Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Famous Legend Gata Kamsky Transfers from US to France
Posted on June 17, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
Gata Kamsky, the former world #4, is transferring federations from the United States to France. The late-career move, at age 51, comes after spending 36 years representing the United States, having moved from Russia in 1989.
Among his best accomplishments in his time as one of the best players in the world, he lost the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 to Anatoly Karpov, 10.5 – 7.5, won five US Championships, and won the 2007 Chess World Cup as the 11th seed, topping Alexei Shirov in the finals.
Kamsky has not been a tremendously active player, so we will be watching to see if this rekindles his competitive spirit. Currently he is ranked fifth in the French rankings, in a tight group around the 2600-level.
Photo by Lennart Ootes
