Round 7: Black is more than OK
After another exciting day’s play and four decisive results, round seven of the Gibraltar leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at the Caleta Hotel on 29 May 2021 ended with
Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan in the lead on 5½,
Mariya Muzychuk in second place on 5, and
Kateryna Lagno of Russia and
Gunay Mammadzada of Azerbaijan in joint third on 4½. In the race for the two places in the Candidates’ tournament, it was a good day for Humpy Koneru, watching from afar in India, and Kateryna Lagno, but a bad one for the other contenders, Nana Dzagnidze and Anna Muzychuk, who both lost with White and now have considerable ground to make up.
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Question of the Day By David R. Sands - The Washington Times - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
There are so many things the Irish are good at: lyric poetry, dark beer, dancing with their arms epoxied to their sides. Chess, unfortunately, has never been one of them.
Those preparing a toast to the glories of Irish chess this St. Patrick’s Day will not be overwhelmed by choices. Alex Baburin, the country’s only grandmaster, is a fine player and noted chess journalist, but he was born in Russia and is currently ranked 1,846th on FIDE’s global ratings list.
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