Two weeks after clinching the Shenzhen Masters (online), GM Yu Yangyi won his third Chinese Championship title (over the board!). GM Ju Wenjun, who chose to play in the open section, was one of two players to beat the eventual champion. How to...
The simultaneous exhibitions on Chess.com with top Indian players to support COVID relief in India raised over $50,000. All proceeds go to RedCross India and the Checkmate COVID initiative of the All India Chess Federation (AICF). On Thursday, G...
GM Yu Yangyi won the Shenzhen Masters, held April 20-May 1, 2021 on Chess.com. The 26-year-old grandmaster from Huangshi finished ahead of GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, GM Richard Rapport, and GM Wei Yi. How to watch? You can find, play through, an...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the May 11 Titled Tuesday tournament with a score of 10/11. Of seven players tied for second place entering the final round, three won to finish on 9.5/11. After tiebreaks, GM Daniil Dubov took second place, GM Levan Pant...
GM Andrey Esipenko, the 19-year-old Russian who beat GM Magnus Carlsen at the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, continued to impress this week. At the Russian Team Championship, Esipenko scored 6.5/7 while playing for the winning team, Mednyi Vsad...
Tanitoluwa (Tani) Adewumi, a 10-year-old Nigerian refugee who won the New York State K-3 Championship at eight years old, reached a new milestone last week: he conquered the title of national master (NM). Adewumi did so on May 1 at the Fairfield...
The first Chess for Freedom program, aimed at the introduction of chess as a tool for education and social inclusion in prisons, takes place May 11, 2021. The project is co-organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Cook County...
GM Viswanathan Anand, as well as GMs Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Nihal Sarin, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, will be offering simultaneous exhibitions on Chess.com to support COVID relief in India on May 13 at 19:30 IST/7 a.m. PDT/16:00 CEST....
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the May 4 Titled Tuesday on tiebreaks, his third win in his last three attempts (while playing the New In Chess Classic on April 27 instead). GM Haik Martirosyan finished second and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac third, all on 9.5/11...
GM Hikaru Nakamura took the first step toward the final of the New in Chess Classic. The American GM defeated GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3-1 and now needs just two game points on Friday to qualify. GM Levon Aronian or GM Magnus Carlsen started wit...
GM Levon Aronian, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and GM Hikaru Nakamura qualified for the semifinals of the New in Chess Classic. Carlsen beat GM Teimour Radjabov in one game in their second match while GM Wesley So, GM Alireza ...
GM Jeffery Xiong won the April 27 Titled Tuesday tournament. One of four players to finish with 9.5/11, Xiong held the tiebreak advantage over GM Sam Sevian, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, and GM Conrad Holt, who finished 2nd-4th, respectively. Xiong had...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the preliminaries but couldn't beat GM Teimour Radjabov on the first day of the New in Chess Classic's quarterfinals. They drew all four games. GMs Levon Aronian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Hikaru Nakamura did win their ...
The FIDE Candidates Tournament finished with three decisive games on Tuesday. GM Ding Liren quickly defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi, who had already secured tournament victory. Just as quickly, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat GM Wang Hao, who announc...
Undefeated GM Magnus Carlsen finished the preliminaries of the New In Chess Classic in first place with 10.5/15. GMs Hikaru Nakamura (who also went undefeated) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov finished with 9.5/15 each, taking seeds two and three. ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a round to spare. The 30-year-old Russian grandmaster will now play GM Magnus Carlsen for the world championship in November. While Nepomniachtchi drew his game with GM Maxime Vachier...
GM Magnus Carlsen took the lead at the New in Chess Classic on day two of the preliminaries. With an undefeated 7/10, Carlsen is half a point ahead of GMs Hikaru Nakamura (also unbeaten) and GM Alireza Firouzja. How to watch?The games of the New...
The New in Chess Classic, the fifth leg of the Champions Chess Tour, began on Saturday. GM Teimour Radjabov leads with 4/5 ahead of GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Alireza Firouzja, who are on 3.5/5. How to watch?The games of the New in Chess Classic p...
GM Anish Giri's excellent win with the black pieces in round 12 against GM Fabiano Caruana had little effect as GM Wang Hao failed to hold a difficult ending against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who continues to lead the FIDE Candidates Tournament by ha...
GM Anish Giri moved up to second place in the FIDE Candidates Tournament standings after beating GM Ding Liren on Friday. The Dutch GM is half a point behind GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who drew a fairly unambitious game with GM Fabiano Caruana. GM M...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the April 20 Titled Tuesday tournament, his second victory in a row. Like last week, he finished on a 10/11 score, this time ahead of the trio GM Rasmus Svane, IM Christopher Yoo, and GM Sanan Sjugirov. This week's Titled ...
For the second time during the FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi leads by a full point. Today the Russian GM scored a quick win vs. his compatriot GM Kirill Alekseenko and saw his rivals draw their games. In his second Sveshnikov...
GM Anish Giri defeated GM Wang Hao in round nine of the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg. The Dutchman joined GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in second place. The trio is half a point behind GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who...
GM Fabiano Caruana came with an impressive piece of opening preparation but only defeated GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave deep in the endgame as the FIDE Candidates Tournament finally resumed on Monday in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Caruana now shares seco...
