Yesterday Ding Liren matched Tal's 95-game unbeaten streak - today he looks certain to improve on it!
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
Grandmaster Irina Krush made it through to the round of 32 by defeating IM Gaponenko 2-0 in rapid playoff.
Sabina Foisor lost 0-2 against Antoaneta Stefanova and couldn't advance to the next round.
Big names who got eliminated today: Natalia Zhokova, Sabina Foisor and Elina Danielian.
Big names who got eliminated yesterday: Lela Javakhishvili, Alina Kashlinskaya, Elisabeth Paehtz and Olga Girya.
Unibet is expecting to take more money on this month’s FIDE World Chess Championship showdown than some of the summer’s Fifa World Cup games.