FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 10-21 October

Today the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss begins on Isle of Man. This event has usually been a well attended Open chess tournament but this year things have changed. FIDE have teamed up with Chess.com and together with the Isle of Man hosts created a Grand Swiss tournament for the top rated players (and some wildcards).

Chess World Cup round 3 & 4

Again it’s time for a summary of the previous two rounds before the players today move on the quarterfinals of the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi. As expected the predictions in the last post bombed  ad the two rounds delivered plenty of upsets and controversies. Let’s take a look at the action in round 3