After some twists and turns, GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Peter Svidler are still topping the Levitov Chess Week's leaderboard. With four rounds to go, it has become a two-horse race as their closest rivals, GM Levon Aronian and GM Shakhriyar Mamedy...
IM Jeremy Silman, the highly respected American chess author, trainer, and player, has passed at the age of 69. His contributions to the world of chess have left an indelible mark, inspiring and educating countless enthusiasts and players worldwid...
The University of Missouri (Mizzou) and Saint Louis University (SLU) started on the right foot in the first week of the $25,000, SIG-sponsored 2023 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) by recording compelling victories over the University of Virginia (UV...
GM Nihal Sarin soared to dizzying heights and amassed a total score of 294 in September's fourth Bullet Brawl. Thanks to 78 wins, six draws, and just three losses during the two-hour arena, Nihal finished ahead of 10-time victor GM Hikaru Nakamura...
GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Peter Svidler are the new leaders at Levitov Chess Week after nine rounds. The two Russian grandmasters are tied with six points, half a point more than GMs Viswanathan Anand and GM Levon Aronian. The tournament wil...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his third SCC title after defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura 13.5-12.5 in the Final of the 2023 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship presented by Coinbase.
The match had many phases. Carlsen got off to a strong, two-point start, bu...
GM Levon Aronian leads the Levitov Chess Week after the first day of play, scoring three wins and two draws. The tournament runs until September 26 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
How to watch?You can watch the 2023 Levitov Chess Week on YouTub...
GM Hikaru Nakamura will face the self-proclaimed "final boss of chess," GM Magnus Carlsen, in the Final of the 2023 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship presented by Coinbase. On Wednesday, Nakamura defeated GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 16.5-11.5. ...
GM Nihal Sarin claimed his first Bullet Brawl title on Saturday and scooped the $400 first prize after accruing 200 points in the two-hour arena, seven points ahead of the two-time winner GM Jose Martinez.
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk outlasted GMs Rena...
GM Alexey Sarana and GM Nihal Sarin were the winners of Titled Tuesday on September 19, both of them scoring 9.5 points in the first 10 rounds. Sarana won the early event convincingly, leading by a full point entering the final round. To outlast G...