In round four of the 2021 Sinquefield Cup, GM Leinier Dominguez Perez crushed GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a decisive fashion in the latter's favorite Najdorf Sicilian to leapfrog into a first-place tie with fellow Americans GM Fabiano Caruana and...
Four of the five games in round three of the 2021 Sinquefield Cup were decisive. Wins by GMs Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Wesley So keep them in the lead of the pack with 2.5/3. GM Richard Rapport lost a heartbreaker to GM Shakhr...
A blitz tournament held in Moscow on Monday, in memory of the seventh world chess champion Vasily Smyslov, was won by GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. The 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov did quite well, scoring plus-one and beating both GM Sergey Karjaki...
GM Wesley So joined the leaders by handing GM Dariusz Swiercz his second loss with the white pieces. The rest of the games were drawn, as the contestants are gathering their strength. GMs Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Leinier Dominguez,...
GM Hikaru Nakamura set an unbreakable Titled Tuesday record on August 17, becoming the first player to score a perfect 11/11. Nakamura won first place by 1.5 points coming on the heels of a victory in the over-the-board Saint Louis Rapid & Bli...
The Russian-Latvian grandmaster, former world senior champion, chess opening revolutionary, writer, trainer, and outspoken GM Evgeny Sveshnikov has passed away at the age of 71. His death came only a few months after his mother had died at the age...
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier Lagrave, and Leinier Dominguez started off with victories at the 2021 Sinquefield Cup, while GM Wesley So missed his chances to do the same against GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. GMs Jeffery Xiong and Richard Rapport...
Without suffering a single defeat in 27 games of rapid and blitz, GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. GM Fabiano Caruana played several stunning games and deservedly took second place, which k...
GM Hikaru Nakamura proves to be in a league of his own, as he has increased his lead after the first day of blitz to 2.5 points without suffering a single defeat. GM Fabiano Caruana is leading in the battle for second place, while GM Richard Rappo...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the rapid stage of the Saint Louis tournament on the strength of his two wins on the last day. Nakamura goes into the blitz portion of the event a point ahead of GMs Fabiano Caruana and Richard Rapport, as the latter matched...
GM Fabiano Caruana grabbed sole first place after a topsy-turvy day, after answering a round four loss with two consecutive wins. GM Hikaru Nakamura showed his defensive skills to stay within striking distance in second place, while GM Sam Shankla...
For the first time in history, the chess community has helped decide which city should be the chess capital for the following year. After more than 4,000 people cast their votes, Berlin emerged as the 2022 host for the Grand Prix Series and other ...
GM Sam Sevian won Titled Tuesday on August 10 by a full point with 10/11, ahead of eight players tied for second on 9/11. The tiebreakers worked out in some strong players' favor, as all of the top-four finishers were among the eight highest-rated...
FIDE has recently announced that the 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss, initially planned to take place at Isle of Man, will move to Riga. The two events are part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship, w...
NM Ryo Chen (USA) won the 2021 ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship after defeating CM Lev Zverev (Russia) on Saturday, July 31! This annual event is the most prestigious on the ChessKid calendar, featuring only the top 10-and-under chess super...
GM Wesley So dominated the first day of the finals of the Chessable Masters by defeating GM Le Quang Liem twice. On the second day, he scored 2-2 to clinch the tournament. In the match for third place, GM Artemiev Vladislav and GM Levon ...
GM Levon Aronian bounced back in a must-win situation and forced the tiebreak. After two hard-fought games, GM Le Quang Liem won the armageddon on time and has gained the berth to the finals. In the other semifinal, GM Wesley So and GM Vladisla...
GM Le Quang Liem continues to surprise at the Chessable Masters. The Vietnamese grandmaster beat GM Levon Aronian 3-1 in the first semifinal match and played a spectacular game that included a queen sacrifice to force checkmate. In the other sem...
Arena Kings Season 7 concluded on Wednesday, August 4, with GM Jose Martinez (@Jospem) emerging victorious, earning the $4,000 prize for first place. Martinez won an additional $725 during the season for a total earnings of $4,725. 👏 Congratul...
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the 2021 FIDE World Cup on Thursday, beating GM Sergey Karjakin convincingly in his white game, thereby avoiding a tiebreak. The 23-year-old Polish grandmaster finished the tournament undefeated and takes home $88,000. ...
GM Gata Kamsky clinched the Biel Chess Festival Chess Triathlon on Wednesday. The American grandmaster won both the classical and rapid segments while GM Nihal Sarin won the blitz. Sarin came in third in the overall standings. GM Kirill Alekseenko...
The Chessable Masters semifinals will see the matchups GM Vladislav Artemiev vs. GM Wesley So and GM Levon Aronian vs. GM Le Quang Liem. Favorites in their quarterfinal matches, GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Hikaru Nakamura were knocked out, the latt...
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won his first Titled Tuesday on August 3, with a score of 9.5/11. He won on tiebreaks over GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and GM Dmitry Andreikin, who also scored 9.5/11. In fourth place was GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan with the best ...
GM Magnus Carlsen bounced back forcefully from his lost FIDE World Cup semifinal. The world champion played a masterpiece with the black pieces on Wednesday and defeated GM Vladimir Fedoseev in the first game of the match for third place. The fina...
