Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Ding Liren and Wesley So? #TbilisiChess2017 @TbilisiWorldCup — Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) September 17, 2017 Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave?...
Aronian & So have white in game 1 of WC semifinal
The 1st game of the round starts at 3 PM September, 19 2017. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Aronian, Levon GM 2802 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2804 So, Wesley GM 2792 Ding, Liren GM 2771
World Cup Chess Scandal Hits The Mainstream
Ask The Slouch By Norman Chad Columnist September 17 at 1:38 PM Q. Are you aware that chess grandmaster Anton Kovalyov just forfeited a match at the FIDE World Cup because they claimed it was a dress-code violation that...
MVL defeated Svidler in rapid playoff to face Aronian in WC semifinal
MVL defeated Svidler in game 2 of the rapid playoff to advance to the semifinal of the World Cup. He will face Aronian next. In the other matchup, So will take on Ding Liren. Svidler – Vachier-Lagrave 1. c4...
Canada officially protests & files complaint to Ethics Committee of FIDE
Letter from Chess Federation of Canada The Chess Federation of Canada protests in the strongest terms the abusive treatment of the Canadian player Anton Kovalyev at the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi. The incident has been widely covered in...
Canadian Chess Federation demands apology from World Cup Organizers
Chess federation fuming over treatment of Canadian grandmaster at World Cup Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Published Monday, September 11, 2017 1:05PM EDT MONTREAL — Canada’s chess federation says it has filed a formal complaint over the treatment of...
World Cup Organizer GM Azmaiparashvili: “I am waiting for Mr. Kovalyov to also apologize…”
Official statement from World Cup Organizer GM Azmaiparashvili: From 2012, when I became the Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, till nowadays, I have brought around 20 million USD for chess: We have organized top events...
Ding Liren v So for the Final, Aronian v winner of MVL – Svidler playoff
Ding Liren will face Wesley So in the semifinal. In the meantime, Aronian will face the winner of the Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Svidler playoff. The two finalist will automatically earn spots in the Candidates Tournament for a chance to...
More clarification from GM Anton Kovalyov about Tbilisi World Cup incident
Photo by Amruta Mokal / ChessBase India A few days ago, I published the official statement from GM Anton Kovalyov about the World Cup incident. You can read it below: https://chessdailynews.com/official-statement-from-gm-anton-kovalyov-about-world-cup-incident/ GM Kovalyov has since elaborated more about the...