Challenger GM Lei Tingjie briefly threatened to take over in game 10 of the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship, but Defending Champion GM Ju Wenjun "took back" a questionable move and soon even had a nominal advantage before the game fizzled out...
GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Hikaru Nakamura won their matches by the highest margins in the quarterfinals of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Tuesday. They each defeated formidable grandmasters, Andrew Tang and Jose Martinez respectively, by an...
Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun played the Sicilian Defense for the first time in the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship and went on to make a comfortable draw with the black pieces, despite GM Lei Tingjie playing on until move 59.
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The favorites swept the underdogs in the opening round of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Monday.
Debuting in the event, GM Magnus Carlsen won nearly every game vs. GM Eric Hansen. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk fought off GM Fabiano Caruana's ...
Imagine a sun-filled day with an over-the-board game in a picturesque park such as Columbus Park in New York City. It’s a scene we all enjoy watching. Would you be surprised to see tennis great Roger Federer on one side of the chessboard fac...
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Chess streamer Alyssazhu was streaming live on Twitch from a park when her camera was knocked over before a racist rant ag...
GM Ju Wenjun is back! The Women's World Champion outplayed challenger GM Lei Tingjie in a complex middlegame and then ground out an endgame win to level the scores at 4-4 going into the final four games of the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship ...
The SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023 came to a close on Sunday with one clear winner, GM Magnus Carlsen. The former world champion kept up his formidable run and scored 6/9 on the second day of blitz to take his total to 26/36.
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GM Hikaru Nakamura once again won Saturday's Bullet Brawl and claimed the $400 first prize after scoring 263 points in the two-hour arena. This victory follows his record-breaking 75-win run in the previous event.
In the most stacked edition yet...
Defending Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun counterattacked and emerged two pawns up with a winning position as the second half of the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship began. As time ran out, however, she took a safe option that allowed GM Lei ...