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"He's finishing up his bingo card!" said GM Eric Hansen as GM Hikaru Nakamura managed to play 14 of the 16 possible pawn pushes with the white pieces on move 1 on the way to beating GM Yu Yangyi 19-9 in the Round of 16…
GM Nikita Vitiugov, the Russian Champion in 2021 and current world number 25, became the most significant transfer from Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, as his switch to England was officially confirmed by FIDE last week.
Vitiugov, who hail...
Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun secured the title of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess India Women's Blitz with 12.5 points after 18 rounds, outwitting her pursuers GM Harika Dronavalli, GM Humpy Koneru, and WGM Divya Deshmukh in the final two rounds.
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GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup to clinch his third tournament victory on the Champions Chess Tour. Though both players wer...
GM Harika Dronavalli and GM Ju Wenjun are in the joint lead with 6.5 points from nine games at the end of the first day of the Tata Steel Chess India Women's Blitz. No player could escape defeat on an exciting day of blitz with…
GM Hikaru Nakamura claimed his ninth title and the $400 prize for first place in September's first Bullet Brawl after a tense battle with GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Andrew Tang, who finished second and third respectively. GMs Oleksandr Bortnyk and ...
GM Alireza Firouzja has earned a rematch vs. GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup by winning the Losers Final vs. GM Denis Lazavik. Despite having a losing position for most of their second game, Firouz...
GM Alireza Firouzja has become the fourth player to sweep both ends of a Titled Tuesday, joining GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in accomplishing the feat. Firouzja won the early event on August 29 with 9.5 points, then ...
On the last day, WR Chess completed their phenomenal run at the World Rapid Team Championship, clinching first with a round to spare.
It was truly a team victory as every member contributed, with several players turning in dazzling performances....