The Saint Louis Chess Club has banned GM Hans Niemann for the remainder of 2024, citing alleged inappropriate behavior and damage to private property. The grandmaster has dismissed the accusations as "blatant disinformation."
The influential che...
World Champion Ding Liren and World Rapid Champion Magnus Carlsen top the field for the GRENKE Chess Classic, which returns March 26-31 after a five-year hiatus. Carlsen will be looking to win a third title to add to his wins in 2015 and 2019, wit...
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GMs Magnus Carlsen, Jose Martinez, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Denis Lazavik won their matches on day three of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters to stay in the Win...
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Day two of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters separated 56 advancing players into three divisions.
In Division I Placement, the standout was 17-year-old GM ...
"Here ye, here ye! Gather round as I tell a tale about the Kingdom Chess App that was just announced!" a wise knight once said. In this app, you can play chess against worthy opponents for gold, battle bots, solve fun missions, and build up…
13-year-old U.S. IM Andy Woodward has secured his final norm to become the world's 10th youngest grandmaster in history. At the same event, 12-year-old Turkish IM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus picked up his second norm and edged closer to breaking a rating ...
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On his 25th birthday, GM Jose Martinez finished first in the all-GM Play-in of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. The penultimate round against GM Hikaru Naka...
In a long-awaited moment, GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann have played another game of chess against each other, their first since September 2022. It was an 87-move draw in the early Titled Tuesday event of January 30, won by Carlsen with a 1...
If you're just starting out with chess, you will blunder your pieces. It's just a fact of life. But while this is an inevitable part of your chess journey, it doesn't need to be a permanent one. Avoid the most common beginner mistakes and learn…
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is traditionally the first super-tournament of the year. It's often packed with top-level clashes, dramatic storylines, and 11th-hour plot twists, but 2024 will certainly remain one of the most memorable years in it...