Every year, there is a Sunday in February where everything in the United States seems to stop as millions of people tune into the biggest football game of the year. The commercials and the halftime show attract fans that would otherwise find somet...
With a seamless draw vs. GM Wesley So in the penultimate round, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov enters the last day of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament still in the sole tournament lead. He's been at the forefront of the field since day one and held…
IM Alina Kashlinskaya scored her first victory of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round five, making an attacking comeback vs. GM Mariya Muzychuk after losing material early in the game.
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continues to lead...
In round 10, GM Magnus Carlsen scored a fourth victory at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, defeating GM Parham Maghsoodloo in a double-edged tussle. The world champion is now within striking distance of the top two.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov...
Four winners emerged in Division I of the Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters 2023 on Tuesday. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Arjun Erigaisi clinched their matches in just three games against GMs Alexey Sarana, Gukesh D, and Alireza F...
When orders of a 10-year-old book kept flooding in and hitting #1 on Amazon's Bestseller list, it puzzled its publisher New in Chess—which is now owned by Chess.com. The reason: A mention by two of the world's most popular chess streamers.
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Classical chess, sometimes called "slow chess," for a long time has been the standard form of tournament play. When one thinks of historic, monumental chess matches, one thinks especially of titanic world championships and Candidates tournaments&m...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continued her unbeaten run in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round four after slaying GM Tan Zhongyi's Hyper Accelerated Dragon. The fourth straight victory for the "Chess Queen" pushes her out to a remarkable 1.5-poi...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk increased her lead in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix to a full point, reaching 3-0 by defeating WGM Dinara Wagner in a dynamic battle.
WGM Zhu Jiner scored her first victory by gaining the upper hand in a tactical...
GM Gukesh D finished first in the inaugural Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters Play-In Swiss 2023. With six wins and three draws, he went undefeated to secure the top spot in the grandmaster-only Swiss Event.
Gukesh, as well as five other pl...