The 2020 women's world championship match has moved from Shanghai to Vladivostok, Russia. After a break of three days, play resumed for game game seven. The world champion, Ju Wenjun (China), was pressing but the challenger Ale...
Alireza Firouzja defeated Anish Giri to join Wesley So in the lead after five rounds of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which visited the city of Eindhoven for the "Chess on Tour" day of the event. Viswanathan Anand won agai...
On Tuesday, Magnus Carlsen broke Sergei Tiviakov's streak of 110 undefeated games with another draw at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Wesley So is the new leader after beating Alireza Firouzja. In the challengers ...
Alireza Firouzja defeated Vladislav Artemiev to become the sole leader after three rounds at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. With his third draw, Magnus Carlsen equaled Sergei Tiviakov's streak...
White was doing well on day two of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, as four players in the masters group won their games with that color. In both the masters and challengers groups, five players are tied for first place. You can follow th...
Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun (China) was leading the 2020 women's world championship match when her challenger, Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia), came up with an inspired effort to win game five and even the match. They then drew game six,...
Alireza Firouzja and Jorden Van Foreest won their games in the first round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The top encounter between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri ended in a draw. The ...
Levon Aronian: “You don’t play chess to have fun. You play chess to crush your opponent.” A high-spirited Aronian attended the South African Junior Chess Championship (SAJCC) Jan. 3-8 in the city of Ekurhuleni. More than 2,700 ...
The 2020 women's world championship match between the reigning champion Ju Wenjun (China) and the challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) started with three draws before Ju won with the white pieces in game four. After a rest day, play continue...
The Tata Steel Chess tournament will start on Saturday with Magnus Carlsen vs. Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana vs. Wesley So. The tournament's opening ceremony took place on Friday afternoon with the drawing of lots. Round 1 pairings Ma...
The Chess.com Speed Chess Championship final will be an all-American affair. After Wesley So advanced to the final last month, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi 17.5-14.5 on Sunday in the second semifinal. Much has been said abou...
The 2020 Women's World Championship match between reigning champion Ju Wenjun (China) and challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) started with two draws. After a rest day, play continues on Wednesday. You can follow the match with commentary ...
The 2020 Women's World Championship match between reigning champion Ju Wenjun (China) and challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) will start on Sunday in Shanghai. The second half of the match will be played in Vladivostok, Russia. Here's where...
The Texas Tech "Check Them Tech" squad won the western hemisphere's most prestigious university open chess tournament in late December in Charlotte, North Carolina. The longtime scholarship program captured its second-ever Pan-Am Intercollegiate C...
The publication of the new FIDE ratings caused a bit of a stir because Magnus Carlsen is not leading on all three lists. Due to more blitz games being rated than expected, Hikaru Nakamura is the number-one player on the blitz rankings. ...
The year 2019 was very busy for the chess world, especially at the highest level. The calendar was packed, and the fans had so much to enjoy watching from the different playing halls but mostly online, of course. In this article we look back and...
Just like last year, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Kateryna Lagno (Russia) became the winners of the world blitz championships in Moscow. As in 2014, Carlsen scored the "double," as he also won the world rapid title two days ago. It...
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) played himself towards pole position on the first day of the world blitz championship in Moscow. Only Maxim Matlakov (Russia) is trailing him by just half a point with nine rounds to go on Sunday. ...
After getting the titles in 2014 and 2015, Magnus Carlsen won the world rapid championship for the third time in his career on Saturday in Moscow. Playing under the FIDE flag, Alireza Firouzja sensationally clinched the silver medal while Hikaru N...
He started with two draws, but by finishing with three wins, Magnus Carlsen passed the competition to grab the lead with one day to go at the world rapid championship in Moscow. There's a four-way tie for first in the women's section w...
Update: Unfortunately, due to the CDC's recommendations regarding postponement of events to curtail the potential spread of COVID-19, Skylar Chess Fest is being postponed. All who have purchased tickets thus far will be refunded promptly. We apolo...
Five players are in the lead with 4.5/5 after the first day of the world rapid championship in Moscow, but favorites such as Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave or Hikaru Nakamura are not among them. In the women's section the current lead...
Leading the tournament from start to finish, Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the 5,000-euro first prize at the Sunway Sitges tournament. A series of entertaining blitz tiebreaks decided the lower prizes. After his fine performance at the ...
Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. The Russian grandmaster defeated Wei Yi 1.5-0.5 in the final and qualified for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament by finishing in second place in the Grand Prix series behin...
