GM Alireza Firouzja was crowned as the winner of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Chess Tour on Wednesday after securing a draw with GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and finishing on 6/9. Following his round-one defeat to the winner, GM Fabiano ...
GM Wesley So defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi at the 2024 Sinquefield Cup on Thursday, joining GM Alireza Firouzja in a tie for first. Firouzja himself narrowly survived GM Gukesh Dommaraju's sparkling tactical play in our Game of the Day.
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GM Vaishali Rameshbabu beat IM Eline Roebers 7.5-6.5 in a 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship Round-of-16 match that went right down to the wire, but that turned out to be nothing compared to the day's late action. 14-year-old IM Ali...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his fourth Titled Tuesday in the last five weeks in the early tournament on August 27, but his 9.5 points were overshadowed by GM Jose Martinez scoring a perfect 11/11 in the late tournament, joining Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nak...
With a fighting draw vs. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Alireza Firouzja clinched the Grand Chess Tour with a round to spare on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the battle for the 2024 Sinquefield Cup continues with GM Fabiano Caruana trailing by a point and i...
Chess.com is excited to invite you to play against GM Viswanathan Anand! The Vishy vs. the World match will start on September 30 and feature the Vote Chess format, which allows anyone in the community to participate.
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GM Alireza Firouzja defeated GM Ding Liren at the 2024 Sinquefield Cup on Monday, stretching his lead to a full point with two rounds to go. GM Fabiano Caruana is the only player in striking range from clear second.
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FIDE has announced a significant change in the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships schedule, taking place in New York in the last week of December, adding a rest day for the event to end on New Year's Eve.
FIDE announced in June that the…
Women's world number one Hou Yifan is through to the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship after defeating qualifier IM Anastasia Bodnaruk 7.5-5.5. The final scoreline looks close after Bodnaruk won the last four g...
GM Andrew Tang became the latest GM to book his spot in the 2024 Chess.com Bughouse Championship knockouts after he and his partner "BughouseKnight" won the sixth qualifier on Wednesday. Scoring an unassailable 255 points, the pair will look to to...