The Triveni Continental Kings completed their comeback story with a victory in the finals of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 that went all the way down to sudden death. The 19-year-old GM Jonas Bjerre was the hero for the Kings as he to...
GM Daniel Naroditsky outclassed the field in the first weekly Bullet Brawl and convincingly won the event ahead of GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen on Saturday. Naroditsky scored 242 points during the two-hour arena, playing out 67 wins, six...
On a blockbuster final day of the regular season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023, GM Levon Aronian's Triveni Continental Kings and the GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave-led UpGrad Mumba Masters stole the two finals spots on offer from the lo...
The ambitious crossover between gridiron and chess continued on Wednesday with BlitzChamps: Michigan and was won by Wolverines wide receiver Cornelius Johnson after he swept the offensive lineman Ladarius Henderson in the champions final with a sc...
GM Hikaru Nakamura made it four wins from four starts in the sixth edition of Bullet Brawl on Saturday, claiming the $400 prize after scoring 59 wins, five draws, and nine losses en route to a winning score of 210 points. Moreso than usual, Naka...
GM Praggnanandhaa R. was the hero on the fourth day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 after scoring a win with black over UpGrad Mumba Masters' GM Javokhir Sindarov, securing victory for the SG Alpine Warriors and pushing them into the...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Wesley So, and Eduardo Iturrizaga each secured qualifying spots for the 2023 Champions Chess Tour's fourth leg, the Aimchess Rapid, on Monday after progressing through a challenging Swiss event before winning the...
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...
Chess.com and the nonprofit Lide Haiti raised $42,794 to empower at-risk adolescent girls in Haiti (including via chess programs) during a star-studded live event featuring Rainn Wilson on Friday. The June 2 event—hosted by IM Danny Rensch...
GM Jose Martinez won his second Bullet Brawl crown and $1,000 on Saturday with an imperious 209 points, eclipsing his nearest challengers, the second and third-placed GMs Sergei Zhigalko (190) and Andrew Tang (180) by multiple wins. In a May edi...
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...
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 Jan-Krzysztof Duda leads the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2023 heading into the final nine rounds of blitz after a strong showing on the fourth day when he scored 5/9 and moved to 17.5 points. GM Magnus Carlsen is hot on the heels o...
The final day of rapid chess at the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2023 saw local hope GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda take the sole lead after moving to an undefeated 6.5/9 in his bid to defend his 2022 title. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave made a late cha...
GMs Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda extended their lead after six rounds at the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2023, after both scored 2/3 on the second day of rapid chess. Wins over GMs Kirill Shevchenko and Radoslaw Wojtaszek, respectively, ...
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2023, commenced on Sunday with three rounds of rapid chess culminating in GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Levon Aronian, and Wesley So sharing the lead on 2.5/3.0 and with five ...
GM Harika Dronavalli was the sole winner on Saturday in the fifth round of the Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022-2023, defeating IM Oliwia Kiolbasa with Black in 45 moves. Harika's victory was comprehensive and it allowed her to join GM Kateryn...
IM Emin Ohanyan and GM Daniel Dardha qualified for the Junior Speed Chess Championship 2023 Main Event on Friday after winning the Qualifier 2 Winners and Losers Brackets respectively. Ohanyan, who finished third in the Qualifier 2 Swiss, swept ...
The penultimate round of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023 ended on Sunday with one win and four draws, leaving GM Fabiano Caruana as the sole leader on 5/8 after GM Alireza Firouzja was defeated by GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Threefold repetiti...
GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Richard Rapport were the two winners in the second round of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023 in Bucharest on Sunday. The round featured two contrasting decisive results as well as three draws that were all decided ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura picked up first place and $1,000 in the April edition of Bullet Brawl on Saturday after leapfrogging March's winner, GM Jose Martinez, with 10 seconds remaining on the arena clock. With 69 wins to his name in the two-hour arena,...
GM Ding Liren is the new world champion after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final rapid tiebreak game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. Following a 7-7 tie in a thrilling 14-game classical match, it all came down to the final rapid game,...
GM Ding Liren pulled off a clutch 90-move escape to stop GM Ian Nepomniachtchi from winning the 2023 FIDE World Championship after his opening with White unraveled in the 14th game. With the scores locked at 7-7, the contenders will face off in th...
Following a devastating 12th-game loss, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi was able to stabilize and achieve a 38-move draw against GM Ding Liren in the 13th game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship on Thursday. Despite Nepomniachtchi playing with White, Carua...
