8/5/2019 – “She brings a whiff of romance to the magazine,” writes our columnist on the young player seen on our latest issue. Indeed, grace and elegance marked her performance in the recent European Women’s Championship that she won. But then her rivals were not far behind and as many as five players scored 8/11 before the result was determined by tie-break. This issue has 709 games from the championship with six fascinating encounters annotated by leading players. In the next part of the review our columnist would deal with the rest of the magazine. Among others it includes reports on FIDE Grand Prix, Grenke and Gashimov Memorial Tournaments (both won by Carlsen) plus 12 opening surveys and regular arsenal for the tournament player. Watch this space.

4/22/2019 – Inna Gaponenko took a half point lead into the final round, but she was stopped by former Women's World Champion Antoaneta Stefanofa, who scored a clutch win to join a five-way tie for first with the finally tally of 8.0/11 along with Alina Kashlinskaya, Marie Sebag, and Elisabeth Paehtz. | Photos: Kasia Selbes Photography / eiwcc2019.tsf.org.tr

4/20/2019 – Two straight wins with Black allowed Ukrainian IM Inna Gaponenko to catch up with Alina Kashlinskaya in the lead of the European Women's Championship. Five players are half a point behind, including former women's world champion Anna Ushenina. The co-leaders are paired against each other in Saturday's ninth round. The long event is set to finish on Monday and it is still too early to make any sort of confident prediction. | Photo: Kasia Selbes Photography / eiwcc2019.tsf.org.tr

4/18/2019 – Alina Kashlinskaya is the sole leader of the Women's European Championship after her victory over Pauline Guichard. Both had been leading the field after five rounds. Marie Sebag is in second. Wednesday was the tournament's one and only rest day. | Pictured: Alina Kashlinskaya and Marie Sebag | Photo: Kasia Selbes Photography / eiwcc2019.tsf.org.tr

12/24/2018 – Ukraine organised its national championships from December 10th to the 20th at the Hotel Raziotel in Kiev. Some big names were absent, but good fighting chess was in display anyway in both ten-player round robins. Rating favourite Anton Korobov got first place in the open section with 5½ points, while Nataliya Buksa managed a better score, 7 out of 9, to become the new Ukrainian champion in the women's category. Analyses and results from the seventh most populous city in Europe. | Photos: Ukrainian Chess Federation