World Corporate Championship: Provisional list of participants
A provisional list of registered teams has been published on the official website of the 1st FIDE Online World Corporate Championship: AFS (RUS) ALOK (IND) AMERICAN EXPRESS (USA) AUTODESK (USA) BANK NOTE PAPER MILL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (IND) BLUE NOBLE (USA) FACEBOOK INC. (USA) GOLOMT BANK LLC (MNG) GORDIC SPOL. S R.O. (CZE) GRUPO MUÑOZ (CRC) IHS GLOBAL LTD (POL) KAISSA CONSULTING (FRA) KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (USA) LIC OF INDIA (IND) MORGAN STANLEY (HUN) OOO “SAMARANIPINEFT” (RUS) PJSC “SOVCOMBANK” (RUS) SHENYANG ZHONGYI EDUCATION INFORMATION CONSULTING COMPANY (CHN) TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (IND) TEGETA MOTORS (GEO) If you are interested in taking part, you can register your team through this registration form. In case of any question, please contact us at worldcorporate@fide.com
Mansour Gbedo Sy wins Senegal Open Championship
Organized by the Senegalese Chess Federation the Senegal Open Chess Championship took place from December 4-6, 2020, at Cours Sainte-Marie de Hann, in Dakar. The seven-round Swiss tournament brought together 46 players and was open to all Senegalese and foreign players residing in Senegal for at least two years. The event served as a qualifier for the Senegal National Championship. After some exciting battles over three days ten players made it into the Senegal National Championship, scheduled for March 2021: 1. Mansour Gbedo Sy – 62. Nadezda Marochkina – 5½3. Wara Diop – 54. Sékou Aransbène Badji – 55. Robert Kaunduma Diatta – 56. Al Hassane Wane – 57. Bernard Lesbros – 58. Amadou Lamine Cisse – 59. Mouhamadou Mourtada Fall – 510. Mouhamadou Falilou Dioum – 5 Mansour Gbedo Sy claimed the title of the Senegal Open Champion 2020. Nadezda Marochkina finished second and became the winner in the women’s category, whereas Kéba Seck, a student of the Première class at Cours Sainte-Marie, is the best junior player. Photo: Official website of the Senegalese Chess Federation