Chess has an incredible history that dates back more than a millennia. As one of the oldest board games, chess is surrounded by tradition and grand story. From it's origination in India to it's diffusion and evolution around the world, chess has c...
GM Magnus Carlsen increased his lead at the FTX Crypto Cup to two points on Saturday thanks to beating GM Alireza Firouzja in the tiebreak. The leader will face the runner-up in Sunday's final round: Praggnanandhaa R., who lost to GM Jan-Krzysztof...
Continuing with their good form in the event, Uzbekistan and Armenia prevailed over higher seeds Netherland and Spain respectively in the 11th and final round to tie for first-second places with 19 match points in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, wit...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Winners Final of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase on Saturday, defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura in an armageddon playoff. But it's not over yet! Nakamura will get a second chance in the Losers ...
The FTX Crypto Cup is no longer a two-horse race as both GMs Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa R. lost their matches in round five. Whereas Pragg went down in three games vs. GM Le Quang Liem, Carlsen took the sole lead as he got one…
GM Hans Niemann, ranked sixth in the world for juniors in live ratings, won week 24 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, accomplishing the rare feat of winning both the knockout and Swiss in the same week.
GM Je...
The Winners Semifinals of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase transpired on Friday in two colossal clashes that saw GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi progress to the Winners Final.
GMs Wesley So and Vladimir Fed...
Also on the fourth day of play at the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, GMs Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa R. won their matches without needing a tiebreak. The duo is now four points ahead of GM Alireza Firouzja, who is on eight points, followed by…
The finals series of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase commenced on Thursday with matchups that featured the 12 top point-scorers across the inaugural season and four invited players—GMs Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniacht...
The summer holidays are coming to an end, and ChessKid is giving all parents and educators a 20% discount on Gold memberships to make sure young chess players can get easy access to child-friendly game analysis, puzzles, video lessons, and more.
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