On August 27-28, during the Independence Day weekend, the first big chess tournament since the start of the war was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. A 30-year-long chess tradition was continued in the Ukrainian capital, where the war has moved away, but nev...
GM Nona Gaprindashvili's defamation lawsuit against Netflix has been settled, with no further details provided by either party. The settlement came eight months after a judge dismissed the streaming and production company's claim that because The ...
Just one game in round five of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup was close to seeing a winner, and that was in the encounter between the two American GMs Leinier Dominguez and Hans Niemann. Dominguez had an overwhelming position but let Niemann off the hoo...
Major drama in connection with the Monday round at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup: World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the event without explaining publicly the reason, but from the overall reaction, it seemed clear that accusations of f...
On Monday, GM Magnus Carlsen surprised the chess world by announcing that he was withdrawing from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, tweeting his decision at the beginning of round four.
I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing i...
Never a dull moment at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup: In the matchup between the two leaders, World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann, the young American caused a massive sensation by outplaying and eventually beating the Norwegian.
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In round two of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, the games went in two directions: solid, sensible play for some, and complicated battles for others.
The sole winner of round one, World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen, played a solid draw, allowing the Amer...
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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GM Kateryna Lagno defeated defending champion, GM Hou Yifan, in the final of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Friday. The determination and attacking styles of these two grandmasters made this match a riveting duel of mi...
The September FIDE rating list, published today on the website of the International Chess Federation, shows the rise of the new generation of chess. Especially India is doing well, with big jumps for GMs Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, as well as GM Nih...