[ad_1] GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, the two biggest stars in chess, will be among the participants at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. As always, the tournament will be held during the last week of the year. It’s going to be another great five days of speed chess […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Aman “Chessbrah” Hambleton was able to confirm a resounding, albeit controversial win over IM Lawrence Trent via technical knockout (TKO) during Sunday’s landmark Mogul Chessboxing Championship, organized by Twitch’s streamer of the year and Pogchamps participant Ludwig Ahgren (known best as Ludwig). The match between popular chess streamers WGM Dina Belenkaya and Andrea […]
Read MoreKết quả Giải Sunday Chess Online v27 – 4.12.2022 Sunday Chess Online lần thứ 27 diễn ra vào 15h ngày Chủ nhật: 4.12.2022 là giải đầu tiên thay đổi điều lệ nhằm khuyến khích hơn nữa các kỳ thủ Nữ ở mọi trình độ. Giải tiếp tục thu hút thêm nhiều sự quan tâm của […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Tan Zhongyi defeated GM Aleksandra Goryachkina on Saturday in the fourth game of their Women’s Candidates semifinal in Khiva, Uzbekistan. In doing so, Tan qualified for an all-Chinese final vs. GM Lei Tingjie, which is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023. How to watch?You can watch the 2022-2023 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Nihal Sarin emerged victorious from his intergenerational clash with world championship challenger GM Ding Liren in the 2022 Speed Chess Championship quarterfinals on Friday with a score of 17-9 after outpacing his opponent as the time control quickened. Following his runner-up placing in the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship and Junior Speed Chess Championship […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Grigoriy Oparin from Mizzou won the Collegiate Chess League’s fifth season after defeating GM Mikhail Antipov, from the same university, in the Grand Finals. His clutch performance in a must-win game ultimately earned him the $1,600 first prize. This is the recap of the CCL’s fifth season and prize breakdown. How to watch? […]
Read More[ad_1] Sports fans, mark your calendars for December 13 at 10:30 a.m. PT/19:30 CET. It’s the crossover event you won’t want to miss: Gordon Hayward vs. Larry Fitzgerald… fans included! These two big-time chess fans and star athletes will be playing in an arena tournament, and afterward, they will play a two-game mini-match against each […]
Read More[ad_1] The 2022 Speed Chess Championship continued on Thursday with a high-octane double-header that saw GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So brush past their respective contenders, GMs David Paravyan and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Nakamura was particularly impressive in his match and got creative in his 19.5-7.5 drubbing over Paravyan, while So’s 14-12 victory forced him to […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura filed a motion in the Eastern District of Missouri to dismiss GM Hans Niemann’s lawsuit on December 7. This is the latest development in the defamation lawsuit that has received international attention, filed in late October. Chess.com, GM Magnus Carlsen, and IM Daniel Rensch filed their respective motions to dismiss the […]
Read More[ad_1] IM Elisabeth Paehtz is now GM Elisabeth Paehtz. Germany’s number-one woman player scored her third GM norm at the 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Riga, but then an earlier norm was declared invalid. At a recent FIDE Council meeting she was awarded the GM title after all, which makes her the 40th female […]
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