Andrey Esipenko secured a spot in the Candidates tournament by winning the third-place playoff at the Chess World Cup. Despite a semi-final loss, the Russian prodigy's victory over Nodirbek Yakubboev ...

Wei Yi drew his first FIDE World Cup final game against Javokhir Sindarov. Wei Yi played with black pieces and secured a draw. Andrey Esipenko won the third-place match against Nodirbek Yakubboev.

China’s Grandmaster (GM) Wei Yi and Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev could not breach the defences of their respective opponents with white pieces as both the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 ...

The FIDE World Cup 2025 final between Grandmaster (GM) Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov will head to a tiebreak after the players opted for a safe draw in the second game as well, while GM Andrey ...

Russian GM Andrey Esipenko yesterday beat Armenia’s Shant Sargsyan to go into today’s final round of $110,000 Qatar Masters needing just a draw to win the title. The 22-year-old Esipenko has 7 points ...

Russian GM Andrey Esipenko on Thursday managed a draw against top seed Arjun Erigaisi of India to win the Qatar Masters title for the first time. The 22-year-old finished with 7.5 points after the ...

Panaji: Wei Yi, the Chinese GM who made it to the final of the FIDE World Cup on Sunday, couldn't believe his eyes when Andrey Esipenko blundered and offered him a place in the all-important ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Panaji (Goa), Nov 21 (IANS) China's Grandmaster (GM) Wei Yi and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakubboev could not breach the defences of their respective opponents with white pieces as both ...

Doha: Russian GM Andrey Esipenko held his nerve against pre-tournament favourite and World No.4 ranked Arjun Erigaisi of India, securing a draw in the decisive final round to clinch the Qatar Masters ...

Russian GM Andrey Esipenko beat Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakubboev to finish third, thus booking his place in the Candidates. IMAGE: Tie-break games, to be played between China's Wei Yi and Uzbek ...

As Wei Yi stormed out of the playing hall as darkness began to fall on Resort Rio on Friday, there were a couple of children waiting for his autographs. He stopped, obliged them, and even bent down to ...

Russians Andrey Esipenko and Daniil Dubov, both playing under the FIDE flag, used to wish each other well just before the start of each game at Chess World Cup in Goa. Though Dubov’s strategy to leave ...