This is not THE Tata Steel tournament we all love, better known as "Wijk aan Zee" for its long-time home. This is instead the third edition of an annual rapid & blitz event taking place in Kolkata, India.
President Xi Jinping plays his chess on the world chessboard canvas through his clever moves of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from his strong fort of the Great Hall of the People. President Xi has been aggressively consolidating power around himself since taking office in late 2012.
With four rounds to go in the European Team Championship 18-year-old Iranian-French wunderkind Alireza Firouzja has jumped into third on the live rating list, passing Fabiano Caruana and now trailing only World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren.
Who doesn’t know the game of chess? Most people in the world must be familiar with this game that uses…