"I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted," GM Magnus Carlsen wrote in a much-anticipated statement about GM Hans Niemann's alleged cheating. The world champion posted the statement on Twitter jus...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the Julius Baer Generation Cup on Sunday, needing only two games vs. GM Arjun Erigaisi. It was one of the most dominating performances in recent years for the world champion, who announced that he will make a statement about ...
Halfway the tournament, GM Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia and WGM Zhu Jiner of China are sharing the lead at the first leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Astana, Kazakhstan. The top two players of the Grand Prix will qualify for the next FIDE...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the first match vs. GM Arjun Erigaisi in the final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup on Saturday. Winning two games and finishing off with a draw, the world champion needs only a tie in Sunday's match to win the tournament.…
An action-packed day that saw most of the favorites proceed through their round of 32 matchups took place on Saturday in the Chess.com Global Championships. GM Anish Giri was the standout and was able to win all three of his games with flair again...
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has subsided, there’s no reason that we can’t get up close and personal over a chessboard … or with chessboxing. Yes, chessboxing! This sport is making a grand return by none other than Ludwig A...
The two-day final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup will be played between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Arjun Erigaisi. After Carlsen knocked out GM Vincent Keymer, Erigaisi reached his first Tour final by beating GM Le Quang Liem in a blitz play...
GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Jeffery Xiong, and Alexey Sarana were the three victorious players in their round of 32 matches on Friday as the Chess.com Global Championship continued. Favorites Duda and Xiong had to shake off the nerves early against th...
In a statement released on Friday about the alleged cheating scandal, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has criticized GM Magnus Carlsen for withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup and resigning after two moves vs. GM Hans Niemann in the Julius Baer G...
After nine eventful rounds of play and lots of surrounding tumult, the 2022 Sinquefield Cup came to a conclusion on Sunday in Saint Louis.
After four draws in the regulation games of round nine, a play-off, consisting of two rapid games, between...