GM-elect Tuan Minh Le won the early Titled Tuesday on August 23 with 9.5/11 and the best tiebreaks ahead of GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Aleskandr Lenderman. In the late event, GM Daniil Dubov finished first in the late event ahead of GM Jeffery Xiong...
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GMs Eric Hansen and Vladimir Fedoseev advanced to the Qualifier 1 final of the 2022 Fischer Random World Championship on Tuesday. Though they achieved the same result, the two players had vastly different journeys. Hansen literally danced to ...
GM Sam Sevian won the Qualifier 1 Swiss stage of the 2022 Fischer Random World Championship on Monday, refusing a draw in the last round to go for more. GMs Aleksandr Shimanov and Vladimir Fedoseev finished in second and third with seven points ea...
GM Hou Yifan defeated GM Valentina Gunina in the semifinals of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Gunina kicked off the match with a shocking six-game winning streak, but Hou made an equally astounding comeback in ...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the FTX Crypto Cup on Sunday despite losing his final match in a tiebreak to GM Praggnanandhaa R., who thereby secured second place in the tournament. GM Alireza Firouzja finished in third place. How to watch? The games of ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi proved to be invincible, clinching the Grand Final of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase on Sunday. He defeated GM Dmitry Andreikin, who had an incredible run, overcoming GMs Hikaru Nakamura and...
Chess has an incredible history that dates back more than a millennia. As one of the oldest board games, chess is surrounded by tradition and grand story. From its origination in India to its diffusion and evolution around the world, chess has cap...
GM Magnus Carlsen increased his lead at the FTX Crypto Cup to two points on Saturday thanks to beating GM Alireza Firouzja in the tiebreak. The leader will face the runner-up in Sunday's final round: Praggnanandhaa R., who lost to GM Jan-Krzysztof...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Winners Final of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase on Saturday, defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura in an armageddon playoff. But it's not over yet! Nakamura will get a second chance in the Losers ...
The FTX Crypto Cup is no longer a two-horse race as both GMs Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa R. lost their matches in round five. Whereas Pragg went down in three games vs. GM Le Quang Liem, Carlsen took the sole lead as he got one point for los...
The Winners Semifinals of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase transpired on Friday in two colossal clashes that saw GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi progress to the Winners Final. GMs Wesley So and Vladimir Fed...
Also on the fourth day of play at the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, GMs Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa R. won their matches without needing a tiebreak. The duo is now four points ahead of GM Alireza Firouzja, who is on eight points, followed by GM L...
The finals series of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase commenced on Thursday with matchups that featured the 12 top point-scorers across the inaugural season and four invited players—GMs Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniacht...
Chess.com is excited to announce that the FIDE Fischer Random World Championship is back, brought to you by the Government of Iceland and the City of Reykjavik! Top players from around the world will compete in a series of classical Fischer Random...
The summer holidays are coming to an end, and ChessKid is giving all parents and educators a 20% discount on Gold memberships to make sure young chess players can get easy access to child-friendly game analysis, puzzles, video lessons, and more. ...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and GM Praggnanandhaa R. continue to lead the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, now with the maximum score of nine points after three days of play. In second place, four points behind, are GM Levon Aronian and GM Alireza Firouzja. T...
GM Kateryna Lagno defeated IM Vaishali R in the semifinals of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Wednesday. Lagno's experience faced off against Vaishali's fighting spirit to produce a match of many dynamic battles. ...
For the second time in three weeks, GMs Oleksandr Bortnyk and Hikaru Nakamura each won an event on Titled Tuesday. In second place this week were GMs Eric Hansen and Daniel Naroditsky, making it a good day for streaming stars. Early Tournament...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and GM Praggnanandhaa R. are in a tie for first place at the FTX Crypto Cup with the maximum score of six points after two days of play. GM Levon Aronian is in second place with five points, ahead of GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda w...
The exciting finals of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship begin on August 18. That means it's time for another bracket contest! This time, it's a double elimination bracket—you will really have to be on your game to make the best selections t...
GMs Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa R., and Jan-Krzysztof Duda started with wins in a first round full of fighting chess at the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami. The tournament is the sixth event in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and its ...
GM R.B. Ramesh is a name recognized globally in the chess community, thanks to his reputation as a chess trainer. Over the years, he has helped many chess players attain titles and secure medals at International levels. He is the only Indian coach...
GM Wesley So won week 25 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in a hard-fought final that culminated in an armageddon playoff. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Oleksandr Bortnyk made ...
