GM Wesley So is still leading the Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament after the first nine rounds of blitz chess. The American grandmaster is half a point ahead of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Alireza Firouzja surged in the standings after scoring a f...
GM Sam Shankland won the third edition of the Prague Masters. Playing his first over-the-board tournament in 16 months, the California-based grandmaster finished on 5.5/7, half a point more than Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. How to watch?The g...
In her first official chess event in 2021, GM Hou Yifan reached the quarterfinals of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship. The former women's world champion from China beat Azerbaijan's IM Gulnar Mammadova 15-6 on Sunday. The next...
GM Wesley So is leading the Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament after nine rounds of rapid chess. The American grandmaster is one point ahead of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who played a brilliant sacrifice in the ninth round. GM Etienne Bacrot, who will...
Two more players qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship on Saturday. First, GM Lei Tingjie (China) defeated WGM Vaishali R. (India) and in the second match, GM Anna Muzychuk beat IM Iulija Osmak...
After another day of exciting chess, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, and GM Wesley So are sharing the lead at the Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament. One more day of rapid will follow and next will be two days of blitz. How to watch...
Georgia's GM Nana Dzagnidze beat U.S. GM Irina Krush on Friday in the round of 16 of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship. Krush managed to win the final regular bullet game on demand but then lost three bullet games in a row i...
The second event in the 2021 Grand Chess Tour started on Friday with the first day of rapid in the Paris Rapid & Blitz. After three rounds, there's a four-way tie among GMs Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, and Peter Svidler. GM Al...
Former women's world champion GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria defeated the Peruvian WGM Deysi Cori 16.5-6.5 in the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship's round of 16. Stefanova was the winner in all three time controls. The next ma...
FIDE and its partner World Chess announced on Thursday that the 2022 Grand Prix series will consist of three tournaments that will be held between February and April 2022. The top two finishers of the series will qualify for the 2022 Candidates To...
GM Harika Dronavalli eliminated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk from the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship on Wednesday. Kosteniuk started very strong, but Harika came back, leveled the score just in time, and then decided the match in the ti...
American chess organizer, international arbiter, and chess writer Carol Jarecki died on Sunday, June 13 at the age of 86 after losing a battle to cancer. An arbiter at world championship matches in New York in 1990 and 1995, Jarecki will be sorely...
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the $90,000 first prize at the Superbet Chess Classic on Monday. The 36-year-old Azerbaijani GM finished a point ahead of the pack as he secured victory with an easy draw against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The standi...
In a very close round of 16 match in the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship, reigning women's world blitz champion GM Kateryna Lagno defeated GM Valentina Gunina 11.5-10.5. The next match is on Wednesday, June 16, between GM Alexandra...
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov used a now-infamous variation in the Grunfeld to force a draw with GM Anish Giri in round eight of the Superbet Chess Classic. Mamedyarov is half a point away from sole tournament victory. While three more games ended in...
The Main Event of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship started with a surprise as IM Bibisara Assaubayeva eliminated GM Humpy Koneru. The Kazakh number-three player beat the female world number-three 14.5-7.5. The live broadcast o...
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won his third consecutive game and is suddenly a full point ahead of the pack with two rounds to go at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. The Azerbaijani grandmaster defeated GM Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces ...
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Alexander Grischuk moved to plus two and are sharing the lead at the Superbet Chess Classic with three rounds to go. Mamedyarov profited from tactical oversights by GM Levon Aronian while Grischuk outplayed GM Const...
Just like in 2017, GM Magnus Carlsen will be participating in the FIDE World Cup that starts July 12 in Sochi, Russia. The world champion won't be clashing with his challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who instead has chosen to focus on preparing for...
The top 50 of the Fighting Chess Index, introduced by Australian grandmaster and economist David Smerdon, has GM Vladimir Kramnik in first place. GM Teimour Radjabov, who was criticized this week for playing quick draws at the Superbet Chess Class...
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov caught the leaders GM Alexander Grischuk and GM Wesley So in the fifth round of the Superbet Chess Classic. Mamedyarov was the only winner of the day as he defeated GM Constantin Lupulescu with a wonderful combination. T...
The Superbet Chess Classic is wide open again after both tournament leaders GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac lost their games. Caruana was defeated by GM Wesley So, and Deac went down against GM Alexander Grischuk. The quick dra...
The local players keep making a name for themselves at the Superbet Chess Classic. In the third round, it was GM Constantin Lupulescu who took the spotlight with a win against world number-six GM Anish Giri. Meanwhile, GM Teimour Radjabov surpri...
Last-minute substitute GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac had a great start at the Superbet Chess Classic. After missing a win in the first round, he beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave the next day. Deac leads with GM Fabiano Caruana, who beat GM Constantin Lupule...
The Superbet Chess Classic, the first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, began on Saturday with draws on all five boards. GM Anish Giri lived dangerously in his game with GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac but survived in the end. How to watch?The games of ...