Botez Sisters, GothamChess, & Other Chess Celebrities Join The ChessKid National Festival

[ad_1] The inaugural ChessKid National Festival is only a week away, and some of the chess world’s most famous names are getting ready to descend on Charlotte, North Carolina to…

5 Things We Learned — Chessable Masters 2024

[ad_1] The first event of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour, the 2024 Chessable Masters, is in the books, and plenty has happened in the tournament that lasted eight days. Some…

Carlsen Wins 2024 Chessable Masters

[ad_1] GM Magnus Carlsen won Division I of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters on Wednesday. GM Alireza Firouzja took the first set of the Grand Final, impressively winning…

Piorun, Nakamura Win Titled Tuesday

[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura continued his hot start to the year in Titled Tuesday on February 6, finishing third in the early tournament and winning the late tournament, his third…

Flash Report: Youngsters Shine: Keymer Wins Division II, Sarana Takes Division III

[ad_1] This is the flash report. The full report will be added to this page soon. Day seven of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters saw the conclusion of…

Flash Report: Firouzja To Play Carlsen In Grand Final

[ad_1] This is a flash report. The full report will be added soon. GM Alireza Firouzja will face GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2024 Champions Chess…

Honorary Grandmaster Title Posthumously Awarded To Sultan Khan

[ad_1] On Friday, February 2, 2024, the legendary chess player Mian Sultan Khan (1903-1966) was posthumously awarded the honorary grandmaster title. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich presented the award to caretaker…

Carlsen Reaches Grand Final, Defeats Dark Horse Lazavik

[ad_1] This is a flash report. The full report will be added to this page soon. On day five, GM Magnus Carlsen claimed his spot in the Division I Grand…

2024 Chessable Masters Day 4: Carlsen Reaches Winners Final Vs. Lazavik

[ad_1] GM Magnus Carlsen will play GM Denis Lazavik in the Division I Winners Final of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. On day four, they respectively defeated GMs…

Bullet Brawl Feb 3: Naroditsky Clinches Bullet Brawl Ahead Of Nakamura

[ad_1] GM Daniel Naroditsky secured $400 and his 11th Bullet Brawl title after scoring 70.5/78 in February’s first edition ahead of 125 other titled players. A race of titanic proportions…