Nine-year-old FM Faustino Oro has been dubbed the "Messi of Chess" by Argentinian media as he made history as the youngest player to ever break the 2300 rating barrier.
In March, the 2013-born Argentinian became the youngest player to ever break...
After the young GM Pranesh M won the early Titled Tuesday on June 6, a more familiar face won the late tournament despite playing in Norway Chess earlier in the day: GM Hikaru Nakamura. It was actually Nakamura's first win in the event since April...
After seven rounds, the top three spots are taken by three American grandmasters at Norway Chess 2023. GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead by 2 points despite losing on time in armageddon against GM Gukesh D with a winning position on the board. ...
WGM Dinara Wagner secured victory with the black pieces in the fourth leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022-2023 after defeating GM Bela Khotenashvili and moving to 7/11. After Wagner suffered a loss in round nine that allowed GMs Harika Dr...
IM Anna Zatonskih outplayed joint overnight leader GM Alexandra Kosteniuk with admirable strategic play from the black side of a French Defense to jump into the sole lead with three points after the fourth round of the Cairns Cup 2023 on Tuesday. ...
Chess.com’s $2 million Champions Chess Tour, the game’s elite online event, can reveal its next tournament: the 2023 Aimchess Rapid. Running from July 10 to 14, the Aimchess Rapid is named after the unique chess learning and analy...
GM Arjun Erigaisi won the Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship 2023 on Thursday after winning his final-round game against GM Nodirbek Yakubboev.
Eight players were tied on 5.5/8 heading into the final round and only Arjun was able t...
GM Irina Krush scored another victory and caught the leader, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, in round three of the Cairns Cup 2023 on Monday. The eight-time U.S. Women's Champion perceptively squeezed the full point out of a bishop ending vs. GM Nana Dzag...
There were nine games in round six of Norway Chess 2023, and GM Fabiano Caruana was the only player to win a classical one. With the black pieces, he won for the first time in classical chess against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, extending his tournam...
The second round of the Cairns Cup 2023 again saw four out of five games finish decisively, with GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's victory over GM Harika Dronavalli the most notable as she pushed herself out to a 2/2 start.
GM Nana Dzagnidze as...