[ad_1] Eight players continue in the Champions Brackets of the 2024 American Cup after day two, while the other eight are one match loss away from elimination. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So clinched their matches with a game to spare. GM Ray Robson advanced after winning the classical game and drawing the rapid, while […]
Read More[ad_1] Maryland Terrapins defensive back Chantz Harley took out top honors in the sixth installment of BlitzChamps after defeating fellow back Dante Trader Jr. in the fourth game of their finals match. with a “Hail Mary” pawn promotion that secured the title. Harley joins an illustrious group of BlitzChamps victors including the likes of Chidobe […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac were the winners of Titled Tuesday on March 12. For Nakamura, it was his third week in a row with a win and his first early tournament win in that time. For Deac, it was his first win in over a year. Coincidentally, Nakamura won the other […]
Read More[ad_1] Forget Barbie, Oppenheimer or Poor Things. The 96th Academy Awards also marked a triumph for “War Is Over!” becoming the second chess-themed winner of the ‘Best Animated Short Film’ award. Drawing inspiration from the iconic peace anthem ‘Happy Xmas! War Is Over!’ by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, filmmakers Dave Mullins and Brad Booker […]
Read More[ad_1] The 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins! Can you see Saint Louis clinching their third title in a row? Do you envision Webster taking over the CCL in their debut season? Will you be the one to believe in […]
Read More[ad_1] Day one of the 2024 American Cup saw a whopping 13 decisive games across the Open and Women’s tournaments in St. Louis on Tuesday. GM Fabiano Caruana got off to a 2-0 start against GM Grigoriy Oparin, while GM Wesley So is the only other player to lead in the Open section, 1.5-0.5 against […]
Read More[ad_1] The game of chess is witnessing a fascinating trend. New research by Chess.com shows that grandmasters are now achieving their titles at an earlier age than ever. Will the chess world see 10- or 11-year-olds becoming grandmasters in the next few years? In the past year, we’ve seen a surge in children scoring extraordinary […]
Read More[ad_1] The historic Biel Chess Festival, one of the biggest events in the European chess calendar, has announced its super-strong lineup for 2024 featuring a sharp focus on youth. The event, which has been running in the Swiss lakeside city since 1968, will see a major expansion of its traditional triathlon format for this year’s […]
Read More[ad_1] The Chess.com community celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday with a roundtable discussion featuring leading female voices in chess as well as a two-hour blitz arena, which was won by Mexico’s NM Emilio Hernandez. The discussion, led by Chess.com’s Director of International Growth Nigarhan Gurpinar (Naycir) and GM Pepe Cuenca featured the Women in […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Daniel Naroditsky secured his 13th Bullet Brawl title and $400 on Saturday ahead of 160 titled players with a score of 237 and, most importantly, outpacing his nemesis GM Hikaru Nakamura who finished on 236. GM Jose Martinez’s lofty score of 196 was enough to bag third place ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk […]
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