Another complete year of exciting chess has ended—2019 has had the most power-packed schedule in recent years with elite tournaments, official events and strong opens. Overall, it was a fun year that gave us plenty of awesome games. The st...
Just like last year, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Kateryna Lagno (Russia) became the winners of the world blitz championships in Moscow. As in 2014, Carlsen scored the "double," as he also won the world rapid title two days ago. It...
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) played himself towards pole position on the first day of the world blitz championship in Moscow. Only Maxim Matlakov (Russia) is trailing him by just half a point with nine rounds to go on Sunday. ...
After getting the titles in 2014 and 2015, Magnus Carlsen won the world rapid championship for the third time in his career on Saturday in Moscow. Playing under the FIDE flag, Alireza Firouzja sensationally clinched the silver medal while Hikaru N...
He started with two draws, but by finishing with three wins, Magnus Carlsen passed the competition to grab the lead with one day to go at the world rapid championship in Moscow. There's a four-way tie for first in the women's section w...
Update: Unfortunately, due to the CDC's recommendations regarding postponement of events to curtail the potential spread of COVID-19, Skylar Chess Fest is being postponed. All who have purchased tickets thus far will be refunded promptly. We apolo...
Five players are in the lead with 4.5/5 after the first day of the world rapid championship in Moscow, but favorites such as Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave or Hikaru Nakamura are not among them. In the women's section the current lead...
The Iranian chess star and the country's top player Alireza Firouzja is considering changing his nationality after the Iranian chess federation withdrew its players from the upcoming World Rapid & Blitz in Moscow, according to the Ir...
Leading the tournament from start to finish, Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the 5,000-euro first prize at the Sunway Sitges tournament. A series of entertaining blitz tiebreaks decided the lower prizes. After his fine performance at the ...
On Monday morning the Russian Chess Federation confirmed Kirill Alekseenko as the wildcard for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament, shortly before the manager of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wrote an open letter asking them to reconsider. In early Novembe...
Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. The Russian grandmaster defeated Wei Yi 1.5-0.5 in the final and qualified for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament by finishing in second place in the Grand Prix series behin...
Third seed Anton Korobov of Ukraine started with a perfect 6/6 at the Sunway Sitges tournament before he drew with Vassily Ivanchuk in round seven. With three rounds to go, Korobov is half a point ahead of GMs Vasif Durarbayli of Azerbai...
Wei Yi will be the opponent for Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. On Thursday, the Chinese grandmaster defeated David Navara in the tiebreak of their semifinal. The final, starting on S...
Ian Nepomniachtchi held the draw Wednesday that he needed to eliminate Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. David Navara and Wei Yi drew again and will play a tiebreak on Thursday...
Ian Nepomniachtchi kept his Candidates' hopes alive as he defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first game of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix's semifinals in Jerusalem. Wei Yi and David Navara started with a draw. MVL now...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi will face each other in the semifinals of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. If the Frenchman wins, he qualifies for the Candidates' directly while to do the same, Nepomniachtchi needs to...
The sixth edition of the Sunway Sitges chess festival is underway in Sitges, Spain. After just three rounds into the tournament, top seeds Vassily Ivanchuk and Parham Maghsoodloo are no longer on a perfect score. The festival takes place Dec. 13...
David Navara was the first player to reach the semifinals of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem. While the Czech GM defeated Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia, the other three matches went to tiebreaks. Saturday, the first day of the secon...
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) won the Monaco Women's Grand Prix after a thriller of a final round. Humpy Koneru (India) is still leading the GP standings, followed by Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia). After six rounds, the tournamen...
Day three of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem saw seven matches decided on tiebreaks. At the end, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi advanced to keep their Candidates' 2020 hopes alive while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov los...
The final leg of the 2019 Grand Prix series started today in Jerusalem. The tournament that will decide two qualifiers for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament featured all draws on day one. The Jerusalem Grand Prix is a 16-player knockout with Shakh...
Today is the 50th birthday of five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. It is also the day that his latest book comes out. "I hope they take away a slightly more accurate picture, a close-up of what a chess player's life and thoughts ar...
Hey, chess fans! The end of the year is upon us, and it's time again to take a look at what kept us busy last month at Chess.com. Here are the highlights of November 2019. Puzzles Puzzle Battle Direct Challenges are released. See the full...
Is it possible for a chess beginner to gain enough knowledge and skill to improve 600 rating points in 90 days? For most people, it is not enough to simply play the game of chess and leave it at that. While it is a game, it is also a pursuit of ...
