IM Renato Terry won Freestyle Friday on October 24 by taking his last six games, breaking a tie with GM Jules Moussard in the final round by winning head-to-head with Black. The win was Terry's second in Freestyle Friday, the first coming back in ...
GM Fabiano Caruana kept his half-point lead over GM Wesley So as both top GMs won their game in the penultimate round of the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship on Thursday in St. Louis. GM Levon Aronian drew his game and is now a point behind So.…
With two rounds to go at the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis, GM Fabiano Caruana is the sole leader thanks to a win against GM Sam Shankland on Wednesday. In the only other decisive game, GM Hans Niemann recovered from back-to-back ...
Three-time U.S. Champion Wesley So beat 2018 Champion Sam Shankland to take the sole lead in the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship on 2.5/3. He's trailed by half a point by GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian, who made quiet draws with the black piec...
The chess world is mourning after the heartbreaking death of GM Daniel Naroditsky. a loss that has sparked an unprecedented wave of tributes from fans and top players such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Levon Aro...
A key match in the fourth week of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) saw the University of Missouri, Columbia (Mizzou) cement their place atop the league with a dominant 12-4 victory over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
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GM Parham Maghsoodloo won Titled Tuesday on October 21, scoring 9.5 points and winning on the tiebreak score over GM Hikaru Nakamura after Nakamura and GM Magnus Carlsen made a draw with each other in the final round. In his post-to...
GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So drew their games on Monday and are still leading the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship going into the second rest day. GM Levon Aronian, who beat GM Sam Shankland, is the only player now trailing by half a point. ...
GM Daniel Naroditsky, the popular U.S. grandmaster, commentator, creator, educator, and author, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday at the age of only 29. The news has been met with shock and sadness by the chess community.
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GM Magnus Carlsen won the October 17 Freestyle Friday in fine fashion, scoring 10 points to clear the field by 1.5 points. It was Carlsen's first win in the event since August 15, which was also the last time anyone scored 10 points. He hadn't…