Ivan Cheparinov: The most important for me is to win the last round of the day
After the tenth round Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov from Bulgaria, who tied for the second place before the last day of the World Rapid Championship, came to the press centre to share his impressions on his performance.
2nd day review: Ian Nepomniachtchi is two points ahead of the nearest rivals at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships
The second day of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk was marked with the confident play of Ian Nepomniachtchi
The World Blitz Chess Champion answered the questions of the journalists right after the last round of the tournament
- Liem, congratulations on the victory! Did you expect that you would win the Championship? - You know, this result was a big surprise for me. When I was coming here I did not even think about victory. There are...
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are over in the Ugra capital
The Closing Ceremony was the final event of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Khanty-Mansiysk became the world chess centre for six days again. The representatives of 18 countries of the world were fighting for the titles in...
Le Quang Liem is the World Blitz Chess Champion!
The results of the World Blitz Chess Championship were known on 10 June in the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk. 60 chess players from 18 countries were fighting for the title of t he World Blitz champion. The Russian grandmaster...
Alexander Moiseenko: Beautiful moves and ideas come to mind
- The rapid is over, the blitz will come to its end soon. Your impressions? - In general I have good impressions on the tournament. The championships are strong, many titled chess players participate in the tournament, the prize fund...
