The number of games in the World Cup are becoming less and less as more and more players are getting knocked out. A lot of the favourites are making great progress to the coveted World Cup, but there have also been a handful of upsets. Bassem Amin is leading the way for Africa against former Candidate Etienne Bacrot from France, who…
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The second round of the World Cup welcomed the top 50 seeds of the tournament, who had received a bye in the first round. Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and, Africa’s very own, Amin Bassem, were amongst those who joined the event which was not without controversy following a COVID scare!
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Africa’s latest chess Grandmaster to miss out on World Cup 2021!
GM Amir Zaibi(2396), Africa’s latest chess Grandmaster, may not partake in the chess World Cup 2021 as scheduled due to a failed Covid PCR test!