In both the open and women's sections of the 2019 European Team Chess Championship, Russia was crowned champion after maintaining their lead throughout the final phase of the tournament. Ukraine (silver) and England (bronze) ended one match poin...
Wesley So has won the first FIDE-sanctioned Fischer Random World Chess Championship, sweeping aside Magnus Carlsen in the final. So needed just two fast-rapid games to dispatch Carlsen and become the first official Fischer Random chess world champ...
Wesley So is on the brink of winning the World Fischer Random Championship after blanking Magnus Carlsen on the second day of slow-rapid games. So leads Carlsen by the commanding score of 10.5-1.5 in the best-of-24-point match. So needs just two...
Wesley So is the surprise leader after an exciting first day of the World Fischer Random Chess Championship final vs. Magnus Carlsen. The American takes a three-point lead thanks to a win in game two of the slow-rapid games. The title match...
With her 5.0/9 score at the 2019 SPICE Cup, which included two draws and a win against grandmasters, Carissa Yip has unofficially become the youngest female international master in U.S. history (pending certification from FIDE). Her third and fi...
The two finalist spots were decided before the blitz segment of the World Fischer Random Chess Championship on Wednesday. After emerging victorious from their semifinal matches, Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen will play ...
The deadlock in the World Fischer Random Chess Championship was broken today in both semifinals. The top seed and favorite Magnus Carlsen earned a second win with Black over Fabiano Caruana to take the lead in the match. Wesley So b...
Unknown Ukrainian GM Evgeny Shtembuliak has won the World Junior Championship. WIM Polina Shuvalova of Russia has won gold in the girls section, her second world championship this month as she won the World Under 18 Girls Championship in Mumb...
Both semifinal matches ended in deadlock after day one—tied 3-3 after a pair of slow-rapid duels. In terms of entertainment, Fischer Random at the very highest level delivered. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So traded punches in two violent b...
After a long process of online qualifications, the action goes live and over-the-board in the first official FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship. The four semifinalists have gathered in Norway and will face off at the Henie Onstad Art Cen...
The biennial European Team Championships 2019 is underway at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi, Georgia. At the time of writing, three rounds have been played. This fall seems to be one of the busiest chess schedules ever with the World Cup...
Wang Hao defeated David Howell today and edged out Fabiano Caruana on tiebreak to win the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man and qualify for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament. The Candidates' Tournament will determine the next ...
With one round to go Fabiano Caruana is the sole leader at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man. The American GM defeated David Anton in a bloody penultimate round with seven decisive games on the top eight boards. Seven ...
Hikaru Nakamura had a slow start but after a convincing win against Vladislav Kovalev, the American grandmaster now finds himself tied for first place with David Anton, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana at the FIDE Chess.c...
With a surprisingly quick and crushing win over Alexander Grischuk, the Spanish grandmaster David Anton joined Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana in the lead at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man. There are three roun...
As the only winner in round seven among the top 12 boards, Levon Aronian swapped places with Wang Hao to join Fabiano Caruana in the lead at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man. There are four rounds to go. You ca...
The sixth round of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss started with seven leaders, but of those just Fabiano Caruana and Wang Hao won their games today. The two are on 5/6 going into the only rest day in Isle of Man. Y...
Luke McShane had Fabiano Caruana on the ropes in round five of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, but after six hours and 41 minutes, Caruana "did a Magnus" and got away with a draw. Seven players are now sharing the lead with 4...
Fabiano Caruana and Wang Hao drew their game in round four of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and were joined in first place by Parham Maghsoodloo and Luke McShane. Magnus Carlsen was lost but miraculously escaped vs. ...
Both Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) and Wang Hao (China) won their third game at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. As the only players on 3/3, they will play each other on Sunday. You can follow the games here as part of our live portal Chess.com/e...
Round one of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss saw a big upset as the five-time world champion Vishy Anand (India) lost to Evgeniy Najer (Russia) in just 30 moves. Top seeds Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana started with win...
The World Youth Chess Championship 2019 is being held in Mumbai, India from October 1-13. This is the first time that India is hosting this prestigious event. After this event, India will also host the World Junior Chess Championship 2019 i...
The PRO Chess League is back for the 2020 season, and it will introduce major improvements and an increased prize fund for the world's premier online chess league. Official season play begins on January 6, 2020, and the new format of the l...
The inaugural FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss was officially opened on Wednesday at the Comis Hotel near the Isle of Man capital, Douglas. The pairings for the first round are out. You can follow the games here as part of our live portal Chess.com/...
