GM Magnus Carlsen had a splendid start on the first day of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, scoring 10 out of a possible 12 points with three wins and a draw. All eyes are on round six on Monday, when the world champion is paired…
Day four of the Chess.com Global Chess Championship featured electrifying matchups, remarkable upset victories, and inspiring tales of vengeance. GM Benjamin Bok knocked out GM Alexander Grischuk, one of the overall tournament favorites....
GM Fabiano Caruana soared from behind on the final day of the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX to equal GM Alireza Firouzja's impressive 6.5/9, before beating him in a playoff that required an armageddon game to determine the winner.
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On day three of the Chess.com Global Chess Championship, GM Peter Svidler triumphed vs. GM Alexei Shirov in their veteran face-off, scoring the only 3-0 sweep of the day. World championship challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and nineteen-year-old GM...
GM Alireza Firouzja continued his fine run of form in St. Louis in the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX on Thursday with two key victories over GM Garry Kasparov and previous tournament leader GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. Firouzja's 2.5/3 score on day...
Day two of the Chess.com Global Chess Championship featured epic battles between today's up-and-comers and icons of chess history. Teenage GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Raunak Sadhwani defeated their respective veteran opponents, GMs Boris Gelfand...
The 2022 Sinquefield Cup came off to a good start with one win and four draws. The win came courtesy of World Champion Magnus Carlsen who in convincing fashion took down the recent winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.
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The Collegiate Chess League's Fall 2022 Season begins on September 24, with college chess players from all over the world competing for their share of the $20,000 prize fund and school pride. If you're a college student, Chess.com invites you to s...
The Chess.com Global Chess Championship commenced on Wednesday with the first batch of round of 64 matches. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and GM Sam Sevian swept their matches with perfect 3-0 scores. GM Eric Hansen upset World Number 21 ...
The 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX commenced at the Saint Louis Chess Club on Wednesday with three rounds of electrifying Chess960 (or Fischer Random) games, pitting the world's best chess players against each other on unfamiliar playing field...