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GM Samuel Sevian won week 19 of the Rapid Chess Championship, presented by Coinbase with a convincing performance.
Participating in the event were ...
In round seven of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won his fourth game of the event but nevertheless only leads by half a point as GM Fabiano Caruana responded by scoring a win of his own.
The Russian tournament leader took ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won his third game in the 2022 Candidates Tournament but still leads by half a point as GM Fabiano Caruana also scored the full point on Thursday. While the tournament leader defeated GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a kingside attac...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi drew his game against GM Hikaru Nakamura and is now half a point away from clinching the 2022 Candidates Tournament. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the title of world champi...
On Wednesday, FIDE, the International Chess Federation, announced a change in the format for the Women's Candidates Tournament. Instead of mirroring the format of the general World Championship cycle with a double round robin, the eight qualified ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won again at the 2022 Candidates Tournament and leads by a wide margin with a score of 8/11. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the title of world champion.
Round 12 begins at...
The 2022 Intercontinental ChessKid Candidates Tournament has come to an end. Eight talented young chess players from around the world gathered in the heart of Madrid to play in this FIDE-recognized event, in the same venue and using the same board...
In round five, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi was in serious trouble for a while against GM Hikaru Nakamura but escaped with a draw and kept his half-point lead at the 2022 Candidates Tournament. On the second day where all games were drawn, GM Ding L...
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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...