On Wednesday, 18 months after playing his last classical chess tournament, GM Peter Svidler won the 28th edition of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmo, Sweden. The 46-year-old Russian GM drew his final round game and no tiebreak w...
GM Alireza Firouzja gained his very first classical victory vs. a world champion in round five of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023. The youngest player to break 2800 defeated GM Ding Liren in a back-and-forth duel for the initiative, scoring his ...
GM Magnus Carlsen rejoined the Titled Tuesday winners column on May 9, his first time since November of last year. He scored 10 points to clear the rest of the early tournament field by a full point. GM Alexey Sarana won the late tournament, ...
GM Robert Hess says he is concerned with what he describes as an "ongoing and worsening problem in hybrid chess events" and asks FIDE to address the problem.
The US Grandmaster and Chess.com commentator published a long post on Twitter regarding...
With more than 87,000 members and 2,400 clubs nationwide, the German Chess Federation (DSB) is one of the biggest and most powerful chess associations in the world.
But after years of infighting, alleged mismanagement, and controversy, this gran...
Winning a second game in a row, GM Fabiano Caruana gained his first classical victory vs. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in round four of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023. This win propels the American grandmaster into clear first.
GM Alireza...
GM Fabiano Caruana was the sole winner of round three at the Superbet Classic Romania 2023, demolishing GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's King's Indian Defense with the radical 3.h4―tossing classical opening principles to the wind. He joins GM Ian Nepom...
GM Ding Liren is the new world champion after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final rapid tiebreak game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. Following a 7-7 tie in a thrilling 14-game classical match, it all came down to the final rapid game,...
GM Ding Liren pulled off a clutch 90-move escape to stop GM Ian Nepomniachtchi from winning the 2023 FIDE World Championship after his opening with White unraveled in the 14th game. With the scores locked at 7-7, the contenders will face off in th...
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