GM Ian Nepomniachtchi stormed to the sole lead in the 2022 Candidates Tournament as the Russian grandmaster swiftly beat France's GM Alireza Firouzja, whose Najdorf preparation backfired as he got both checkmated and flagged. The other three games...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to lead the 2022 Candidates Tournament with a 7/10 score and four rounds to go. There is a three-way tie for second place with GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Ding Liren at 5.5/10. The eight candidates are...
GM Hikaru Nakamura defended brilliantly in his first-ever classical game against GM Alireza Firouzja to hold the draw after 51 moves. It was the fourth draw of the day, meaning that GMs Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi continue to lead ...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev and GM Salem Saleh were the victors in Titled Tuesday on June 28, both winning outright with 9.5 points. Saleh even missed the first round and won anyway.
GM Hikaru Nakamura finished third in the early event despite be...
GM Hikaru Nakamura came back strongly in the second round of the 2022 Candidates Tournament. The American grandmaster ground down GM Teimour Radjabov in an endgame to score the full point, with the other three games ending in draws.
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An exciting first round at the 2022 Candidates Tournament saw two winners. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated GM Ding Liren while GM Fabiano Caruana beat his compatriot GM Hikaru Nakamura. The two winners play each other on Saturday in round two.
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GM Valentina Gunina defeated IM Elisabeth Paehtz in their round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Tuesday. Gunina showed several strengths throughout the match: tactical sharpness, excellent time management...
Throughout chess history, there have always been great players who we admire and look up to. But every now and then, we get to witness true chess legends—those who push the game to new heights. And now, for the first time, anyone in the worl...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi still enjoys a full point lead in the 2022 Candidates Tournament with a 6.5/9 score after drawing his game with Black against second-place GM Fabiano Caruana. In a round filled with drama, the three other boards saw decisive ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi now leads the 2022 Candidates Tournament by a full point, with his score of 6/8, after GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the eighth round. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus...