[ad_1] GM Jeffery Xiong won the May 25 Titled Tuesday tournament outright with a score of 10/11, his second win in as many months. GM Vladimir Dobrov finished second with 9.5/11 on a tiebreak over third-place GM Salem Saleh after both won in the final round, while fourth place went to GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Teimour Radjabov and GM Wesley So are leading their two-day matches in the quarterfinals of the FTX Crypto Cup. Radjabov defeated GM Anish Giri in the fourth game, while So beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave twice. In a remarkable first match between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, both players won their two […]
Read More[ad_1] The semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup will start on Friday with the matches GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Teimour Radjabov and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. GM Wesley So. While Radjabov and So quickly secured victory against GM Anish Giri and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively, both Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi needed a blitz playoff to […]
Read More[ad_1] If a Fair Play Award is handed out for 2021, GM Jergus Pechac will probably receive it. The 19-year-old Slovak GM graciously offered a draw when GM Boris Gelfand blundered a full queen due to a mouse slip. Pechac advanced anyway by winning the armageddon. The game was played in the second round of […]
Read More[ad_1] IM Zhansaya Abdumalik and GM Mariya Muzychuk are sharing the lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Gibraltar on the rest day. With five rounds to go, the fight for the two spots in the 2022 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament is far from decided. How to watch? You can find, play through, and download […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Wesley So took the lead in his FTX Crypto Cup semifinal against a mosquitos-battling GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. The American grandmaster needs two game points on Saturday to reach the final against either GM Magnus Carlsen or GM Teimour Radjabov, who tied their first match. So-Nepomniachtchi 2.5-1.5 Top chess players don’t have the habit of […]
Read More[ad_1] Egyptian GM Ahmed Adly became the African Champion on Thursday, overtaking countryman GM Bassem Amin at the finish line in the 2021 African Individual Chess Championship. The two players monopolized the tournament and were tied on 8/9, despite the presence of several grandmasters and up-and-coming talents. The event was held May 17-28 at the […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So, the current numbers one and two of the Champions Chess Tour, will play in the final of the FTX Crypto Cup. Carlsen defeated GM Teimour Radjabov twice to reach the final. One win against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi was enough for So, who had won the first match. […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So tied their first match in the final of the FTX Crypto Cup with two theoretical draws and a win each. In the consolation final between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Teimour Radjabov, the players went for four quick, theoretical draws. On social media, several grandmasters expressed their […]
Read More[ad_1] On the third attempt, GM Magnus Carlsen finally managed to beat GM Wesley So in a Champions Chess Tour final. In a thriller of a second match, the world champion ended up winning the all-decisive armageddon game. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi came in third after beating GM Teimour Radjabov in the consolation final, winning two […]
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