News

GM Zenon Franco, 1956-2024

GM Zenon Franco, 1956-2024

Colin_McGourty
|

GM Zenon Franco Ocampos, the first Paraguayan grandmaster and a legendary author and chess coach, has passed away at the age of 68. He died in a hospital in Vigo, Spain on Tuesday, October 1 after suffering a heart attack. Franco was born in the...

Carlsen Wins Another Titled Tuesday

Carlsen Wins Another Titled Tuesday

NathanielGreen
|

GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and GM Magnus Carlsen won the first Titled Tuesdays of October on the first of the month. Bortnyk scored 10/11 early to win outright, while Carlsen scored 9.5/11 late and won on tiebreaks over GM Grigoriy Oparin, whom he also ...

Global Chess League: All You Need To Know

Global Chess League: All You Need To Know

PeterDoggers
|

We're a few days away from the second season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024, taking place October 3-11 in London. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, Hou Yifan, and Vaishali Rameshbabu are among the players in wh...

Nepomniachtchi Wins 10th Gashimov Memorial

Nepomniachtchi Wins 10th Gashimov Memorial

PeterDoggers
|

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 10th edition of the Gashimov Memorial on Saturday in Susha, Azerbaijan. The Russian grandmaster, who played in the tournament for the first time, finished ahead of GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. ...

Announcing The Coaches For Vishy vs. The World

Announcing The Coaches For Vishy vs. The World

CHESScom
|

The exciting Vishy vs. the World vote chess match against GM Viswanathan Anand is fast approaching, beginning on Monday, September 30. Chess.com has recruited a star squad of four coaching advisors to provide analysis and recommend moves (reflecti...