[ad_1] The Pro Chess League returned on Wednesday with two thrilling matchups which the Levitov Wizards and the Norway Gnomes won in contrasting styles. Number one seeds by average rating, the Wizards, put on a strong performance against the Garden State Passers to win 10-6. GM Denis Lazavik was the standout of the team with […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Alejandro Ramirez is currently under investigation by US Chess and the Saint Louis Chess Club for sexual misconduct. In a tweet on Wednesday, WGM Jennifer Shahade claims to have been assaulted twice by Ramirez and also that she saw “alarming evidence” from other victims. 42-year-old Shahade is a two-time United States women’s champion, […]
Read More[ad_1] For the second straight week, there was only one first-place finisher in the week’s two Titled Tuesday events. And for the fourth time out of five total, it was GM Hikaru Nakamura who accomplished the feat. Nakamura didn’t even need tiebreak scoring this time, winning both events outright. The 2023 Pro Chess League also […]
Read More[ad_1] The Pro Chess League 2023 started with a bang on Tuesday with two high-octane matchups that resulted in convincing wins for the prodigious Indian Yogis and the GM Magnus Carlsen-led Canada Chessbrahs. The Yogis kicked off their campaign in the best way possible, defeating the popular Brazil Capybaras by a margin of 8.5-3.5 with […]
Read More[ad_1] World number-four GM Alireza Firouzja has been mysteriously inactive in the last year with remarkably few tournament appearances. In a rare, new interview, the teenager confirmed rumors about him seeking an alternative career. Firouzja, the Iranian-born French teenage prodigy hailed as a future successor to the chess throne, has not played a single over-the-board […]
Read More[ad_1] This is a flash report. The full report will be added soon. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk was crowned as the winner of the second leg of the 2022/2023 FIDE Grand Prix on Monday with a score of 7.5/11 despite losing her final game to WGM Zhu Jiner. Peace was the theme of the final round […]
Read More[ad_1] The 2023 Pro Chess League is upon us! Some of the game’s brightest stars have been divided into 16 teams and will be competing for their part of the $150,000 prize fund. Whether you’re a grandmaster or not, YOU can also win prizes as part of the Pro Chess League. Specifically, you can compete […]
Read More[ad_1] The penultimate round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix took place on Sunday in Munich and featured a miraculous escape from GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, who managed to save a completely lost endgame against GM Koneru Humpy in the round’s most important matchup. The showdown lived up to the hype as Koneru came within a […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Humpy Koneru moved within striking range of the leader, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, with a win vs. GM Elisabeth Paehtz in round nine of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. Koneru has been in second for much of the event, currently trailing by a point. With their upcoming head-to-head game in the penultimate round, will she […]
Read More[ad_1] Kỳ thủ số một thế giới Magnus Carlsen thắng Hikaru Nakamura 2,5-1,5, ở chung kết Airthings Masters thuộc siêu giải online Champions Chess Tour sáng sớm 11/2. Carlsen thi đấu với Nakamura ở siêu giải online Airthings Masters sáng sớm 11/2/2023, giờ Hà Nội. Ảnh: chụp màn hình Carlsen cầm quân trắng ở ván […]
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