GM Kirill Shevchenko is the absolute underdog in the 2024 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, but he scored a perfect 6/6 on day one of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour after pouncing on blunders by GMs Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Vin...
World number one Magnus Carlsen called it "kind of insane to get two Benoni games in one day" as he defeated GM Vincent Keymer with the black pieces and then GM Richard Rapport with White to upend the standings and take a one-point lead. Rapport, ...
GM Richard Rapport pounced on a blunder by world number-one Magnus Carlsen, then made a draw against World Champion Ding Liren, to end day one of the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic in the sole lead on 1.5/2. Carlsen hit back to beat GM Daniel Fridman w...
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Eight players continue in the Champions Brackets of the 2024 American Cup after day two, while the other eight are one match loss away from elimination. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So clinched their matches with a game to spare. GM Ray...
Team C-Squared (GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila) claimed the first Team Chess Battle title this Friday, a new format that elevates chess from a silent duel on the 64 squares. Not quite hand-and-brain or Banter Blitz, but a sort of combina...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his newly accomplished world number-four status by finishing the 2024 Prague Masters with a quick draw against GM Richard Rapport. Thursday's final round saw draws on all boards, so Abdusattorov won the tournamen...
The Prague Masters has become a dream tournament for GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. In a field with three candidates, the 19-year-old Uzbek GM secured victory with a round to spare today while moving to world number four in the live ratings, surpa...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju dug deep to rescue a 91-move draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in round seven of the Prague Masters. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov shrugged off defeat from the day before to beat GM Vincent Keymer and retain the sole lead, t...
In a remarkable leaderboard twist, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his half-point lead at the Prague Masters despite losing to GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on Monday. This was possible because runner-up GM Parham Maghsoodloo suffered his first loss ...
Nineteen-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov overtook GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi to enter the world top-five after a smooth win over GM Mateusz Bartel in round five of the Prague Masters. There were huge turnarounds elsewhere, with ...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Parham Maghsoodloo continue to lead the Prague Masters after four rounds as all games on Friday ended in draws. Day five starts on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST. Prague Masters | Round 4 Result...
GM David Navara was winning for one move, but eventually GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored the full point in their game and now shares the lead at the Prague Masters after today's third round. The Uzbek grandmaster caught GM Parham Maghsoodloo, who ...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen enhanced his claim to be the greatest of all time Friday as he won the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge by defeating world number-two Fabiano Caruana in the final match. We take a look at what else we learned...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the final classical game to win the inaugural 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge and the $60,000 top prize. GM Levon Aronian took third place with a powerful win over GM Nodirbek ...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen missed a chance for more as he made a draw with Black against GM Fabiano Caruana in game one of the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge Final. GM Levon Aronian found a miracle escape against GM Nodirbek Abd...
They may be playing Chess960 instead of regular chess, but it's world number-one Magnus Carlsen and number-two Fabiano Caruana who will contest the Final of the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge after Carlsen eased past GM Nodirbek Abdusatto...
World Champion Ding Liren and world number-one Magnus Carlsen both have to hit back on Monday to keep alive hopes of winning the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge after they erred in the opening and were put to the sword by GMs Nodirbek Abdu...
On his 25th birthday, GM Jose Martinez finished first in the all-GM Play-in of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. The penultimate round against GM Hikaru Nakamura was absolutely critical, as the Peruvian GM managed to draw a losing e...
If you're just starting out with chess, you will blunder your pieces. It's just a fact of life. But while this is an inevitable part of your chess journey, it doesn't need to be a permanent one. Avoid the most common beginner mistakes and learn ho...
GM Wei Yi became the winner of the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament on Sunday after winning a thrilling four-player tiebreak that also involved GMs Anish Giri, Gukesh Dommaraju, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. For the first time, Wei entered the world'...
GM Magnus Carlsen scored six consecutive wins in rounds 14-19 setting the tone of the second and final day at the 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship. It helped him capture the lead and win his seventh title after draws in the final two round...
GM Magnus Carlsen secured the world rapid chess crown for a record fifth time along with the $60,000 first prize at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after scoring 3/4 on the final day. Wins over GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Pouya Idani pu...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his third title at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals on Saturday. He defeated GM Wesley So 2.5-1.5 and shared that the tour "came full circle" in the final game where he cracked So's super-solid opening line. Carlsen won...
GM Magnus Carlsen is one set away from winning his third title and $200,000 at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals. On day one of the Title Match, he defeated GM Wesley So with the black pieces in game three, squeezing water from stone in the roo...
