There are times when life puts you through extremely tough situations. Top Georgian female player GM Bela Khotenashvili and her husband IM Malkhaz Sulashvili have fought many battles over the chess board. But what they are going through right now is by far the toughest phase of their life. Their 1.5 year-old son Gabriel was detected with high risk neuroblastoma. To ensure appropriate treatment, they shifted to France from Georgia. However, the battle is long and in order to save Gabriel's life, they now need to shift to the USA or Spain. Funds are a major challenge and this is where you can help. Read the article to know more.
In the Endgame Magic Show #200 Karsten has a very special guest: Hou Yifan, four-time Women's World Champion and still the number one on the women's ranking list though the 28-year is semi-retired after becoming a professor at Shenzhen University in 2020. In the show Karsten and Hou look at endgames from Hou's illustrious career. This Endgame Magic Show is free for all. | Photo: mp.weixin.qq.com
At the beginning of the month, FIDE published the new world ranking list. Since there have been more FIDE-rated tournaments recently there has been some movement on the list but Magnus Carlsen, Hou Yifan, Alireza Firouzja and Zhou Jiner are still the best players in the various categories.
Munich will host the third leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-23, to be held from February 1-14, 2023. The venues, dates, and details for the other three legs in the WGP Series will be announced at the end of May. | Photos: FIDE