Gunay Mammadzada

Gunay-MammadzadaGunay Mammadzada (2000-) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2014, at the age of 14, she became the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in the history of Azerbaijan.

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Chess and Weight Loss: In-Between Moves

Unlike checkers, where captures are compulsory, in chess one may delay a capture by playing an in-between move, also known as an intermezzo or a zwischenzug. When losing weight, there are likewise plateaus in between big changes. More 🡢
Bulmaga-Stefanova Round 3, photo by David Llada, FIDE

Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series: Gibraltar

The Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series concludes in Gibraltar. The last chess tournament in the series, a 12-player round robin, runs from May 22 to June 2, 2021. The two players who score the most cumulative points in the Grand Prix series qualify for the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, which determines the next Challenger to the Women’s World Chess Champion. More 🡢