22/08/2026 – Gerard Piqué, el Legendario defensa central del FC Barcelona y campeón con la selección española en el Mundial de 2010 y la Eurocopa de 2012, es ahora accionista de una franquicia de ajedrez. Piqué se ha incorporado a los Fyers American Gambits como accionista estratégico, uniéndose al exjugador de críquet de la India Ravichandran Ashwin en el grupo propietario, de cara a la cuarta temporada de la Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, que se celebrará en Bangalore del 3 al 13 de septiembre de 2026. | En la imagen: Se celebró una rueda de prensa en Bangalore para anunciar la alianza.
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Un nuevo accionista estratégico
El 17 de agosto, durante un acto celebrado en Bangalore, los Fyers American Gambits presentaron a Gerard Piqué como accionista estratégico de la franquicia. A tres semanas del regreso de la Global Chess League a India, el equipo ha incorporado un nombre que no necesita presentación en ningún hogar del planeta donde se siga el fútbol.
Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best options out there!
No se trata de un patrocinio artificial ni de una aparición fotográfica como embajador. Piqué se incorpora como copropietario y aporta algo de lo que el mundo del ajedrez dispone en muy poca medida: una década de experiencia práctica en la creación de propiedades deportivas desde cero, su expansión a escala global y la transformación de aficionados en comunidades activas y entusiastas. El exjugador del FC Barcelona declaró:
El ajedrez me fascina desde hace mucho tiempo por su profundidad, su alcance global y la increíble fortaleza mental que exige.
Los Gambits ya son, en ese sentido, una franquicia poco habitual. Copropiedad de Ravichandran Ashwin —una de las mentes más agudas del críquet de su generación y un auténtico entusiasta del ajedrez— y con el respaldo de la firma de corretaje Fyers, centrada en la tecnología, como patrocinador principal, el equipo se ha posicionado de forma constante como la franquicia tecnológica de la liga. Sumar a esa combinación a un ganador de la Champions League y de la Copa del Mundo es una declaración de intenciones: los American Gambits no solo quieren ganar la Global Chess League, sino convertirse en una marca deportiva con presencia durante los 365 días del año.
Durante la mayor parte de su historia, el ajedrez ha atraído a mecenas: reyes, industriales y filántropos. Lo que rara vez ha atraído son inversores procedentes de otros deportes que miren un tablero de ajedrez y vean el potencial de un negocio exitoso. Eso es exactamente lo que ocurrió el lunes en Bangalore.
Prachura PP, CEO y copropietario de los Gambits, declaró:
La inversión de Gerard Piqué representa un momento histórico para nuestra franquicia y, creemos, para la evolución del ajedrez como deporte global. Gerard entiende lo que hace falta para construir una propiedad deportiva de alcance mundial, una que combine competición de élite con historias atractivas, comunidades apasionadas y una sólida conexión con los aficionados. Que crea en nuestra visión tiene un enorme significado para nosotros mientras aspiramos a construir una franquicia capaz de representar el futuro del ajedrez.
The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move. Nowadays, the list of requirements for an opening repertoire is long: being sound and sustainable; not requiring much memorisation; offering great attacking chances; making your opponent think early on etc… The time of finding a minimal advantage from the opening has passed, and we are better off with a more practical approach - simply understanding the position better than our opponent does. The Repertoire for White 1.d4 ... 2.Bg5! from IM Robert Ris answers all these requirements!
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Free video sample: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 Be7/d5/c5
Gerard Piqué apareció por primera vez en el mundo del ajedrez durante el evento de Freestyle Chess en Las Vegas. Allí conoció a Prachura PP, uno de los propietarios de Fyers American Gambits. Aquel encuentro acabó por dar lugar a la asociación.
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22/08/2026 – Este fin de semana comienza el último torneo del Grand Chess Tour 2026. Los cuatro jugadores mejor clasificados del circuito disputando las «Grand Chess Tour Finals» en el Saint Louis Chess Club. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana y Vincent Keymer participan en el torneo eliminatorio, que se celebra del 22 al 27 de agosto. | Sigue las partidas en directo con comentarios de expertos a partir de las 19:00 hora de Madrid (14:00 Buenos Aires, 11:00 Ciudad de México). | Foto: Lennart Ootes
21/08/2026 – Tan Zhongyi perdió su última partida en la Cairns Cup, pero eso no le impidió quedarse con el título, gracias a su excepcional actuación durante las primeras ocho rondas y a las tablas de su única perseguidora restante, Alice Lee. Tan había ganado el torneo por primera vez en 2024. Sin embargo, Lee, de 16 años, no tiene motivos para sentirse decepcionada, ya que terminar en segundo lugar le permitió conseguir su primera norma de GM. | Foto: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club
After 1.d4 d5 many players with White avoid the great amount of theory in the Slav, Semi-Slav, QGA and Orthodox Queen's Gambit and do not therefore play 2.c4. This is not very ambitious, but the painful experience of many chess players has been that the Colle System, the Trompowsky Attack, the Torre Attack and the London System are nevertheless extremely dangerous. Black has to be prepared for each of these openings and IM Valeri Lilov offers you some help with his six instructive videos, in which he demonstrates for each single opening a relevant plan for Black. In addition to the openings mentioned, the Bulgarian trainer also delves into the Catalan, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the Richter-Veresov Opening.
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The Italian Four Knights is the ideal choice. It combines the solid foundation of classical openings like the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game with an active, initiative-driven style of play.
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Videos: Felix Blohberger presents the surprise weapon 4…a6 in the Four Knights Game. Mihail Marin analyses the English Opening with 1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6. Plus the ‘Lucky bag’ featuring 37 analyses by Berg, Radjabov and others.
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