[ad_1] Chess.com, the world’s leading online chess platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of GM Anish Giri as its new CEO. Giri, a renowned chess grandmaster, will assume the role effective immediately, succeeding Erik Allebest, co-founder and CEO since 2006. Giri, who has been a prominent figure in the chess world for over a […]
Read More[ad_1] Chess.com has launched a search for its new CEO. Current CEO, Erik, co-founded Chess.com in 2006 with his friend and co-founder Jay, and for 17 years has grown the company from an idea to the number-one chess platform with more than 125 million members. Erik announced that he will be stepping down later this […]
Read More[ad_1] After opening the match with back-to-back decisive results, GM Lei Tingjie and GM Tan Zhongyi made their first draw in game three of the final of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022-2023 on Friday. With white, Tan explored a new move out of the opening, but Lei was well-prepared, neutralizing Tan’s first-move advantage with […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Simon Williams (a.k.a. GingerGM) added yet another candidate for Game of the Year in his round-two game at the Reykjavik Open 2023 on Wednesday. The English grandmaster has long been known for his daring, sacrificial, and “YOLO” style of play. His 20-move miniature win over Ukrainian WIM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova showcases a powerful opening […]
Read More[ad_1] The three-time and reigning Ukrainian champion, GM Andrei Volokitin, defeated the English number-one and seven-time British champion, GM Michael Adams, in the UK vs. Ukraine Match 2023, with a score of 4.5-3.5. The match concluded on Thursday. The competition, representing solidarity between the two countries during Russia’s now year-long invasion of Ukraine, took place […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Lei Tingjie retaliated vs. GM Tan Zhongyi, winning game two of the final of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022-2023 on Thursday. Rising from the ashes of her own time trouble blunder in game one, Lei didn’t hesitate when Tan made a mistake on move 71, finding a series of only winning moves […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Tan Zhongyi defeated GM Lei Tingjie in game one of the final of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022-2023 on Wednesday. Tan played enterprisingly from start to finish, sacrificing two pawns to create complex problems for Lei, who overlooked opportunities in time trouble. Game two is on Thursday, March 30, 2023, starting at […]
Read More[ad_1] GMs Daniil Dubov and David Paravyan each won a Titled Tuesday tournament on March 28, both winning outright. They became the first players to score 10 points since February 14. Each second-place finish also belonged to the only two players to score 9.5 points, GM Hikaru Nakamura in the early tournament and GM Denis […]
Read More[ad_1] GM Jose Martinez was crowned as the winner and won $1,000 in the March edition of Chess.com’s newest titled arena, Bullet Brawl, after winning 59 of his 74 games during the two-hour event. Ukraine’s GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and Armenian IM Emin Ohanyan did their best to keep up with the Peruvian speedster and both […]
Read More[ad_1] The FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates 2024 will be held concurrently in Toronto, Canada, the International Chess Federation announced on Monday. Taking place on April 3-25, it will be the first time that the two tournaments will occur with the same schedule and venue. It is also the first time in history that the […]
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