The European Team Championship has finished with Ukraine getting their first gold medals. The above the fold story of the event though is Alireza Firouzja

Prior to 2020, there was only one star in chess — Magnus Carlsen. The main plot of the chess world for years has been to sarcastically watch who out of the top players will manage to win the Candidates

The FIDE Grand Swiss is over and the 18-year-old GM Alireza Firouzja is the big winner with a remarkable 8/11 score and a ticket to the 2022 Candidates Tournament

Tournament leader, 18-year old Alireza Firouzja scored another victory in the Grand Swiss in Riga. He won as White against Krishnan Sasikiran securing that he alone is at the top before Round Nine

There are 109 players in FIDE Grand Swiss, a large 11-round tournament that recently became a part of the World Chess Championship cycle, but after four rounds...