Photo: Peter Doggers On his way from his golf round, traffic in Malmo made Magnus Carlsen late for the opening ceremony. However, once he arrived at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament opening ceremony, he was not irritated at all. On the contrary. When he picked up the pawn …
Photo: Ekaterina Vasilchenko FIDE World Rating: 223 Elo: 2578 Born: November 16, 2002, in Jiaxing, China. 2016: Had her international break-through, winning the girl’s U14 class in the World Youth Championships. 2017: Entered the top-100 ladies’ FIDE rating list (in place 95). 2018: Played her first Women’s World Championship. Got …
Photo: Vysotsky FIDE World Rating: 90 Elo: 2631 Born: May 2, 2010, in Frisco, Texas, USA. 2021: Secured his first international master norm in the North American Junior Championship. 2022: Showed great promise by getting his first grandmaster norm. 2023: Caused an upset when he defeated US star player Hans …
Photo: Lars OA Hedlund FIDE World Rating: 50 Elo: 2666 Born: June 3, 1993, in Dalby; Sweden. 2008: Had his first real international success when he finished 4th in the U16 class in the European Youth Championships. He also won the Olomouc Open and made his first grandmaster norm. 2009: …