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Do you want to join the biggest team competition in the chess world? On November 3, you will have your chance! Here is the link to join There are eight spots open in the PRO Chess League and you and your city's team will have the chance to tak...
THE FINALS HAVE GONE TO TIEBREAKS! Watch live on twitch.tv/chess and chess.com/tv! The PRO Chess League finals are happening NOW between the Chengdu Pandas (GM Wang Yue, GM Ni Hua, GM Xu Xiangyu, and Chu Ruotong) and the Armenia Eagles...
The PRO Chess League finals weekend is happening NOW in San Francisco with the Armenia Eagles, Ljubljana Turtles, Saint Louis Arch Bishops, and Chengdu Pandas! Yesterday, the Chengdu Pandas defeated the Ljubljana Turtles, while the Arm...
The PRO Chess League semifinals are happening NOW in San Francisco with the Armenia Eagles, Ljubljana Turtles, Saint Louis Arch Bishops, and Chengdu Pandas! Follow this live blog for the fastest updates, and see our FAQ for all...
The PRO Chess League semifinals are happening NOW in San Francisco with the Armenia Eagles, Ljubljana Turtles, Saint Louis Arch Bishops, and Chengdu Pandas! Follow this live blog for the fastest updates, and see our FAQ for all the details! ...
The Chengdu Pandas became the second PRO Chess League team to win their division after qualifying for the 2018 season. The other similarly victorious team was the Armenia Eagles. This was a tight match with the Australia Kangaroos actually holdi...
Last year, the Saint Louis Arch Bishops won the Pacific Division and the 2017 championship. After some key changes this year (replacing Wesley So with Fabiano Caruana and moving to the Atlantic Division), the Arch Bishops are headed back to the fi...
The "underdogs," the Ljubljana Turtles, handily defeated the Marseille Migraines in the PRO Chess League's Central Division championship. Many factors were important to their victory. For starters, French number one and Migraines' team manager, ...
The Armenia Eagles came back in the final round to split their match with the Mumbai Movers 8-8. Thanks to scoring more game points in the regular season, the Eagles had draw odds and advance to the semifinals! They will be one of four teams takin...
The Chengdu Pandas conceded a draw to the Dallas Destiny, but they still advanced to the next round of the PRO Chess League playoff due to better tiebreaks against the Dallas Destiny. The Pandas again relied on their incredible due of GMs Yu Yan...
The San Diego Surfers had an amazing regular season, taking the top seed in a touch Pacific Division and finishing the regular season on a five match winning streak. Unfortunately, their streak concluded in the post-season. The Australia Kangaro...
France was only big enough for one PRO Chess League playoff team. The Marseille Migraines defeated the Cannes Blockbusters to claim the title as the greatest French PRO Chess League team and advance to the divisional championship next week. The ...
The Ljubljana Turtles were considered the underdogs against the strong Stockholm Snowballs, but the Turtles grabbed an early lead in the match and kept the pressure on their opponents. With tensions at their maximum in the final round, the match...
Intuitively, Eagles are a poor match for Horses, but they have been known to make short work of other quadrupeds. While the final match score was heavily in the Eagles' favor, the Horses did get in some good kicks before succumbing today. For...
One could not ask for more playoff drama than an all-India match featuring India's three 2700+ players! The Mumbai Movers featured both GMs Viswanathan Anand and Santosh Vidit Gujrathi in their lineup while the Dynamite had GM Pentala Harikrishna ...
The only question in the Dallas Destiny vs Las Vegas Desert Rats match was if the Destiny would achieve a perfect score. The answer proved to be no as they missed by one, winning 15-1. The Desert Rats have had a tough season and could not have a...
The San Diego Surfers have been excellent all-season long and with another match win against the San Jose Hackers, they won the Pacific Division by a point over the competition. For many, the match was a painful one as though the Surfers prospec...
The Rio Grande Ospreys and the Australia Kangaroos each bring strong and balanced teams to their matches. In the final week of the PRO Chess League, the Ospreys were triumphant, but that wasn't enough for them to avoid relegation as the Seattle Sl...
The Seattle Sluggers missed the playoffs this year, but with an impressive final-round lineup, they did hand the Chengdu Pandas their second defeat of the season. Hikaru Nakamura lead the way for the Sluggers, scoring 3.5/4, and streamed comment...
The Montclair Sopranos made incredibly short work of the Minnesota Blizzard, one of 2018's best-performing teams. In the twelve games against the Blizzard's boards two, three, and four, the Sopranos scored an incredible 10/12. Ultimately though,...
The Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers and Miami Champions drew their match today with an 8-8 score. Going into this match the Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers were tied for first place in the central division with the Webster Windmills and were firmly locked into th...
The Webster Windmills defeated the Montreal ChessBrahs by a 8.5-7.5 score. Going into this match the Webster Windmills were tied for first place in the central division with the Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers. With this match win they move to 7.5/9 on th...
The Buenos Aires Krakens played strong chess against one of the most stacked PRO Chess League teams today, but a solid draw against the Saint Louis Arch Bishops was not enough for them to avoid relegation. A couple of interesting rook mates happ...
The London Lions finished the 2018 PRO Chess League strong, holding a match against the Ljubljana Turtles despite a fierce last-round comeback from the Turtles. The match draw was key for the Lions, without it, they faced relegation, but with it, ...
The Stockholm Snowballs finished the regular season at the top of the Central Division standings. Their excellent play week in and week out has been truly impressive, and they look like a good pick to again make the final four as they did last yea...
