandmaster was held by Aleksandar Matanovic. On 9 August 2023 Matanovic, one of the leading players of the Yugoslav golden era, died in Belgrade at the age of 93. Diana Mihajlova honours a man who gave his life to chess. | Photo: Serbian Chess Federation ....
By scoring six wins in as many matches, Poland grabbed gold at the first Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities. The team of Physically Disabled Chess Players (IPCA) won second place with 10 match points, while the Philippines took home bronze after outscoring (according to tiebreak criteria) three other teams that also collected 8 match points. | Photos: FIDE / Mark Livshitz ....
The Polish team won all six matches in Belgrade and took their first Olympic gold in chess since 1930. IPCA got the silver, and the Philippines won the bronze Like many times during the 20th century, the Serbian capital Belgrade was a place where (again) chess history had been made, as players with disabilities showed […] ....
The first-ever Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities represents a historic event for FIDE and the chess world. From the 29th of January to the 5th of February, the Serbian capital will host the event. Thirty-three countries and three international squads have registered to take part in this team competition. They are led by Poland, the winner of the 2020 Online Olympiad for people with disabilities, and Hungary, the two highest-rated teams. ....
YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Karen Giloyan received Secretary General of the Serbian Chess Federation Andrija Jorgic on May 5. ....