GM Hikaru Nakamura attained a commanding lead after scoring 10/12 on the first day of the 2022 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship on Thursday. He defeated eight grandmasters en route to his imperious score, conceding only four draws against GMs M...
GM Magnus Carlsen claimed his fourth world rapid chess crown on Wednesday and finished with a commanding score of 10/13 in the 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship.
A round-11 hiccup against GM Vladislav Artemiev pulled Carlsen's tourn...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri joined GM Ding Liren on 1.5/2 after scoring victories over GMs Gukesh D and Vincent Keymer in the second round of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament.
The world championship challenger Ding very nearly won his ...
The ongoing controversy involving 19-year-old GM Hans Niemann gained a peculiar twist on Tuesday. Niemann amended his lawsuit with an additional 13 pages, notably accusing world champion GM Magnus Carlsen of paying fellow Norwegian grandmaster, Ar...
World championship challenger GM Ding Liren and GM Nordirbek Abdusattorov scored the first victories of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in round one. Defending champion GM Magnus Carlsen drew a combative game vs. GM Levon Aronian.
In the Ch...
Puzzles are one of the first tools for improvement introduced to a chess player. Our first chess books are full with dazzling mating combinations to solve and worlds of tactical themes to explore. Our early jumps in ability are almost always due t...
The PRO Chess League (PCL) returns on February 1 with a $110,000 prize fund. Don't miss your favorite players like GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura—both confirmed!—in action in this long-running team rapid event. The qualifier ...
GM Daniil Dubov and GM Dmitry Andreikin were the champions of Titled Tuesday on January 10, both of them taking sole first place with scores of 10/11. Andreikin's win came by a full point in the standings.
Early Tournament (Dubov)
Late Tourna...
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The 2023 Grand Chess Tour's format is identical to the 2022 one, with two classical events and three rapid and blitz events. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup will take place in November-December, likely due to the scheduli...