Round four of the Chess Super League saw three players dramatically losing their games due to offering a draw before move 40, which is prohibited at this tournament. With one round to go in the round-robin phase, the Kingslayers are in the lead. ...
Round eight of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship was very peaceful, as all six games ended in a draw. GM Aleksandr Lenderman saved a lost position versus GM Dariusz Swiercz, which enabled him to stay in lead alongside GMs Wesley So and Sam Sevian. ...
The round-robin phase of the Chess Super League is still wide open after three rounds of play. The Brutal Bishops, Ruthless Rooks, and Kingslayers are currently in a tie for first place with four match points. How to watch?The games of th...
In round seven of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, two players joined GM Aleksandr Lenderman atop the standings: GM Sam Sevian scored another win, this time as Black versus GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, while GM Wesley So beat GM John M.Burke, also w...
GM Jorden van Foreest took home first place in Titled Tuedsay on October 12, his first-ever win in the event. Van Foreest's score of 10/11, which he achieved while playing 1.a3 or 1...a6 in eight straight games, was enough to win without the tiebr...
A group of six players unsuccessfully filed legal proceedings against the Dutch Chess Federation and the municipality of Hoogeveen. The players objected to a requirement at the upcoming Dutch championships to either show a corona pass or otherwise...
The Brutal Bishops grabbed the sole lead on day two of the Chess Super League on Tuesday. A 3-3 tie with the Quintessential Queens was enough for a one-point gap in match points because the two other winners of the first day lost their second matc...
In round six of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, the two leaders, GM Aleksandr Lenderman and GM Ray Robson played each other and drew—they maintain their shared first place with 4/6. GM Sam Sevian defeated GM Fabiano Caruana and now shares ...
The brand new Chess Super League got underway on Monday with its first round, covered live with a sparkling Indian vibe. The teams Brutal Bishops, Krazy Knights, and Pivotal Pawns started with wins. How to watch?The games of the Ches...
In round five of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, GM Aleksandr Lenderman defeated GM Sam Sevian while the top seed GM Fabiano Caruana unexpectedly lost to GM Daniel Naroditsky. As a result, Lenderman and GM Ray Robson are leading the tournament w...
In round four of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, GM Ray Robson became the tournament's sole leader with 3/4 by beating GM Jeffery Xiong. Second place is shared by GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, who split a point, as well as by GMs Leinier Do...
The 2021 Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix concluded Saturday with the fourth and final leg. There were $11,000 in prizes to play for even though GM Jeffery Xiong had already clinched the overall Grand Prix standings and a spot in the Speed Ches...
The top seed GM Fabiano Caruana beat GM John M.Burke in the third round of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship and joined the tournament leaders. GM Sam Sevian, who outplayed GM Jeffery Xiong, also joined the top group with 2/3. In the U.S. Women's...
GM Raunak Sadhwani narrowly defeated GM Parham Maghsoodloo on Thursday by a 15-14 score in the second semifinal of the Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid. This means we'll have an all-Indian final, to be announced soon, between ...
GM Wesley So joined the leaders in the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship after beating GM Dariusz Swiercz with an impressive positional style in round two. GM Daniel Naroditsky bounced back from his first-round loss with a victory over GM Jeffery Xiong...
One of the most anticipated tournaments in America, the U.S. Chess Championships, had its first round on Wednesday, October 6. This event is, as usual, being hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club. Twelve players compete for the prizes fund of $194,...
14-year-old IM Christopher Yoo won his first Titled Tuesday this week, scoring 9.5 in the October 5 event to finish in sole first. There was a six-way tie for second place on 9 points out of 11. After tiebreakers were applied, GM Artem Timofeev ca...
GM Nihal Sarin comfortably reached the final of the Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid, after a 20.5-9.5 win over GM Haik Martirosyan on Monday. Sarin will be defending his 2020 title against the winner of GM Raunak Sadhwani vs....
GM Teimour Radjabov won the battle for second place and $60,000 on the last day of the 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, having scored the most points in the last leg of the Tour. GM Magnus Carlsen, who had secured overall victory with t...
In Sunday's round eight of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals GM Teimour Radjabov moved up to second place after beating his countryman, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. GM Magnus Carlsen failed to recover from yesterday's loss and lost 1-3 to GM ...
GM Maxim Chigaev triumphed in a tense knockout final against GM Jeffery Xiong to win the third Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix tournament, but it was the runner-up, Xiong, who managed to amass enough points to guarantee himself a Grand Prix vi...
Russia has defeated India 2.5-1.5 and 3-1 to confidently triumph in both rounds of the finals of the World Women's Team Championship that concluded in Sitges, Spain. If the semi-rapid event can be considered for historical continuity, this victory...
In round seven of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, the two leaders, GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Teimour Radjabov, faced each other. The Azeri star won the match, but... this day still turned out amazing for the world champion, who won ...
Tournament-favorites Russia defeated the Ukraine 2.5-1.5 and 3-1 in the two rounds of the semifinals to score a 2-0 win by match points to reach the finals of the World Women's Team Championship being held at Sitges, Spain. In the other semifina...
