The FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2024 will be held concurrently in Toronto, Canada, the International Chess Federation announced on Monday. Taking place on April 3-25, it will be the first time that the two tournaments will occur with th...
It took four rapid games before the victor was decided on the 10th and final day of The American Cup in St. Louis.
In the fourth game of their third match of the event, GM Wesley So blundered to lose a miniature to GM Hikaru…
It took two full games and two messy tiebreakers before the victors of the action of day nine in The American Cup were decided.
In the Women's event, GM Irina Krush needed only a draw, but lost the regulation game before ultimately deciding the ...
The FIDE Women's Grand Prix in New Delhi, scheduled to start on Saturday, has been delayed after Kazakh GM Zhansaya Abdumalik withdrew upon arrival. A letter signed by the players requests that the event be canceled or postponed. However, after is...
A powerhouse during the regular season, the Gotham Knights, again impressed on Friday in the Arena Royale of the 2023 Pro Chess League, finishing in clear first, led by GM Vladimir Fedoseev.
This special event offered a unique opportunity ...
GM Irina Krush put herself within arms reach of back-to-back American Cup victories after dispatching FM Alice Lee in the first game of their final matchup on Friday.
Playing with the black pieces in a repeat of their 2022 final, Lee played a ra...
The Cinderella basketball teams busted your March Madness bracket to smithereens. Fortunately, the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) Playoffs are just in time to give you another shot at office pool glory.
The playoffs begin with wild card wee...
It took two tiebreakers before the winners were determined in the two elimination brackets in The American Cup.
GM Wesley So cheated himself from a win in the first game but took care of business in the blitz tiebreaker.
In the women's event, ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura was the first player to book his ticket to this year's finals of The American Cup after defeating GM Wesley So in a blitz playoff. So will now have to play against GM Levon Aronian for a spot in the final after…
GM Daniil Dubov and GM Vladimir Kramnik won Titled Tuesday on March 21. Kramnik, 47, was the world chess champion from 2000 to 2007. He retired from over-the-board tournament chess in 2019 but has been active in Chess.com rapid and blitz events in...