Xiong Beats Lazavik In Junior Speed Chess Championship

[ad_1] GM Jeffery Xiong beat IM Denis Lazavik 15.5-10.5 on Sunday in the last match in the round of 16 of the 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid.…

FIDE World Cup Begins With Chilean Brilliance

[ad_1] The 2021 FIDE World Cup began on Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi (Russia) with 156 players in the open section and 78 players in the women’s section. The Chilean…

FIDE World Cup: 28 Matches Go To Tiebreaks

[ad_1] Tiebreaks on Wednesday will decide 19 matches in the 2021 FIDE World Cup and nine matches in the Women’s World Cup. A total of 97 players reached the second…

Ban Lifted In Alleged Polish Cheating Case

[ad_1] The Arbitration Tribunal for Sport of the Polish Olympic Committee has overturned WFM Patrycja Waszczuk’s two-year ban from chess for alleged cheating. According to her lawyer, the now 18-year-old…

Chess.com Acquires Broadcast Rights For Major FIDE Events Through 2023

[ad_1] PALO ALTO, CA (July 14, 2021) Chess.com is the first official broadcast partner of the Women’s World Chess Championship cycle and the 2022 Women’s World Chess Championship as part…

Nakamura Wins July 13 Titled Tuesday

[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura won Titled Tuesday for the second consecutive week, scoring 9.5/11 and finishing ahead of GM Giga Quparadze on tiebreakers. There was a tie for third as…

14-Year-Old Murzin Reaches Round 2 FIDE World Cup

[ad_1] Four days before turning 15, IM Volodar Murzin reached the second round of the 2021 FIDE World Cup. The Russian teenager is among the 128 players to start round…

Le Wins July 20 Titled Tuesday

[ad_1] On International Chess Day, Vietnam’s IM Minh Le took first place in Titled Tuesday with a score of 10/11. GM Hikaru Nakamura grabbed second with 9.5/11. The top four…

FIDE World Cup R3: Dzagnidze, Mamedyarov, Yu In Trouble

[ad_1] GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov needs to win on-demand in the third round’s second game at the FIDE World Cup. The recent winner of the Superbet Chess Classic stumbled on Sunday…

FIDE World Cup: Giri, Mamedyarov Out; MVL Survives In Armageddon

[ad_1] GM Anish Giri and GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov did not survive the tiebreaks of the FIDE World Cup’s third round. The two top grandmasters lost to GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Haik…