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Martinez Scorches 59 Opponents In 2 Hours

Martinez Scorches 59 Opponents In 2 Hours

FM JackRodgers
| 1 day ago

GM Jose Martinez was crowned as the winner and won $1,000 in the March edition of Chess.com's newest titled arena, Bullet Brawl, after winning 59 of his 74 games during the two-hour event. Ukraine's GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and Armenian IM Emin Ohanya...

Fedoseev Leads Gotham Knights To Victory

Fedoseev Leads Gotham Knights To Victory

NM NM_Vanessa
| 1 hr ago

A powerhouse during the regular season, the Gotham Knights, again impressed on Friday in the Arena Royale of the 2023 Pro Chess League, finishing in clear first, led by GM Vladimir Fedoseev.  This special event offered a unique opportunity ...

2023 Collegiate Chess League: Playoffs Preview

2023 Collegiate Chess League: Playoffs Preview

chess_dot_tom
| 5 days ago

The Cinderella basketball teams busted your March Madness bracket to smithereens. Fortunately, the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) Playoffs are just in time to give you another shot at office pool glory.  The playoffs begin with wild card wee...

Nakamura Blitzes So, Advances To Finals

Nakamura Blitzes So, Advances To Finals

FM JackRodgers
| 6 days ago

GM Hikaru Nakamura is the first player to book his ticket to this year's finals of The American Cup after defeating GM Wesley So in a blitz playoff. So now has to play against GM Levon Aronian for a spot in the final after the latter won his secon...

Shankland Ousts Robson In Epic Playoff

Shankland Ousts Robson In Epic Playoff

FM JackRodgers
| 9 days ago

GM Sam Shankland set The American Cup elimination bracket alight on Sunday after defeating GM Ray Robson in a marathon match that was decided after six games. With an armageddon game looming and the two-time world Puzzle Rush champion posing a ser...

Caruana Clinches Match Victory In Catalan Classic

Caruana Clinches Match Victory In Catalan Classic

FM JackRodgers
| 9 days ago

GMs Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, and Wesley So all managed to win their matches on Saturday in The 2023 American Cup in their second rapid playoff games to progress to the semifinals of the Champions bracket. Caruana struggled to subdue sta...