Alexander Grischuk won the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg on Sunday as well as $24,000 as he defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda (who won $14,000) in the final's tiebreak. The Russian grandmaster will now almost certainly qualify for the 2...
It took a mid-tournament surge, but the Croatia Bulldogs have now secured the 24th and final position in the 2020 PRO Chess League. Led by IM Tuan Minh Le, the Bulldogs clinched a final-round match with Azerbaijan Wolves a...
For the first time Obiettivo Risarcimento from Padova, Italy, won the gold medals at the European Club Cup. Nona (Georgia) won in the women's section for the fourth time. The European Club Cup, a seven-round competition for Europe...
The final of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg will be decided in a tiebreak on Sunday. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was under pressure twice but held the draw against Alexander Grischuk in both standard games. Over the board Duda and Gri...
Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey recently fulfilled all requirements for the International Master title at the age of 10 years, nine months and three days—younger than anyone else. Mishra, who is often called "Abhi," broke the previous ...
Levon Aronian won the five-minute games, but then Vladislav Artemiev took over and ended up winning their Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal match convincingly. The Russian player dominated both the three- and one-minute segments towa...
Hello again, chess fans! Wow, November is flying by, and we have yet to address October. Sorry for the wait. Let's step back in time and find out what happened at Chess.com last month. Puzzles Capped the Puzzle Battle Streak multip...
With three rounds to go, four teams still have a perfect score at the European Club Cup, now underway in Montenegro. In the women's section, two teams are tied for first place. The competition for club teams is a seven-round Swiss, without a res...
Despite losing the first rapid game in Wednesday's tiebreak Jan-Krzysztof Duda knocked out Daniil Dubov to reach the final of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg. That starts on Friday. It was an exciting semifinal tiebreak betwee...
Alexander Grischuk is the first finalist of the the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg after beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the second game of the semifinals. Daniil Dubov and Jan-Krzysztof Duda drew again, and will play a tiebreak on We...
The top two players in the world, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, will meet in January for the 2020 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. With Anish Giri and Ian Nepomniachtchi, the field of the masters has four players from the current world's top 10....
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs. Daniil Dubov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Alexander Grischuk, the first two games of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg semifinals, both ended in draws. The return games will be played on Tuesday....
The PRO Chess League Qualifiers are right around the corner, and the event will determine which team earns the final spot in the upcoming season. All eight teams are set to square off on Nov. 16, 2019, at 9 a.m. Pacific. After an intensi...
On Sunday Levon Aronian defeated Sergey Karjakin in a playoff to win the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest. With his victory, the Armenian grandmaster secured a spot in the London playoffs next month. Anton Korobov's ...
Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Daniil Dubov, Alexander Grischuk and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg. The first three names decided matters in the classical games whereas Dubov eliminated Peter Svi...
On the first day of blitz, Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem went through the field like a raging bull and scored an amazing 7/9. Anton Korobov didn't disappoint either and is still the leader at Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour&nbs...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave made a big step toward reaching the semifinals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg. On Friday, the French GM defeated Veselin Topalov with the black pieces, while the other three games ended in draws. History is repeati...
Anton Korobov still leads the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour after three days of rapid. The Ukrainian grandmaster, who at the end of the day gave his personal explanation of AlphaZero's playing style, is two points ahead of Levon...
FIDE World Cup winner Teimour Radjabov got close to eliminating Daniil Dubov, but eventually the opposite happened and Dubov advanced. Alexander Grischuk, David Navara and Yu Yangyi also won their tiebreaks to reach the second round...
Anton Korobov is the surprise leader at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour. The Ukrainian GM beat two world champions in one day: Vishy Anand and Wesley So. Anish Giri is just one point behind Korobov going into the last day of rapi...
Pentala Harikrishna, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wei Yi were all eliminated in the first round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg. These players lost their first game and then failed to win on demand. Nepomniachtchi later had a clash on...
Thanks to two wins and one draw, Anish Giri is the sole leader after the first day of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour. The Dutch GM beat both Wesley So and Sergey Karjakin. The Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour ga...
Besides some very quick draws, the first day of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg saw four winners. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Peter Svidler and Veselin Topalov won and now only need a draw on Wednesday to advance to the next ro...
A high number of top grandmasters will be sitting behind the chess board this week as both the FIDE Grand Prix (in Hamburg) and the Grand Chess Tour (in Bucharest) resume. Grand Prix After Moscow (won by Ian Nepomniachtchi) and Riga (won by Sha...
