GM Arjun Erigaisi once again proved unstoppable as he dominated the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 which took place in Jermuk, Armenia from June 10-18. New research shows only two players can match his meteoric rise to the world's elite, but the Ind...
A streamer, a grandmaster, and a club player walk into a tournament. This isn’t the set-up of a terrible joke, but rather the backdrop of the 8th Annual Carolinas Classic 2024 that happened at the Charlotte Chess Center. Participants include...
Teenage GMs Nihal Sarin and Denis Lazavik won the Titled Tuesday events of June 18. Both outlasted giants, with the second places going to GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, respectively. Nihal won outright early with an undefeated performanc...
It's time to let your inner chess author shine. We're excited to announce Chessable's 2024 Create Your Own Course contest! This is your chance to launch your own Chessable course presented by none other than 2021 Chessable Author of the Year, IM A...
14-year-old IM Alice Lee is the talk of the town at the Cairns Cup 2024 after tricking GM Nana Dzagnidze into a drawn ending when all seemed lost. GMs Irina Krush, Mariya Muzychuk and IM Anna Zatonskih all missed golden opportunities to win ...
The 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships are scheduled to take place in the last week of December in New York, FIDE announced on Monday. The two championships, traditionally held over five days between Christmas and the New Year, are the ...
Former Women's World Champion GM Tan Zhongyi scored a quick 20-move victory over defending champion IM Anna Zatonskih to move into the sole lead with three points after four rounds at the Cairns Cup 2024 in St. Louis. Tan is trailed by GMs Mariya ...
IM Levy Rozman and FM Faustino Oro, two of the world's most popular chess players, have met for the first time in a tournament. It took place at the 2024 Madrid Chess Festival, which ran June 10-15 and featured two closed tournaments and one open....
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk has joined the leaders on 2/3 at the Cairns Cup 2024 following a fine victory over Georgia's GM Nana Dzagnidze in round three while the tournament's other leaders; GMs Harika Dronavalli, Mariya Muzychuk, and Tan Zhongyi drew...
In a near-carbon copy of June's earlier editions, GM Daniel Naroditsky scored a dominant 235 points to secure his third straight Bullet Brawl title in the $1,000 event. With 66 wins, four draws, and just 13 losses to his name, Naroditsky finished ...