GM Sam Sevian is on the brink of a 2700+ rating after beating the reigning U.S. Champion Wesley So in the first round of The American Cup. This brand new tournament, featuring a double elimination bracket, started on Wednesday in St. Louis, USA.
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GM Hikaru Nakamura won his fourth consecutive Arena Kings on April 20 with a score of 3.5-0.5 in the final and has continued a streak of winning every time he's played in Season 9, seven in total. GM Vagur Rasulov finished as a finalist ...
There were multiway ties at the top in both Titled Tuesday tournaments on April 19, but they produced two familiar winners. GM Hikaru Nakamura had the best tiebreaks of three players on 9.5/11 in the early tournament, while GM Dmitry Andreikin won...
The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG continued today with the return of the two-time champion, GM Nihal Sarin, as he took on IM Aronyak Ghosh in their round of 16 match. Nihal was in a fighting mood and pushed for a win i...
"If anyone expects or hopes that I will say yes, I have to prepare them for disappointment," said Magnus Carlsen in an interview with Norway's biggest newspaper on Monday. The world champion repeated his earlier statements that he is not sure...
IM Christopher Yoo was victorious in his round of 16 match today against GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG.
Few points separated the players for the majority of the match, but i...
GM Levon Aronian won week 10 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, besting GM Alexander Grischuk in the knockout final.
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Swiss tournament and made it to the semifinals along wi...
GM Kirill Shevchenko advanced today at the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG with a hard-fought match victory over GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov. Though Shevchenko led throughout, the match reached its climax when he had to ...
Another dramatic match ensued at the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG on Thursday, with GM Awonder Liang edging out GM Andrew Hong by a mere point after winning the final game of the match.
It was a tough bout, with non...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his third consecutive Arena Kings on April 13 and has now claimed victory in all six weeks he's played in Season 9. For the second straight week, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk was Nakamura's opponent in the final while the semif...