After two exciting draws in which each player had a chance to win and took some risks, GM Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi head into game three of the FIDE World Chess Championship as pundits expect Nepomniachtchi to again play 1.e4 and try t...
The reigning world chess champion, GM Magnus Carlsen, from Norway and his Russian challenger, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, faced each other today in the second game of their FIDE World Championship 2021 match in Dubai. After some trickery in the opening...
World Champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi started their FIDE World Championship match on Friday in Dubai with a draw. Nepomniachtchi had a slight opening advantage but got under some pressure soon after, and then impressed...
With every passing second, the ultimate chess battle approaches, and chess fans worldwide can't wait to see what will happen in the 2021 FIDE World Championship. Now, even before the first moves are played, freestyle rap extraordinaire Harry Mack ...
Starting from this upcoming Friday, GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi will be enemies at the board—but they remained friends at today's opening press conference. The players expressed mutual respect and made jokes, while eagerly aw...
GM Hikaru Nakamura took home his second Titled Tuesday of the month on November 23. With a score of 9.5/11 on +8 =3, Nakamura claimed victory on tiebreaks over IM Minh Le. GM Jeffery Xiong took third place for the second straight week, finishing w...
With three days to go until the 2021 FIDE World Championship match, the chess world can't wait until GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi finally sit down at the board on Friday in Dubai. The big question—who is going to win?—is...
The 2021 FIDE World Championship is quickly approaching and everyone is anxiously waiting for the first move of what could be one of the most thrilling matches in history. While you wait for the games to start, why not play chess with challenger G...
Ukraine won its first ever European Team Chess Championship in Brezice, Slovenia on Sunday. The gold medal winners edged out France on tiebreak, a team whose silver medals were largely the result of GM Alireza Firouzja's historic performance. Russ...
While there are currently over a thousand grandmasters in the world, only 14 players in history had crossed the 2800-rating barrier. GM Alireza Firouzja is the most recent addition to the 2800-club after scoring a sensational 8/9 at the European T...