Part 1: Grischuk bounces back to win Play for Russia charity competition
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
Readers, let’s recall the events that happened in the Play for Russia blitz tournament which ended on Friday, May 15...
Part 1: Grischuk bounces back to win Play for Russia charity competition
BY A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
Alexander Grischuk, who barely survived the preliminary round, made a scintillating comeback in the semifinal and final rounds to...
Play for Russia: Kramnik, 3 others enter knockout semis
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
Vladimir Kramnik dominated the preliminary round of the Play for Russia blitz tournament which ended on May 13 on the...
Grischuk leading in three-day Play for Russia blitz tourney
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
Eight of Russia’s top grandmasters are playing in the Play for Russia blitz tournament which started Tuesday, May 12, on...
FIDE Online Nations Cup: More chessboard gems
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
There were so many interesting and hard-fought games in the just-concluded FIDE Online Nations Cup that ended May 10 on...
FIDE Online Nations Cup: it’s a China vs USA finale
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
The United States team defeated China in its last preliminary round outing, 2½-1½, to secure the second championship slot of...
FIDE Online Nations Cup: China pads lead after Round 4
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
China increased its lead in the ongoing FIDE Online Nations Cup which is being played online on the chess.com server...
FIDE Online Nations Cup underway; China in early lead
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
The FIDE Online Nations Cup started on May 5 on the chess.com server with six teams competing for the lion’s...
Egyptian GM wins Sunway Sitges Online Open
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
GM Ahmed Adly of Egypt won the Sunway Sitges Online Open via blitz chess tiebreak on the...
Carlsen stuns Nakamura, wins Magnus Carlsen Invitational
By A.E. Boy Espejo Jr.
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational being played online on the chess24.com server ended on May 3 with a narrow victory for...