NM Griffin McConnell earned the national master title on March 19, 2022, at the age of 17, after undergoing four brain surgeries. Despite having seizures since childhood and undergoing several operations—after various medications failed to h...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa once again share the lead with 12 points after the penultimate day of play. They are followed closely by GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem, both with 11 points. Behind them, we find GM&n...
The Russian Chess Federation's appeal against GM Sergey Karjakin's six-month ban was dismissed by the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC). This opens the door for GM Ding Liren to replace Karjakin in the FIDE Candidates Tournament.
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The first round of this year's edition of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania saw only one win. GM Wesley So defeated GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in a nice positional game, while the other four games ended in draws after varying amounts ...