Monday, April 20, 2020

And All The Stars A Stage

The FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online Chess Tournament, which was held online via the chess.com web site on April 18 and 19, ended with FIDE and China sharing first place — FIDE being declared winner on tie-breaking points. Then there followed, in order of ranking, Russia, United States, France, and Netherlands. Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Chinese-Dutch Grandmaster 彭肇勤 (Péng Zhàoqín), who anchored the live broadcast on CCTV-5 on both days, once again captured large audiences by virtue of their charm and competence. Screenshot by 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù)/Sina Sports.

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