[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian won the inaugural WR Chess Masters 2023 after winning all three games against his co-leaders in the rapid tiebreaks. GMs Gukesh D and Ian Nepomniachtchi finish in tied second-third. In the classical games, Aronian-Gukesh headed for a quick draw to ensure tiebreaks. With the black pieces, Nepomniachtchi defeated GM Vincent Keymer […]
Read More[ad_1] As the Pro Chess League’s second week reached its conclusion on Friday, the Croatia Bulldogs and the Gotham Knights secured narrow match wins over the Berlin Bears and the California Unicorns respectively. Following a hard-fought loss in week one, the Bulldogs were able to bounce back and battle their way to a 9-7 victory […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian evaded a second consecutive loss by the skin of his teeth in round eight of the WR Chess Masters 2023. After making an unsound piece sacrifice, he managed to draw GM Andrey Esipenko and keep his dreams of title victory alive. GM Gukesh D, the other tournament leader, was unable to […]
Read More[ad_1] One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war that has been going on much longer than expected and that is probably not ending soon. In March of 2022, Chess.com spoke to several Ukrainian chess players about how the terrible developments in their country affected their lives and families. Today, we hear from […]
Read More[ad_1] On Thursday, the Shanghai Tigers again proved themselves to frontrunners, reaching 2-0 by taking down Blitz―the team with the highest rated lineup in week two of the Pro Chess League. Meanwhile, Team MGD1 bounced back to defeat three-time champions, the Saint Louis Arch Bishops. The Tigers’ top two boards, GM Wei Yi and GM […]
Read More[ad_1] Round seven may be a turning point in the WR Chess Masters 2023 as GM Ian Nepomniachtchi with the black pieces defeated the tournament leader, GM Levon Aronian. Nepomniachtchi slips into a tie for second place with GM Wesley So, who drew GM R Praggnanandhaa in the longest game (seven hours!) on Thursday. The […]
Read More[ad_1] A chess player was expelled from the Romanian Chess Championship after a phone was found in the restroom with a chess app showing his game’s position after move 15. Although certain information on the phone strongly suggested it was his, the player denied this. The incident occurred during the fifth round of the Romanian […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian nearly extended his lead with a win on Wednesday in the WR Chess Masters 2023, but GM Wesley So escaped the danger and drew the game. With draws in all five games of round six, leaving the order of the standings unchanged, Aronian remains in the lead by one point. GM […]
Read More[ad_1] The Levitov Chess Wizards and the Garden State Passers recorded comfortable victories in the second week of the Pro Chess League on Wednesday after gaining momentum from their respective board-fours who defeated their opponents’ board ones. Joining the Indian Yogis atop the PCL leaderboard, the Wizards reaffirmed themselves as a dominant force in the […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura won his third consecutive Titled Tuesday in the early tournament on February 21. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave followed up with a win in the late tournament. Both won with 9.5 points out of 11. GM Fabiano Caruana was another top player of the day, finishing in the top five both times while […]
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