Host country China defeated Russia at the Yin Zhou Cup in Ningbo with a score that left no doubt: 29-21. The Chinese women won both their matches in the last two rounds 4-1. July 20 is the International Day of Chess, be...
GM Igor Kovalenko won the Najdorf Memorial in Warsaw, Poland most convincingly. The 26-year-old Ukrainian-born Latvian GM scored 8.0/9, good for a 2902 performance rating and the € 5,000 ($5,500) first prize. Photo courtesy of the...
GM Ding Liren defeated GM Boris Gelfand 3-1 in a friendly match held in Wenzhou, China. The four-game match started with two draws, but then the Chinese grandmaster won two games in a row. Officially called the “City of Wenzhou Olympic Cup...
After three rounds of classical chess China leads 16-14 vs Russia in the Yin Zhou Cup, the traditional Scheveningen-style match that is currently under way in Ningbo, China. Every year, since 2001, China and Russia face each other in ...
The Chilean Ministry of Social Development and the World Chess Federation (FIDE) have signed an agreement to facilitate the integration of children, youth and vulnerable senior citizens through the game of chess. The project involves a U.S. $85,00...
“It will be an incredible honor,” said Akshat Chandra, who might face 2800-GMs at next year's U.S. Championship in St. Louis. The 15-year-old IM from Iselin, New Jersey qualified by winning the U.S. Junior Championship on Wednesda...
Lots of young, talented players have been invited to the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni, Armenia where GMs David Anton and Santosh Vidit are tied for first place after three rounds. The seventh international Lake Sevan tournamen...
Four rounds have been played at the Najdorf Memorial, a strong open tournament in Warsaw, Poland. GMs Ivan Cheparinov, Igor Kovalenko and Andrei Volokitin are the top seeds. The Najdorf Memorial takes place July 10-18 in...
On Sunday a quick draw was enough for GM Anish Giri to clinch his 4th Dutch national title. His main rival GM Loek van Wely, who could still force a playoff, lost instead. WGM Anne Haast repeated as Dutch women's champion....
In round 2 of the Danzhou tournament GM Wei Yi played that brilliant game, but it was GM Wang Yue who reminded everyone of how strong a player he used to be. The 28-year-old grandmaster from Taiyuan won the tournament with 7.0/9 and a ...
This week GM Anatoly Karpov was back at the chess board in Riga, Latvia for a rapid match with GM Evgeny Sveshnikov. The 12th world champion won 4-2 and claimed the 178th victory in his long career. Two chess legends met for ...
The Dutch Championship has become a neck-and-neck race between GMs Anish Giri and Loek van Wely. With three rounds to go, the two grandmasters are on 3.0/4, a point ahead of the pack. For the second year in a row the Dutch Championship...
Hikaru Nakamura won Titled Tuesday 11, taking home $750 of the $2,000 prize pool and besting a group of 83 titled players, including 17 grandmasters. The final payout in Titled Tuesday is a $125 Game of the Tournament prize, sele...
GM Hikaru Nakamura, the highest-rated blitz player on Chess.com, had his most successful Titled Tuesday yesterday. He won his third straight, his first outright, and tied his highest score. He is the second player to achieve a "Titled Tues...
On Sunday, GM Aleksandr Lenderman won the World Open on tiebreak. The 25-year-old grandmaster from Brooklyn beat GM Rauf Mamedov in an Armageddon playoff and earned $5462.50. The 43rd edition of the World Open took place June 30-J...
GM Fabiano Caruana started with 0.5/2 but then won five games in a row to win the Sparkassen Chess Meeting for the third time. In the last round he defeated GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu with a beautiful combination. GM Wesley So play...
GM Fabiano Caruana has excellent chances to win the Sparkassen Chess Meeting for the third time. On Independence Day the new U.S. grandmaster grabbed sole lead by beating GM Hou Yifan — his fourth win in a row. GM Vladimir K...
On Friday GM Fabiano Caruana stopped GM Vladimir Kramnik's winning streak as it was his turn to win his third game in a row at the Sparkassen Chess Meeting. With two rounds to go, Caruana leads with GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. GM Wesley...
GM Wei Yi might just have played the 21st-century version of the Immortal Game. The Chinese super-talent beat Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon just brilliantly today in Danzhou. Yesterday the sixth edition of the annual tournament in Danzhou sta...
Besides Magnus Carlsen, three players are rated above 2800 in the FIDE July 1 rating list: Hikaru Nakamura (in fourth place at 2814), Veselin Topalov (third with 2816) and Vishy Anand (second, also with 2816). The J...
On Wednesday GM Vladimir Kramnik won his third game in a row at the Sparkassen Chess Meeting and caught GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in first place. The ex-world champion beat GM Georg Meier with Black. One more win and we might have...
On Tuesday GM Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi. The 25-year-old Indian grandmaster “did a Caruana” as he won his first seven games. GM Humpy Koneru withdrew at the end of round four ...
The Sparkassen Chess Meeting is just three rounds old but has seen many great games already. After another spectacular round, GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu still leads. Photo courtesy of Sparkassen Chess. What a tournament has this ...
On Sunday GM Pentala Harikrishna won the Edmonton International in Edmonton, Canada. The 29-year-old Indian grandmaster finished a point ahead of GMs Wang Hao, Sury Ganguly and Vassily Ivanchuk. All photos courtesy of the official website. ...
