Unlike Sergey Karjakin, the world runner-up who was sanctioned for taking military equipment to the front, the grandmaster has not been punished by the International Chess Federation for his pro-war stance
More than 400 players, including 73 females, from 64 countries will be in action at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex as the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships begins on Thursday
Muscat is all set to host the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships for Open and Women 2023, an event that is poised to captivate chess enthusiasts worldwide from November 1 to November 11
More than 200 Russian athletes have turned their backs on their homeland and left the country following Russia's attack on Ukraine. 150 of them are chess players. The Russian Chess Federation now wants to retain its talent through long-term financial support. In the summer, it signed a ten-year contract with Andrey Esipenko (pictured). | Photo: Niki Riga