GM Blitz Battles
Chess fanatics dream about our famous GM Blitz Battles. These exciting, fast paced showdowns include commentary from the pros to analyze every variation. Watch as some of the world's greatest blitz players go head to head for the ultimate bragging rights, a win on Chess.com.
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ChessCenter: GM Blitz Battle, Tata Steel Update: 1-22-16 ChessCenter brings you the best of yet another busy week in chess, leading with the Tata Steel supertournament underway with journalist Peter Doggers. IM Danny Rensch and Chess.com's Shaun McCoy look ahead to the just-announced $35,000 Chess.com Blitz Battle Championship. Don't miss the crazy move and blunder of the week segments with GM Robert Hess, and see if FM Mike Klein can shake the snow off his goggles long enough to survive time trouble.
GM Blitz Battle Bracketology: 3-14-16 IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess fill out their brackets for the Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship. Make sure to fill out your own bracket for your chance to win a lifetime diamond membership in the related links.
Grischuk vs. Aronian
GM Blitz Battle: Grischuk Vs Aronian: 4-8-2016 Chess.com's Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship's first match was a big success with an exciting round-one clash between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. Enjoy this full broadcast replay with IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess—free for all members.
(Russian) Commentary brought to you in Russian by GM Sergei Shipov and GM Alex Yermolinsky!
(French) Kevin Bordi and GM Vladislav Tkachiev bring you the all French Language version the exciting GM Blitz Battle between Aronian and Grischuk!
Nakamura vs Harikrishna
Nakamura vs Harikrishna Preview: ChessCenter Sneak Peek: 5-4-16 IM Daniel Rensch and GM Robert Hess preview the May 4 GM Blitz Battle between Nakamura vs Harikrishna on Chess.com. Who do you think they will pick to win? Enjoy this special preview of ChessCenter and look for the full episode later this week.
GM Blitz Battle: Harikrishna vs Nakamura: 5-4-16 Namakura and Harikrishna battles in out in the second Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship providing some the most exciting chess seen on the web! Enjoy this full broadcast replay with IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess!
ChessCenter: Nakamura, MVL Win Blitz Battles: 5-13-16 The ChessCenter team is back to recap the last two Blitz Battles, where Nakamura and MVL really showed off their bullet chess skills. One of the top 10 players in the world lost a match but signed up for a chance to play Carlsen—find out who it is and more on this week’s ChessCenter.
Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave
GM Blitz Battle: Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave: 5-16-16 Two of the best chess players in the world faced off this month in the third Chess.com Blitz Battle. Watch as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave battled the reigning U.S. champion, Fabiano Caruana, in this full broadcast replay.
Blitz Battle Qualifier
GM Blitz Battle Qualifier: 5-31-16 The best blitz players on the web all battled it out for a chance to play Magnus Carlsen in his debut Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship! GM Simon Williams and IM Aman Hambleton provide non stop commentary to this epic battle of wills!
(Russian) GM Sergei Ship and GM Alex Yermolinsky provide non stop commentary to this epic battle of wills!
Carlsen vs Petrosian
Carlsen vs Petrosian: Special ChessCenter Preview: 6-10-16 Magnus Carlsen will face Tigran Petrosian live on Chess.com this Thursday, June 23, at 10 a.m. Pacific. Does Petrosian stand any chance against the world champion? GM Robert Hess and IM Danny Rensch break down his chances in this special ChessCenter preview.
GM Blitz Battle: Carlsen vs Petrosian: 6-23-16 The match we've all be waiting for! World Champion Magnus Carlsen takes on the Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship qualifier GM Tigran Petrosian. While the result was one-sided, the action is fantastic with commentary by IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess!
ChessCenter: Carlsen Wins And Wins: 06-25-16 Magnus Carlsen won the Leuven Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz, and then capped off a great month by absolutely destroying GM Tigran Petrosian in their semifinal GM Blitz Battle match. Find out how he did it on this week's ChessCenter and don't miss the ever-popular special guest, TV2 Norway reporter Kaja Marie Snare, who weighs in on Carlsen's success.
Carlsen vs Grischuk
GM Blitz Battle: Carlsen vs Grischuk: 8-23-16 IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess bring you the exciting Grand Master Blitz Battle between Carlsen and Alexander Griskchuk! As the biggest and highest level online blitz battle on the planet, you will want to make sure to relive the full match here!
(Russian) GM Shipov and GM Yermolinsky bring you the all Russian Language version the exciting Grand Master Blitz Battle between Carlsen and Griskchuk!
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave
GM Blitz Battle: Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave: 8-24-16 The legendary speed chess player, GM Hikaru Nakamura, tackles the incredible Frenchman and current number two in the world, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Follow along with all of the spectacular sacrifices and intricate endgames in this exciting duel.
GM Blitz Battle Highlights: Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave Perhaps you haven't yet watched the incredible Blitz Battle between GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave? Or maybe you just need to relive the incredible action? Watch the highlights with GM Simon Williams who shows you his personal favorite moments in the match.
Carlsen vs Nakamura
ChessCenter: Carlsen vs Nakamura Special Edition: 10-26-16 With the historic match just hours away, get your Carlsen vs Nakamura preview from the full ChessCenter team, with analysis and predictions from Danny Rensch, Robert Hess, Peter Doggers, Mike Klein, Alexandra Botez, and TV 2 Norway's Kaja Marie Snare, who gives a special insight on her country's reaction to the match.
Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura Promo: 10-27-16 Can you get any more excited for the biggest chess event in online history? It's Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura in the Chess.com GM Blitz Battle Championship, live on Oct. 27. Check out this brand new promo video to get even more hyped.
GM Blitz Battle: Final - Carlsen vs Nakamura: 10-27-16 Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura faced off in the epic showdown that everyone has been waiting for! Join IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess as they give you all the action in this titanic clash!
