In this pictorial Quiz for Easter, you need to guess who is in the photograph. Ten chess players in rare and unusual photographs. Some are easy, others are less easy, some include a hint. Check it out! At the bottom you will find the solutions and photo credits. Happy Easter to everyone!
Young Kazakh Chess Players Share Their Journey and Triumphs astanatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from astanatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The first two rounds of the Women's Team World Championship get underway this afternoon in Bydgoszcz. The tournament starts with two groups of six teams each. The top four teams will progress to the knockout stage. The event was officially opened yesterday. | Photos: Michal Walusza (FIDE)
CHICAGO – Legendary Ukrainian chess player Vasyl Ivanchuk was granted permission to compete in an upcoming tournament that ultimately decides who qualifies
Today, 3 June 2023, Nils Grandelius celebrates his 30th birthday. Grandelius is known as his country's long-time leading player, an important member of the Swedish team, and has won several major international tournaments in his career to date. Grandelius worked as Magnus Carlsen's second for the World Chess Championship matches in 2016 and 2018, and is also a well-known author and teacher. | Nils Grandelius at the TePe Sigeman & Co. tournament in 2023 | Photo: David Llada
FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation are organizing a match between top Ukrainian players Mariya and Anna Muzychuk and local stars Nino Batsiashvili and Meri Arabidze. The games will take place at the Hotel Legend in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5-11. Each of the matches will consist of six classical games. | Photos: International Chess Federation
The following survey lists all chess players who have reached a top five or top ten status at least once in their career, ranked by their highest position, then in chronological order. Of course, the start of the FIDE Elo list and the current date are arbitrary, but the chess world has now had an established rating and ranking publication for more than fifty consecutive years. How many different TOP FIVE players would you expect? Well, there are only 55 luminaries in the last 55 years or so! Check it out. | Photo: Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov | Photo: Grand Chess Tour
Ding Liren Becomes World Chess Champion with Courageous Moves in Tiebreaks Finale astanatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from astanatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.