With a bit of luck, GM Alireza Firouzja maintained his lead at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament after GM Levon Aronian lost on time in their armageddon game in round seven. GM Magnus Carlsen was under pressure vs. GM Fa...
GM Alireza Firouzja is the new leader of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament with four rounds to go after beating GM Aryan Tari in round six. GM Magnus Carlsen took revenge for his loss to GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and beat the Pol...
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda achieved a tremendous upset in round five of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. The Polish grandmaster, who hadn't won a game yet, defeated GM Magnus Carlsen, thereby ending the world champion's unbeaten stre...
The sixth Global Chess Festival will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020. As always, a wide variety of activities for young and old will be presented, this time online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsored by Morgan Stanley, the fest...
After they had drawn their previous 19 classical games, GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in round four of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. The world champion leads the tournament going into the first rest day. How...
Hennessy and Chess.com are teaming up for the Hennessy V.S. Presents "Make Your Move" charity livestream in celebration of National Chess Day this Saturday, October 10 beginning at 1 p.m. Pacific Time (22:00 Central European Time) on Chess.com/TV ...
GM Nihal Sarin defeated GM Alexey Sarana convincingly to become the winner of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. Nihal scored 18-7, won $4,300, and qualified for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Knockout Final. As h...
GM Levon Aronian is tied for first place at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament after outplaying GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a rook endgame. The Armenian grandmaster caught GM Fabiano Caruana, who lost an armageddon to GM Ali...
With his second win in a standard game, GM Fabiano Caruana grabbed the sole lead at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. GM Magnus Carlsen won his second armageddon game as GM Alireza Firouzja flagged in what should have been a drawn roo...
The Altibox Norway Chess tournament began on Monday. It's the first over-the-board super tournament with GM Magnus Carlsen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. How to watchYou can follow the games here as part of our live platform. Besid...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 18th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his first win in the series, or in any Titled Tuesday before. The Russian grandmaster beat the German grandmaster Matthias Bluebaum 2-0 in the knockout final. The next ...
Editor's Note: After Fair Play review, the Saint Louis Arch Bishops have won the 2020 PRO Chess League season. On Sunday the Armenia Eagles won the 2020 PRO Chess League by defeating the Saint Louis Arch Bishops 9.5-6.5. The Eagle...
The Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Armenia Eagles will play in Sunday's PRO Chess League final. The teams defeated the China Pandas and the Canada Chessbrahs respectively, who will play the match for third place on Saturday. The game...
The 2020 PRO Chess League will be decided today in the final between the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Armenia Eagles. The teams will be fighting for a $20,000 first prize. The final will start Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific ...
Six new variants, including four from the recent AlphaZero paper, are now available for all Chess.com members to try. They can be found at Chess.com/variants. The recent scientific paper from Google's DeepMind, co-written by 14th worl...
GM Jeffery Xiong will be the opponent for GM Arjun Erigaisi in the quarterfinals of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. In what was the longest a match in the round of 16 so far, Xiong beat GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 18.5...
On Sunday OSG Baden-Baden earned their 14th Bundesliga title in 15 years by winning the round-robin championship tournament in Karlsruhe, Germany. Many players returned to over-the-board chess for the first time in months and seemed quite inspired...
GM Alexey Sarana of Russia will be the opponent for American GM Sam Sevian in the quarterfinals of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. In a match on Sunday, Sarana defeated his compatriot Andrey Esipenko 14-11. It was...
The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament ended in a shared victory for GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So. Both won $45,000 as the American grandmaster caught up with his Norwegian rival in the final round. Carlsen defeated So in their mutua...
The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament seems to be a two-horse race between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So, who have separated themselves from the field. Carlsen is half a point ahead with nine rounds of blitz to go. Their closest riva...
As the only undefeated player, GM Wesley So leads the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament after nine rounds of rapid chess. Going into the blitz, the American grandmaster is a point ahead of GM Magnus Carlsen, who lost to ...
It's been a while since we heard the name of GM Richard Rapport, but today the Hungarian grandmaster reminded the chess world of his creative talent in a wonderful attacking game. It was played in the Bundesliga which is underway in Karlsruhe, Ger...
GM Magnus Carlsen bounced back from his unfortunate loss by disconnect as he won all three games on the second day of the Saint Louis Rapid tournament. The world champion is now the sole leader with 9 points out of a possible 12. GMs I...
GM Magnus Carlsen shockingly lost his round-two game of the Saint Louis Rapid on time as he lost his internet connection. GM Levon Aronian and GM Pentala Harikrishna are leading with 2.5/3. Only two days after the Chess9LX tournament f...
