Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexander Grischuk are the overall leaders of the FIDE Grand Prix after two tournaments. Both played in Moscow and Riga, and accumulate 10 points.
However...
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexander Grischuk are the overall leaders of the FIDE Grand Prix after two tournaments. Both played in Moscow and Riga, and accumulate 10 points.
However...
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov stands as the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. He beats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a nerve-wracking tie-break thanks to a win in the last Armaggedon game. With this victory in the second leg of the Grand Prix Series...
On July 23rd, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich met with Dr. Latif Bahand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation. A thorough dialogue took place on how to strengthen cooperation between FIDE and this Asian country.