For my taste, the games in the Blitz haven't been as interesting as those in the Rapid, but still: it's a world championship and many of the world's best players are participating. So there's plenty of interest and drama.
Dave Moore sadly passed away in hospital on Monday 20th December at the age of 75. Dave was a member of Giro and Prescot and Knotty Ash chess clubs for over half a century. He graced the boards in the Merseyside League and the Business House League during that period.
Ekunke Goodness, a 10-year-old student of Betway Model College in Lagos, believes his steady rise in chess will land him an international masters and Grandmaster title someday. Born in Matogun, Ogun State and nicknamed ‘Boss Baby’ because he usually defeats opponents older than him...
The SCF has been experiencing difficulties in receiving emails from certain email domains such as hotmail, live.com and outlook. It is very likely that we have not received any emails sent from these...
A gigantic follow-up post on the event will show up later today or tomorrow, but for now, the basic results: 17-year-old Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the 2021 World Rapid Championship in a blitz playoff over Ian Nepomniachtchi, who is now the runner-up of two world championship contests.
Nikki Darling pays homage to two women authors forever associated with Los Angeles.
The World Rapid & Blitz Championships get underway, starting today, in Warsaw Poland. It's always a great way for the chess and calendar year to come to an end, and it features most of the usual suspects - Magnus Carlsen...
