Author name: elllobregat

Alex Villa, young promise of the Spanish chess world, and the first player sponsored by EL LLOBREGAT OPEN CHESS, defeated the Peruvian Grandmaster Miguel Muñoz Pantoja, a 47-year-old professional player, in the V Open Internacional d’Escacs Actius Fundació Joviat, held in Manresa last Sunday. This milestone demonstrates Alex’s upward trend in his game and, although […]

The 2023 World Chess Championship is being held in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the absence of reigning champion Magnus Carlsen. The International Chess Federation selected the second highest ranked player of the 2022 Candidates tournament, GM Ding Liren, to compete against the first ranked player, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. During a press conference, both players made statements