GM Harika Dronavalli and GM Ju Wenjun are in the joint lead with 6.5 points from nine games at the end of the first day of the Tata Steel Chess India Women's Blitz. No player could escape defeat on an exciting day of blitz with high-quality games,...
GM Alireza Firouzja has earned a rematch vs. GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup by winning the Losers Final vs. GM Denis Lazavik. Despite having a losing position for most of their second game, Firouzja pul...
GM Hikaru Nakamura claimed his ninth title and the $400 prize for first place in September's first Bullet Brawl after a tense battle with GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Andrew Tang, who finished second and third respectively. GMs Oleksandr Bortnyk and ...
The Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid saw a nerve-wracking final round where title chances alternatively swung in favor of WGM Divya Deshmukh and Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun before the former emerged as the winner by a half-a-point...
Chess.com is excited to announce the third edition of Chessable's annual Create Your Own Course contest. Registrations are open from September 1 to November 30 to all Chessable PRO members who want to participate. This is the perfect oppor...
GM Magnus Carlsen reached the Division I Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup after defeating GM Alireza Firouzja with a hat trick, 3-0 with no fourth game. By stark contrast, youth beat experience in the Losers Bracket. GM No...
WGM Divya Deshmukh bulldozed over the field with three impressive victories in three games on day two to take the sole lead with a score of 5.5/6 in the Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid tournament. Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun had another ...
For 37 years, Indian chess has had one unwavering constant: the legendary GM Viswanathan Anand is king. With the release of FIDE's latest official rating list on Friday, that has now changed. There is a new kid on the block. GM Gukesh D, the 17-...
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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja will throw down in the Division I Winners Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup after defeating, respectively, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So. Carlsen won the first two games with ease, essayi...
Youngsters WGM Divya Deshmukh and IM Vantika Agrawal powered through the opposition on their way to joint lead with 2.5 points apiece after three rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid tournament in a day of exciting clashes at Kolkata...
What a fortnight it has been for the Indian chess prodigy GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and his family. First, the 18-year-old made chess history by storming to his first World Cup final in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he suffered a heartbreaking loss t...
In a match that came down to the wire, IM Alice Lee defeated FM Tani Adewumi in the fifth edition of Tani vs. The World. Down four points with barely enough time left for as many games, Lee pulled off an unbelievable comeback to win in overtime. ...
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Chess.com is excited to launch the Variants Community Series (VCS), a series of events and competitions for streamers and our dedicated and growing variants community. Every two months, we'll be featuring a different variant for you to discover, l...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, and Wesley So move on to the Division I Winners Semifinals of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup after winning their matches on day one. Carlsen, Firouzja, and So all won their matches...
The Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz Women's tournament was inaugurated at Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, with a short ceremony and drawing of lots. The event pits five of the best Indian women players against five invited global stars...
GM Alireza Firouzja has become the fourth player to sweep both ends of a Titled Tuesday, joining GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in accomplishing the feat. Firouzja won the early event on August 29 with 9.5 points, then ...
On the last day, WR Chess completed their phenomenal run at the World Rapid Team Championship, clinching first with a round to spare. It was truly a team victory as every member contributed, with several players turning in dazzling performances....
Update: Unfortunately, due to the late-notice replacement of GM Ding Liren with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, we have had to cancel the 2023 SCC Bracket Contest. The 2023 Speed Chess Championship is sprinting towards us, with only a week left before ...
Chess has been given a major boost in England after the U.K. government announced a combined package worth almost £1 million ($1.25 million) to fund the English Chess Federation (ECF). The funding will support children playing chess and impr...
After two days, WR Chess soars ahead of the field at the World Rapid Team Championship. Led by perfect scores from GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Hou Yifan, this star-studded team has won eight matches in a row to gain a three-point margin...
WR Chess, led by GM Wesley So, rose to clear first on day one of the World Rapid Team Championship 2023, winning all of their matches so far. The top seed, GM Viswanathan Anand's Freedom, had a rocky fourth round, nearly losing to GM Pental...
GM Daniel Naroditsky finished ahead of GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Andrew Tang in Saturday's Bullet Brawl after scoring 70 wins en route to amassing a 275 score. Following a loss to Nakamura in his first game, Naroditsky ran rampant and procured a 26-...
