FM Mike Klein, Chess.com's onsite correspondent at the 2021 FIDE World Championship and the Chief Chess Officer of ChessKid, caught up with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi for an interview a couple of days after the match with GM Magnus Carlsen. Feel free t...
GM Magnus Carlsen might be letting go of his world title in classical chess unless GM Alireza Firouzja will be his opponent in 2023. "If someone other than Firouzja wins the Candidates Tournament, it is unlikely that I will play the next world cha...
GM Wesley So defeated GM Nihal Sarin by a slender 15-14 margin in the first semifinal match of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event. So thus becomes the first player to reach the finals of the event; the other semifinal match is scheduled ...
"This time I can say I am fully satisfied with my performance and that's a great feeling," said GM Magus Carlsen after being crowned for the fifth time as world chess champion on Sunday. Meanwhile, one of his seconds, GM Daniil Dubov, was criticiz...
Chess.com is excited to announce that the 2022 Puzzle Battle World Championship starts on January 6 at 9 a.m. PST/18:00 CET. In this electrifying event, 16 of the world's fastest tactical experts will battle for their share of the $25,000 prize fu...
GM Magnus Carlsen is on the verge of defending his world title after scoring his third win in the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on Tuesday. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi committed an even bigger blunder than in the previous game, this time allowing a...
With another win in game eight of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship, GM Magnus Carlsen extended his lead to two points going into the third rest day. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi initially defended creatively in another Petroff but then blundered a ...
Lasting just two and a half hours, game seven of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship was the fastest draw in the match so far. GM Magnus Carlsen repeated his 8...Rb8 line against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's 8.a4 Anti-Marshall and quickly equalized ...
The last quarterfinal match of this year's Speed Chess Championship Main Event was between GMs Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana. The former, who just became the 2021 U.S. Champion (you can read more about that here) went on to win the match 17.5-9.5 ...
The eleventh game of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship will begin on Friday, December 10, after a rest day on Thursday. GMs Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi played a quiet draw in the tenth game and the match score is currently at 6.5-3....