[ad_1] The wait is nearly over—PogChamps 5 is about to kick off, and now Chess.com can reveal its sparkling line-up for the most exciting amateur event in chess. The two-week tournament starting on July 26 at 4 p.m. ET/21:00 CEST, will feature 16 huge internet personalities going head-to-head for the title of PogChampion and $100,000 in […]
Read More[ad_1] Three things in life seem to be a surety: death, taxes, and GM Hikaru Nakamura winning the $400 first prize in Bullet Brawl. Hours after securing victory for the fourth time in Chess.com’s Bullet Chess Championship, Nakamura was back online again, cleaning up the field for the 152-player Bullet Brawl field for the seventh […]
Read More[ad_1] We are thrilled to announce major improvements to engines on Chess.com. Only weeks after the release of Stockfish 16, the newest version of the engine is now also available on our website. The engine is stronger than ever and brings a new evaluation system. Powered by Stockfish 16, you’ll also notice that Game Review […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Ju Wenjun has won a wild final game of the 2023 FIDE Women’s World Championship to claim her fourth title with a 6.5-5.5 victory over GM Lei Tingjie. The 17th women’s world champion, who has held the title since 2018, also picks up the €300,000 ($334,000) winner’s prize, while Lei takes €200,000. […]
Read More[ad_1] Thụy SĩMột ngày sau khi thua Vincent Keymer, Lê Quang Liêm tìm lại cảm giác thắng khi hạ Siêu đại kiện tướng Arjun Erigaisi tại vòng bốn Biel Grandmaster. Quang Liêm (Elo 2.728) cầm quân trắng gặp kỳ thủ Ấn Độ Erigaisi (2.710) ở ván bốn cờ tiêu chuẩn. Đen chủ động đóng kín […]
Read More[ad_1] This is a flash report. The full report is coming soon. GM Hikaru Nakamura clinched the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Friday, shutting down GM Magnus Carlsen’s comeback in overtime in an epic Grand Final. Back in Norway with his home setup, Carlsen switched into another gear and went on a tear in the […]
Read More[ad_1] Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun attacked with the black pieces in Game 11 of the 2023 FIDE Women’s World Championship, but a creative king march saved the day for GM Lei Tingjie, leaving the scores tied at 5.5-5.5 going into the final classical game. Ju has White in that clash, which starts on Saturday, […]
Read More[ad_1] In an open letter published on the FIDE website a number of top grandmasters urge Ukraine’s government to allow GM Vasyl Ivanchuk to leave the country and play the upcoming FIDE World Cup. The event begins in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 29 and lasts until August 25. Among the 206 participants in the open section […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura sits atop the Winners Bracket after defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in an electrifying final at the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Thursday. He awaits the player who will fight their way out of the Losers Bracket to meet him in the Grand Final for this year’s title. It’s now between Firouzja, […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Gukesh D is expected to be the youngest player to have a published rating of 2750 in history when the next FIDE rating list comes out in 11 days (when he will be 17.17 years old). This news comes just off the heels of his countryman GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu breaking 2700 for the first […]
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