[ad_1] Team C-Squared (GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila) claimed the first Team Chess Battle title this Friday, a new format that elevates chess from a silent duel on the 64 squares. Not quite hand-and-brain or Banter Blitz, but a sort of combination of both, this tournament opened the floor to trash talk, collaboration, and […]
Read More[ad_1] Saint Louis and Webster cemented their places as the top two to close the regular season of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). Webster’s victory was a true team effort. Every single player―GMs Benjamin Gledura, Harsha Bharathakoti, Gergely Kantor, and IM Anna Sargsyan―all scored 3/4 vs. Chicago. Sweeping every board on the Missouri team, […]
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 him third place ahead of GM Oleksandr […]
Read More[ad_1] GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila (aka Team C-Squared) won the inaugural 2024 Team Chess Battle on Friday. In the Final, they defeated the commentary dream team of GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Robert Hess 1.5-0.5. In game one, they properly dismantled the Alekhine’s Defense with the white pieces. Needing just a draw, they found a […]
Read More[ad_1] You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from FIDE officials and the Toronto organizers as clearance was given for the Candidates Tournament after visa issues were resolved just in time. It was a dramatic turn of events when on Friday FIDE published an appeal to the Canadian government, citing “grave concerns” and […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his newly accomplished world number-four status by finishing the 2024 Prague Masters with a quick draw against GM Richard Rapport. Thursday’s final round saw draws on all boards, so Abdusattorov won the tournament with a 1.5-point margin. GM-elect Ediz Gurel put a cherry on his chess cake with a final-round win […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Bu Xiangzhi edged out GMs Yu Yangyi and Arjun Erigaisi on tiebreaks to win the fifth edition of the Shenzhen Longgang Chess Masters on Thursday. All three finished on 4.5/7, with Bu having the best tiebreaks. It wasn’t a good week for GM Anish Giri, who lost 17 Elo points and dropped out of […]
Read More[ad_1] The Prague Masters has become a dream tournament for GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. In a field with three candidates, the 19-year-old Uzbek GM secured victory with a round to spare today while moving to world number four in the live ratings, surpassing World Champion Ding Liren. Abdusattorov today defeated GM Parham Maghsoodloo in another tremendous fighting […]
Read More[ad_1] Former world champion and Putin critic GM Garry Kasparov has been added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists.” The chess legend calls it “an honor.” Kasparov’s name is included in the list of “terrorists and extremists” by the Russian Ministry of Justice with an asterisk added to his name, which means a criminal […]
Read More[ad_1] Big names won the Titled Tuesday events of March 5: GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Hikaru Nakamura, both of whom will be playing in the Candidates Tournament in four weeks. Firouzja won in the last round to reach a five-way tie on 9.5 points where he had the best tiebreaks, while Nakamura led after each […]
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