GMs Alireza Firouzja and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov both won their first games in round seven of the 2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania. The third winner was GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who was gifted a full point as his opponent blundered.
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The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship by SIG returned today with double the action as GM Hans Niemann toppled GM Kiril Shevchenko in their quarterfinal matchup, while GM Nihal Sarin ended GM Awonder Liang's run with a nearly impeccable effort t...
FIDE’s Vice President CM Enyonam Sewa Fumey from Togo has joined the presidential race for the 2022 elections of the international chess federation. The elections will take place in Chennai, India, on August 7 during this year's FIDE Ge...
Round six saw a shake-up of the standings after two crucial games ended decisively, with GM Levon Aronian swiftly beating GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in just 25 moves, and GM Leinier Dominguez winning a hair-raising and heart-breaking battle against...
IMs Greg Shahade and Lawrence Trent threw down on Wednesday in the second round of 16 match of the I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship. This longtime rivalry was settled for the first time ever in favor of the underdog, Trent, who won with…
Chess.com is excited to announce a regulation change to our most elite event. The 2022 Rapid Chess Championship is now open to all grandmasters, starting this weekend on May 14!
With this change, more of your favorite players will have the chanc...
The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship by SIG continued today with a hard-fought round of 16 match between popular Twitch streamer GM Hans Niemann and GM Velimir Ivic. Niemann won in style with a 16.5-12.5 match score.
The two could barely be ...
Titled Tuesday presented by SEOCrawl took a surprising turn on May 10 as none other than GM Magnus Carlsen played in the early event, his first games on Chess.com since February 2021. Carlsen delivered, effectively clinching the tournament with a ...
Just coming off his victory at the Capablanca Memorial, GM Hans Niemann also emerged victoriously at the Tepe Sigeman & Co Tournament in Malmo, Sweden. The 18-year-old American grandmaster finished on 5/7, a point clear of the pack.
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Another brutal round in Bucharest has concluded with a similar pattern as the first three rounds: one victory and four draws. This time, it was GM Fabiano Caruana who beat the luckless winner of last year's event GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. There we...