GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on Friday after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi with the black pieces. The challenger made another big blunder and lost his fourth game in the match. The final score is 7.5-3.5 in favor of...
GM Sergey Karjakin and GM Richard Rapport are tied for first place after four days of rapid chess at the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan. GM Viswanathan Anand is currently in last place, but there are 14 rounds of blitz to play.
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"It is unlikely that I will play another match unless maybe if the next challenger represents the next generation," wrote GM Magnus Carlsen today in a blog post for one of his sponsors. The world champion once again mentioned GM Alireza Firouzja a...