[ad_1] Chess.com has formally requested the Eastern Missouri District Court to dismiss GM Hans Niemann’s defamation lawsuit. The motion to dismiss, filed on December 2, 2022, asserts that the lawsuit “could have been brought only as a public relations stunt.” Chess.com’s answer to Niemann’s complaints comes 43 days after the lawsuit was brought to court […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Aleksandra Goryachkina defeated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk on Friday in what was the third game of their quarterfinal match in Pool B of the 2022-23 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament. Kosteniuk now needs to win on demand to force a tiebreak on Saturday. The match between GM Tan Zhongyi and GM Kateryna Lagno is still equal […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Nihal Sarin won the 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid with a round to spare, while GM Anna Ushenina tied for first and won the tiebreak match to win the 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid. In the Open section, while Nihal scored 6.5 points, GM Arjun Erigaisi finished second, half […]
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Read More[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian defeated GM Dmitry Andreikin in the 2022 Speed Chess Championship in an electrifying duel on Wednesday. The match between these two exceptional grandmasters was loaded with imaginative play and rivalrous chess to culminate in a sensational finale. GM Magnus Carlsen will face GM Gukesh D in the next round of 16 match […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Nihal Sarin and GM Nana Dzagnidze are in the sole leads of their respective groups with an identical 4.5 points from six games in the 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid and 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid. Overnight leader GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had a tough day with two losses and […]
Read More[ad_1] GMs Daniil Dubov and Magnus Carlsen won the November 29 editions of Titled Tuesday. Dubov scored 10.5/11 in the early tournament, winning by 1.5 points, while Carlsen scored 9.5 and outlasted GM Vladimir Fedoseev on tiebreaks. Also making an impact was GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, who finished in third place in both events. Early Tournament […]
Read More[ad_1] Chess.com is happy to announce that we’ve released 50 lessons on the most popular chess openings. Developed by our team of master players, these lessons will teach you everything you need to know to take your opening play to the next level. Many of the members of our community have already tried and approved […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and GM Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia won all three rounds to jump into the sole lead of the 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid and 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid, respectively, by a full-point margin at the end of the first day. Mamedyarov was followed by […]
Read More[ad_1] Pool B, the second stage of the 2022-23 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament held in Khiva, Uzbekistan, started with two draws. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina was close to a decisive advantage in her game with GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, while GM Tan Zhongyi vs. GM Kateryna Lagno was about equal all the time. The second game in […]
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