On Monday, GM Magnus Carlsen surprised the chess world by announcing that he was withdrawing from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, tweeting his decision at the beginning of round four.
I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing i...
Never a dull moment at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup: In the matchup between the two leaders, World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann, the young American caused a massive sensation by outplaying and eventually beating the Norwegian.
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In round two of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, the games went in two directions: solid, sensible play for some, and complicated battles for others.
The sole winner of round one, World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen, played a solid draw, allowing the Amer...
The 2022 Sinquefield Cup came off to a good start with one win and four draws. The win came courtesy of World Champion Magnus Carlsen who in convincing fashion took down the recent winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.
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GM Kateryna Lagno defeated defending champion, GM Hou Yifan, in the final of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Friday. The determination and attacking styles of these two grandmasters made this match a riveting duel of mi...
The September FIDE rating list, published today on the website of the International Chess Federation, shows the rise of the new generation of chess. Especially India is doing well, with big jumps for GMs Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, as well as GM Nih...
GM Monika Socko won the 22nd European Women's Chess Championship, held August 20-31, 2022 in Prague. The 44-year-old Polish grandmaster was the only player to score 8.5 out of 11 rounds in a field of 123 players.
Socko, the seventh seed, finishe...
11-year-old FM Yagiz Erdogmus, in case you have not heard of him before, is a name you should expect to hear again. The young Turkish player is an IM-elect (meaning he has earned the title, only waiting for it to be approved) and number 13…