More PH chess players banned

More PH chess players banned

[Hwan Cho] As online tournaments are increasing due to this pandemic, many players have tried to cheat their way into their tournament games. In this case, you can see three Filipino chess players who had their accounts banned on Chess.com and Lichess.org due to computer assistance.

MANILA, Philippines – Three more Filipino chess players saw their accounts on Chess.com closed on Saturday, May 23, but the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) reported that the chess portal reversed its ban on former Palarong Pambansa champion Eric Labog Jr. The latest Filipinos to be handed […]

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Vietnam, Turkish chess tourney formed during COVID-19

[Hwan Cho] As the Coronavirus disrupted chess tournaments all over the world, players from different countries are striving forward by creating online chess tournaments. In this article, it explains the friendly matches between Turkey and Vietnam that will be taken place in the midst of this pandemic.

ANKARA Online friendly matches will contribute to the friendship between Turkey and Vietnam, according to a Vietnamese chess champion who clinched several medals in international tournaments. International Chess Federation (FIDE) member Seckin Serpil and Vietnam chess team captain Thuy Tran organized a one-week online tournament between Turkish and Vietnamese […]

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen announces $1m online series as viewer numbers surge

Chess: Magnus Carlsen announces $1m online series as viewer numbers surge

[Hwan Cho] As the newly discovered virus, COVID-19 held many in quarantine, streamers like Magnus Carlsen are able to gain more viewers. In this particular case, Magnus Carlsen decided to host a 1 million series major online event.

Magnus Carlsen has announced a new $1m series of major online events in which he will compete, lasting all summer with a final in August. The Carlsen Tour effectively replaces the over-the-board Grand Tour organised from St Louis in the US, which was halted by coronavirus. The Carlsen series […]

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