CHESS #1409

While online play is fun and tournaments involving established players seem to have migrated with reasonable comfort, these have all been officially unrated

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CHESS

Devangshu Datta
Last Updated at July 17, 2020 23:36 IST

In Leg 4 of the women’s online GP, Koneru Humpy is in the semi-finals after beating Valentina Gunina

Monday is International Chess Day, which means a broadcast event where various officials and chess stars will speak about using chess to promote inclusion, social cohesion, etc, with a focus on responses and recovery from the current pandemic. This has been celebrated since 1966 (Fide was founded on July 20, 1924), but 2020 presents unique challenges.

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