GM Hikaru Nakamura was victorious in another Titled Tuesday on January 24, his second in a row. Nakamura started 6/6, went undefeated, and scored 9.5/11 to defeat GMs Baadur Jobava and Matthias Bluebaum on tiebreaks.
There was only one tournamen...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his lead with a nearly seven-hour display of exceptional defensive technique vs. GM Vincent Keymer in round nine of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Anish Giri is now in a close second, narrowing th...
A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour—making it the richest and most prestigious annual circuit in chess history.
The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters; the f...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated his longtime rival GM Fabiano Caruana in round eight of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, inching up the scoreboard, back on plus-one with his third victory. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his full-point le...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov was one of four winners in the seventh round of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament and moved to 5.5/7 after scoring his fourth win of the event over GM Arjun Erigaisi on Saturday.
The 18-year-old was joined in the winn...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, drawing a hard-fought clash vs. GM Praggnanandhaa R. in round six. GM Fabiano Caruana climbed the scoreboard with an attacking victory vs. Gukesh D., joining GM Anish...
He's the 15th world chess champion, five-time world champion, and one of the greatest chess players of all time. India's first grandmaster, his career as a chess star has spanned five decades and lasted from his teenage years into his 50s. He has ...
The Ukrainian GM Kirill Shevchenko has changed federations to Romania, the Romanian Chess Federation announced on Thursday. GM Richard Rapport, the world number-17, also switched federations from Hungary last year. Rated 2662, Shevchenko is now th...
In their first-ever classical encounter, 18-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in round five of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. With his previous round's victory vs. GM Parham Maghsoodloo, Abdu...
The 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship match between GMs Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi will take place April 7-May 1, 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The news was announced on Thursday by the International Chess Federation.
The match, which will...