5/26/2023 – Dinara Wagner’s undefeated run came to an end in the ninth round of the Women’s Grand Prix in Nicosia. She lost her game with black against Gunay Mammadzada, but remains atop the standings, as she is now sharing the lead with Harika Dronavalli and Tan Zhongyi. Aleksandra Goryachkina, who is in the race to qualify for the Candidates, lost to Bella Khotenashvili. Josie Christodoulou, the Gender Equality Commissioner in Cyprus, made the ceremonial first move. | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

5/31/2021 – Thanks to back-to-back wins in rounds 7 and 8, Zhansaya Abdumalik is now leading the standings of the Women’s Grand Prix in Gibraltar by a full point over closest pursuers Gunay Mammadzada and Mariya Muzychuk. Mammadzada is making a strong impression on the Rock, as she collected three consecutive victories in rounds 6-9, coincidentally over the three Russian participants. Follow the games of round 9 live with commentary. | Photo: David Llada

12/1/2019 – The December rating list is out, with Magnus Carlsen back at number one in rapid, in addition to classical chess. Hikaru Nakamura, however, remains atop the world blitz rankings. They pair will have a chance to clash in both rapid and blitz formats later this month in Moscow. Alexander Grischuk (pictured) is now nearly sure of a 2020 Candidates qualification spot after his win in the Hamburg Grand Prix tournament. | Photo: Valeria Gordienko