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GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on Friday after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi with the black pieces. The challenger made another big blunder and lost his fourth game in the match. The final score is 7.5-3.5 in favor of...
GM Sergey Karjakin and GM Richard Rapport are tied for first place after four days of rapid chess at the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan. GM Viswanathan Anand is currently in last place, but there are 14 rounds of blitz to play.
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"It is unlikely that I will play another match unless maybe if the next challenger represents the next generation," wrote GM Magnus Carlsen today in a blog post for one of his sponsors. The world champion once again mentioned GM Alireza Firouzja a...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Wesley So contested their third Speed Chess Championship Final match today, a much anticipated duel after each secured thrilling semi-final victories. Nakamura defeated GM Ding Liren in armageddon in likely the most epic ...
GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Viswanathan Anand are the biggest names at the seventh Vugar Gashimov Memorial which got underway on Saturday. This year, the tournament is a combination of rapid and blitz chess.
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It's almost the end of the year, and what a year it has been! With so much good news for the chess world, there's certainly a lot to celebrate. To make sure we commemorate this year properly, we invite you to cast your votes. This…
In the last semifinal match of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event, GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated GM Ding Liren in the culminating Armageddon game after an unforgettable, back-and-forth, and epic four-hour struggle. The five-time U.S. Champ...
With what was the quickest draw in the match so far, GM Magnus Carlsen consolidated his three-point lead in the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship on Wednesday. After a bit more than two hours, the world champion split the point with challeng...
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