Former, legendary World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov has been speaking vociferously about the situation in Ukraine and Russia at International Security Forums. He held a powerful speech on the Security Conference in Canada, and has spoken with extraordinary clarity about Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and responsibility of democracies in the world in a series of subsequent […]
Monthly Archives: December 2025
The first half of the London Chess Classic was dominated by Nodirbek Abdusattorov (photo). In round 5 he defeated Nikolas Theodorou with White, reaching 4.5/5 at the halfway mark and pulling a full point ahead of Alireza Firouzja. Firouzja drew with Black against Gawain Maroroa Jones and now stands on 3.5/5. Abhimanyu Mishra and Luke […]
The European Rapid and Blitz Championships in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, brought together more than 350 players from 38 federations. Lithuanian GM Paulius Pultinevicius won the rapid title with a 10/11 score after a final-round victory over Vasyl Ivanchuk (who lost on time in an endgame with an extra pawn), while Jorden van Foreest […]