Champions Showdown Chess9LX Day 2: Dominguez Leads, Kasparov Scores 2.5/3

[ad_1] Scoring 3/3 on the second day, GM Leinier Dominguez took over the lead from GM Fabiano Caruana at the Champions Showdown Chess9LX tournament in St. Louis. GM Garry Kasparov had…

Norway Chess R3: Rapport Still Leads After 3 More Armageddons

[ad_1] For the second day in a row, all classical games at the Norway Chess tournament ended in draws and therefore three more armageddon games were played. GM Richard Rapport…

PogChamps 4 Playoffs Day 1: Fundy Advances To Championship Semifinals After Tough Match

[ad_1] The playoffs began today in PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase. The action began with jakenbakeLIVE beating JustaMinx 2-0 in the consolation bracket. Then MrBeast gave Harry Mack a draw to…

FIDE Online Olympiad Division 1, Day 1: Elite Teams Shine

[ad_1] We all love olympiads. There’s the Olympics, and, of course, the Chess Olympiad. In this one, the time has come for competition between the strongest teams out there, as…

Champions Showdown Chess9LX Day 1: Caruana Leads

[ad_1] GM Fabiano Caruana leads the Champions Showdown Chess9LX tournament in St. Louis after the first of three days. A surprising result was GM Hikaru Nakamura’s 0/3, while GM Garry…

Registration Is Open For Season 3 Of The Collegiate Chess League

[ad_1] We are proud to announce the third season of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) run in partnership with Chess.com and the Corporate Esports Association (CEA). Since the League’s creation…

Yakubboev Wins September 7 Titled Tuesday

[ad_1] GM Nodirbek Yakubboev won the first Titled Tuesday of September, and his first since February 2020, with a score of 9.5/11, winning on the tiebreaker over GM Maksim Chigaev. GM…

Norway Chess R2: Nepomniachtchi Wins With The King’s Gambit

[ad_1] GM Richard Rapport continues to lead the Norway Chess tournament after drawing both his classical and armageddon games with GM Sergey Karjakin, gaining 1.5 points. GM Magnus Carlsen is…

Ian Nepomniachtchi Signs With Chess.com

[ad_1] Chess.com is delighted and excited to announce that GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2021 Candidates Tournament winner and world championship challenger to GM Magnus Carlsen, has signed a long-term sponsorship agreement…

Norway Chess R1: Rapport Early Leader As Firouzja-Carlsen Goes To Armageddon

[ad_1] GM Richard Rapport is the early leader at the Norway Chess tournament which took off on Tuesday. The Hungarian GM beat Norway’s GM Aryan Tari in the classical game…