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…
Fabiano’s Doppelganger?!
Posted on January 24, 2025 BY Rachit Wadhwa
Amidst all the competitive energy at Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, chess journalists were able to spot the reflection of one of the top players’ childhood in the 10-year-old International Master Faustino Oro AKA the Lionel Messi of Chess.
While the Argentine Prodigy hasn’t had an ideal start in the Challengers section of Tata Steel Chess, we couldn’t help but notice the uncanny resemblance between Faustino, looking adorable in a chic suit and his usual pair of spectacles, and a young Fabi –
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