Iran

Daaim ShabazzDecember 26, 2019
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Firoujza miffed about Iran mandate, ponders switch

GM Alireza Firouzja Rising Iranian star Alireza Firouzja has announced that he will consider switching his nationality due to the Iran Chess Federation withdrawing the players for the World Rapid and Blitz Championships. The controversy stemmed from two Iranian players violating national policy prohibiting Iranians from competing against Israeli players.…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 3, 2017
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Drum Interviews @ St. Louis 2017 Rapid & Blitz

Drum Interviews @ St. Louis 2017 Rapid & Blitz The inaugural event was launched in St. Louis on the tail-end of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. It is hard to top such a strong field, but the intrigue was heightened when the 13th World Champion decided to…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 27, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Finals

A new woman will be declared World Champion as the knockout tournament dwindles down to two competitors. Both Tan Zhongyi and Anna Muzychuk had trod different paths to reach the final Zhongyi survived an intense tiebreak despite being on the brink of defeat in the Armageddon game. On the other…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 23, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Semifinals

2017 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipFebruary 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)Match Scores (Semifinals) Pairings 1 Tan Zhongyi CHN 5-4 Dronavalli, H IND 2 Muzychuk, A UKR 2-0 Kosteniuk, A RUS Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 || Semifinals | Finals | Tan ZhongyiPhoto by…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 20, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #4

2017 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipFebruary 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)Match Scores (Round #4) Pairings 1 Ju Wenjun CHN ½-1½ Tan Zhongyi CHN 2 Dronavalli, H IND 2½-1½ Dzagnidze, N GEO 3 Muzychuk, A UKR 1½-½ Stefanova, A BUL 4 Kosteniuk, A RUS 1½-½ Ni Shiqun CHN Drum Coverage| Round 1…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 17, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #3

2017 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipFebruary 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)Match Scores (Round #3) Pairings 1 Ju Wenjun CHN 3½-2½ Girya, O RUS 2 Padmini, Rout IND 2½-3½ Tan Zhongyi CHN 3 Harika, Dronavalli IND 3½-2½ Guramishvili, S GEO 4 Dzagnidze, Nana GEO 1½-½ Shen Yang CHN 5 Muzychuk, A UKR…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 16, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #2

2017 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipFebruary 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)Match Scores (Round #2) Bracket 1 1 Ju Wenjun CHN 1½-½ Zhu Chen QAT 2 Bodnaruk, A RUS 0-2 Girya, O RUS Bracket 2 3 Zhao Xue CHN 1½-2½ Padmini, Rout IND 4 Tan Zhongyi CHN 4½-4½ Ushenina, A UKR Bracket…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 14, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #1

2017 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipFebruary 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)Match Scores (Round #1) Bracket 1 1 Ju Wenjun CHN 2-0 Lane, N AUS 2 Zhu Chen QAT 1½-½ Sukandar, I BLR 3 Hejazipour, M IRI 4-5 Bodnaruk, A RUS 4 Girya, O RUS *-* Foisor, C UKR Bracket 2 5…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 11, 2017
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2017 Women’s World Chess Championship (Tehran, Iran)

The Women’s World Championship is underway in Tehran, Iran with 63 women vying for the world title. Apart from the pre-tournament controversy, the event would begin on a somber note after the unfortunate passing of Romanian Cristina Adela Foisor. She passed away just over two weeks ago on January 22nd…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 9, 2017
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Despite ‘hijabgate,’ Iran ready to host women’s championship

On February 10th, the Iranian capital of Tehran will begin hosting the 2017 Women’s World Chess Championships months after the “hijabgate” firestorm led by current U.S. women’s champion Nazi Paikidze. Given the heightened political U.S.-Iran tensions after the election of Donald J. Trump, it is unlikely that the two boycotting…
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