[ad_1] GM Sam Sevian captured the lead on day two of the FTX Road to Miami tournament as he won three games back-to-back before a walkover vs. GM Teimour Radjabov, who left the tournament due to illness. GM Ju Wenjun had a splendid second day of chess and defeated GMs Richard Rapport, Sam Shankland, and […]
Read More[ad_1] Chess.com’s BlitzChamps came to a close on Sunday when Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie was crowned the inaugural winner of the event that looked to discover the best chess player in the NFL. The final saw longtime locker room chess rivals, Awuzie and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper, face off in a rematch […]
Read More[ad_1] Thụy SĩKỳ thủ 22 thế giới Lê Quang Liêm bắt đầu dự festival cờ vua Biel ở nội dung chess960 thứ Hai 11/7. Lễ hội cờ vua Biel gồm nhiều hạng đấu, cao nhất là bảng Grandmaster dành cho tám kỳ thủ gồm Quang Liêm (Elo 2.722), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2.688), Vincent Keymer (2.686), Salem […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura won week 20 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Wesley So in the final in a bullet tiebreaker. GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and David Paravyan made it to the semifinals. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the Swiss tournament and finished in the quarterfinals along with GMs Daniil Dubov, Benjamin […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Jeffery Xiong leads the FTX Road to Miami tournament after the first day of play. The 21-year-old American grandmaster, who is making his debut in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, was the only player to win three games, which gave him nine points thanks to the 3-1-0 scoring system. Xiong said afterward: “Obviously […]
Read More[ad_1] Chess.com’s newest event, BlitzChamps, the most ambitious crossover of 2022, commenced on Saturday, pitting six NFL all-stars against each other over the chess board in a bid for $100,000 for their favorite charity. Split into two groups of three, the participants played a double round-robin where the top two finishers progressed to the championship […]
Read More[ad_1] This is our quick summary report. Check out our full report after Sunday’s knockout tournament. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won week 20 of the Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, starting the tournament with a 5-0 winning streak. Participating in the event were 45 competitors—now open to all GMs as well as the top-10 women, top-10 […]
Read More[ad_1] Chess.com is excited to announce that you can now find and use the best chess-related reaction GIFs on every major social media platform. Just search for “chesscom” on your favorite platforms and check out all the great reaction GIFs featuring your favorite chess stars! This means that you’ll always have the perfect reaction GIF […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Tan Zhongyi defeated IM Polina Shuvalova in their round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women’s Speed Chess Championship on Friday. Tan’s solid play, board awareness, and speed proved to be too impervious even for Shuvalova’s excellent blitz skills. The next round of 16 match, GM Hou Yifan vs. IM Carissa Yip, […]
Read More[ad_1] The 2022 I’M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship, presented by Landover.io, came to a conclusion on Thursday with an exhilarating grand finale between IM Eric Rosen and FM James Canty III, which culminated in a 12-9 victory for Rosen. Rosen was able to capture the title ahead of the tournament surprise-packet Canty, who […]
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