The 2020-21 FIDE Candidates Tournament holds the dubious distinction of being the longest tournament in chess history. It spanned 14 months, yet just 14 rounds were played. While we are all well aware of the reasons for that and we applaud the pla...
After the 2020 hiatus, the Grand Chess Tour returns in 2021 with a regular schedule of events. There will be two classical time control events and three rapid/blitz combos. The venues are familiar, only Bucharest switched with Zagreb and hosted th...
The 2020-21 FIDE Candidates Tournament will take its place in the annals of chess history as an unprecedented event. Never before has a tournament stopped due to force majeure been resumed a full year later. Yes, the first World Championship match...
