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To the surprise of everyone he won the 2023 World Championship in Astana, but then disappeared from public view. Ding Liren played just a very few games – until the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk ann Zee. There he did not do well at all. We invited him, like so many others, to come to Hamburg to do a refresher course in the use of the ChessBase software, which he did. Frederic Friedel reports. | Photos ©Nils Rohde/ChessBase
The FIDE Trainers’ Online Seminar will be held on February 2-4, 2024. The seminar is being organized by the Asian Chess Federation in cooperation with the FIDE Commission for Women in Chess under the supervision of the FIDE Trainers’ Commission. Artur Yusupov, Hou Yifan and Antoaneta Stefanova will be among the lecturers.
The world is witnessing a catastrophe in Ukraine. Many of us are also anxious over the safety and well-being of chess players in the war-torn land. News on their current situation is coming in, but it is not enough to address all our concerns about them. We would be better placed to offer sympathy and help to players in Ukraine if we share information on their plight. It is in this spirit that our columnist has made the appeal to readers here.
Today's play would have a hard time living up to the energy and excitement levels displayed in the FIDE presidential election. Even the players i...