Half the field of eight players was eliminated on day four of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals. GMs Alireza Firouzja and Denis Lazavik exited in the round-robin, while GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura bid goodbye in the Survival ...
Wise men speak because they have something to say, the philosopher Plato famously said, and when it comes to chess, few players are wiser than GM Viswanathan Anand.
The Indian legend reminded the world of that yet again on Monday, his 54th birth...
The race to the Candidates intensifies as India's chess capital will host Chennai Grand Masters from December 15 to 21, marking the strongest classical tournament in the nation's history. For three of the players it will be all about making it to ...
One is the greatest chess player of his generation, perhaps of all time, and the other is the greatest football strategist of his generation—perhaps also of all time.
This was the moment Norway's chess superstar GM Magnus Carlsen met face-...
With a compelling finish in the blitz segment, GM Vidit Gujrathi won the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 on Monday. After a rocky start, Vidit scored an undefeated 9/11 to tie for first in blitz and clinch the overall tournament.
GM Arju...
Defending champion GM Wesley So continued his unbeaten run at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals with his most impressive day yet, scoring match wins over GMs Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured his firs...
Chidobe Awuzie, the Cincinnati Bengals cornerback and all round good guy, is working with Chess.com and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati to host a special chess workshop for kids this holiday season.
The 28-year-old professional f...
Just two players are left on a perfect score after four rounds across two days, GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So. They have won all four matches they have played at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals so far.
Carlsen defeated two of his greates...
Eighteen-year-old GM Aydin Suleymanli won the rapid segment of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 on Sunday. The youngest and lowest rated player in the field rose to the top with a display of fighting spirit, finishing with three decisive clashes i...
GM Michael Adams said it was probably his best ever result to win the London Chess Classic 2023 at the age of 52. He clinched the title with a draw against the future of English chess, 14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal, who described himself as "really...