[ad_1] Webster and Saint Louis have eliminated all the other teams in their path to reach the Final of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). Though the favorites ultimately prevailed, their rivals gave them a massive fight. A Botez Gambit in the last seconds kept Missouri from reaching overtime vs. SLU. GM Aram Hakobyan led […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura’s Bullet Brawl rampage continued on Saturday with another $400 performance in a two-hour arena that featured the likes of GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer. Scoring 232, the 2024 Candidates Tournament hopeful was challenged by GMs Jose Martinez and Daniel Naroditsky, who finished second and third respectively. FM Anastasia Avramidou was […]
Read More[ad_1] 14-year-old WGM Lu Miaoyi gained 200 rating points, secured the IM title, came close to scoring a GM norm, and skyrocketed to the world number-two spot for girls under 20, all in the past year. The Chinese teenager is already reaching historic levels. If you are yet to hear about Miaoyi, it is about […]
Read More[ad_1] 14-year-old IM Alice Lee is the first player ever to emerge from the Elimination Bracket to win the American Cup. She defeated GM Irina Krush for the second time on Thursday, in the blitz playoffs after four decisive rapid games, to win her maiden title at the Women’s 2024 American Cup. She wins $40,000, […]
Read More[ad_1] A paralyzed man is able to play chess with the help of a chip produced by Neuralink and implanted into his brain. A video posted on Wednesday evening on the social media platform X showing the remarkable achievement has been viewed over 70 million times. In January of this year, the 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh […]
Read More[ad_1] A group of strong-minded and strong-legged chess enthusiasts banded together and walked 13 miles (21 kilometers) across New York on March 16 to raise over $11,000 for The Gift of Chess. This charitable organization seeks to transform lives through chess, aiming to donate one million chess sets globally by 2030 to expand opportunities and […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian won his maiden title at the 2024 American Cup on Wednesday. Continuing to play in this tournament what he calls “adventurous chess,” he defeated GM Wesley So only in the final rapid game—and with the black pieces. The Women’s tournament continues on Thursday, as IM Alice Lee extinguished one of GM […]
Read More[ad_1] After GM Pranav Venkatesh won the early edition of the March 19 Titled Tuesday with relative ease, GM Magnus Carlsen needed the second tiebreak to earn his first win in the event since January 30. It was little-known Chinese GM Xu Xiangyu who pushed Carlsen to the brink. The wins were Pranav’s second (previously […]
Read More[ad_1] The 2024 Candidates Tournament is rapidly approaching, and it could very well be a landmark moment in chess history once all is said and done. Exciting young talents combine with established veterans of the game, with the winner taking on current world champion GM Ding Liren. Will GM Fabiano Caruana get another chance at […]
Read More[ad_1] IM Alice Lee captured the lead vs. GM Irina Krush for the first time in a match in the Grand Final of the 2024 American Cup. GMs Levon Aronian and Wesley So had a peaceful day, making two draws and leaving the fate of their match entirely on tomorrow. The American Cup Grand Final continues […]
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