Carlsen Wins With Shining 9/9 Perfect Score

Carlsen Wins With Shining 9/9 Perfect Score

NM AnthonyLevin
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GM Magnus Carlsen has won the 2025 Grenke Chess Freestyle Open with an out-of-this-world, perfect 9/9 score. He had already won the tournament with a round to spare in round eight, but round nine was about cementing his legacy of dominance. With a...

Zhu, Humpy Win Again In 2-Horse Race

Zhu, Humpy Win Again In 2-Horse Race

Colin_McGourty
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GM Zhu Jiner won a fourth game in six rounds of the 2025 Pune FIDE Women's Grand Prix, beating GM Vaishali Rameshbabu to retain the sole lead and climb above GM Tan Zhongyi to world number-five on the FIDE women's rating list. GM Humpy Koneru is s...

Carlsen Takes Sole Lead On 5/5

Carlsen Takes Sole Lead On 5/5

NM AnthonyLevin
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GM Magnus Carlsen has taken the sole lead in the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open as the only player with a perfect score after five rounds. He enjoyed two smooth victories on Saturday against GM Etienne Bacrot and 53-year-old GM Victor Mikhalevski, wh...

Zhu Wins Again As Humpy, Divya Stay In Hunt

Zhu Wins Again As Humpy, Divya Stay In Hunt

Colin_McGourty
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GM Zhu Jiner beat IM Alina Kashlinskaya in round four to retain the sole lead in the 2025 Pune FIDE Women's Grand Prix on 3.5/4. Just half a point back are local heroes GM Humpy Koneru and IM Divya Deshmukh, who picked up wins against IMs Polina S...

Magnus Wins Second Straight Late Tuesday

Magnus Wins Second Straight Late Tuesday

NathanielGreen
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GM Bogdan Daniel Deac and GM Magnus Carlsen took home the Titled Tuesday first-place prizes on April 15 (it may have been tax day in the United States, but they're not due in either Romania or Norway yet). Both players scored 10 points, although D...

37-Game Streak Seals Bortnyk's 11th Title

37-Game Streak Seals Bortnyk's 11th Title

FM JackRodgers
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GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, Bullet Brawl's third most prolific winner, added an 11th career title to his trophy cabinet after topping the 205-player arena on Saturday. Bortnyk turned back challenges from GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Jose Martinez, and Ediz Gu...