The FIDE Women's Grand Prix in New Delhi, scheduled to start on Saturday, has been delayed after Kazakh GM Zhansaya Abdumalik withdrew upon arrival. A letter signed by the players requests that the event be canceled or postponed. However, after is...
A powerhouse during the regular season, the Gotham Knights, again impressed on Friday in the Arena Royale of the 2023 Pro Chess League, finishing in clear first, led by GM Vladimir Fedoseev.
This special event offered a unique opportunity ...
GM Irina Krush put herself within arms reach of back-to-back American Cup victories after dispatching FM Alice Lee in the first game of their final matchup on Friday.
Playing with the black pieces in a repeat of their 2022 final, Lee played a ra...
The Cinderella basketball teams busted your March Madness bracket to smithereens. Fortunately, the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) Playoffs are just in time to give you another shot at office pool glory.
The playoffs begin with wild card wee...
It took two tiebreakers before the winners were determined in the two elimination brackets in The American Cup.
GM Wesley So cheated himself from a win in the first game but took care of business in the blitz tiebreaker.
In the women's event, ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura was the first player to book his ticket to this year's finals of The American Cup after defeating GM Wesley So in a blitz playoff. So will now have to play against GM Levon Aronian for a spot in the final after…
GM Daniil Dubov and GM Vladimir Kramnik won Titled Tuesday on March 21. Kramnik, 47, was the world chess champion from 2000 to 2007. He retired from over-the-board tournament chess in 2019 but has been active in Chess.com rapid and blitz events in...
Ellen Carlsen, GM Magnus Carlsen's older sister, says WGM Jennifer Shahade's allegations against Alejandro Ramirez led to her report an incident where she says she was harassed by a chess player as a minor.
Shahade's shocking tweet alleging that...
GM Levon Aronian kept his tournament dreams alive in Saint Louis on Tuesday after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana in a monumental clash at The 2023 American Cup. Following six decisive results in their rapid and blitz encounters, an armageddon tiebre...
The 2023 American Cup continued in St. Louis on Monday with championship bracket semifinals that were won by GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So respectively. Nakamura was in fine form with the black pieces and outplayed GM Lenier Dominguez in the m...