GM Magnus Carlsen made headlines for a short but powerful speech while accepting the FIDE award for Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T). Carlsen used the moment to express humility and send a strong message against reinstating the Russian and Belarusia...
IMs Eric Rosen and Nhat Minh To were the highest ranked players to qualify for the Finals of the Chess.com Duck Chess Championship 2024. Six more Duck Chess mavens will join them in the knockout, including Kapik1337, the reigning number one in Duc...
After defeating Iran 3.5-0.5, India continues to lead the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad with a perfect 16/16 score. Of 32 games played, India hasn't lost a single one. GM Benjamin Gledura won a close match for Hungary 2.5-1.5 against Armenia after defe...
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival 2024 celebrated its 10th anniversary on September 17-18. Following its motto of "Chess Connects Us," each year the festival aims to create an atmosphere that is welcoming and captivating for chess enthusi...
China, who replaced GM Ding Liren with GM Wei Yi on board one, came agonizingly close to ending India's winning streak in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, but with a long endgame grind GM Gukesh Dommaraju brought India its seventh win for a perfect 1...
GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Christopher Yoo won the Titled Tuesday events of September 17, both needing tiebreaks even though Firouzja scored 10 points while Yoo scored 9.5 points. GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Jose Martinez, respectively, were the runne...
At the General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), to take place September 21-22 alongside the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, delegates will vote on a controversial proposal by the Kyrgyz Chess Federation to remove current restrict...
Few female players in chess history were able to win a round-robin classical event ahead of male grandmasters. IM Meruert Kamalidenova has now joined that elite group. The 19-year-old scored a stunning victory in the Karaganda Akim Cup, a closed...
GM Arjun Erigaisi and India go into the rest day of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad on perfect scores after Arjun's round-six win over GM Sanan Sjugirov helped India to a 3-1 victory over Hungary. That meant the sole lead as China only drew with Viet...
The stage is set for the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the fourth and final online leg of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour. Starting on September 25, this thrilling event will feature a $300,000 prize fund, offering the world’s top chess players ...
GM Arjun Erigaisi is the only player on 5/5 in the Open section of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad after his win over GM Rauf Mamedov helped India defeat Azerbaijan 3-1 in round five. Three more teams scored narrow wins to join India on maximum point...
GM Daniel Naroditsky won his 23rd Bullet Brawl title by a 35-point margin over his closest rival, GM Hikaru Nakamura. Finishing with a 16-game winning streak, Naroditsky ended with 271 points to clinch the $400 first prize. Nakamura finished secon...
55-year-old GM Vasyl Ivanchuk beat GM Wesley So as Ukraine pulled off a sensational win against 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad top-seed United States in round four. It came 15 years after an emotional Ivanchuk announced and then backtracked on retiremen...
GM Magnus Carlsen's first visit to the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad won't be forgotten in a hurry after he turned up late, on a bike, thinking he'd lost by default, but was smuggled in just in time to go on to win by checkmate. GM Fabiano Caruana move...
GM Fabiano Caruana is back above 2800 after beginning the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad with a sparkling win over Singaporean GM Jingyao Tin. There were also winning debuts for GMs Gukesh Dommaraju and Richard Rapport, while World Champion Ding Liren w...
The controversial Carlsen vs. Niemann scandal is confirmed to appear on Netflix in 2025, the streaming giant has announced. The news is setting the stage for what could be an explosive documentary on the drama and aftermath of the episode that sho...
Google will be the title sponsor for the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match between GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju. Described as a "landmark collaboration," the news was announced today by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Sin...
GM Levon Aronian blundered a piece against 607-point-lower-rated FM Andre Mendez, but still went on to win as top-seed United States claimed a 3.5-0.5 victory over Panama—GM Wesley So's solid draw cost him a place in the top 10. None of the ...
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GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the early edition of Titled Tuesday on September 10 with a 9/9 start and 10/11 overall score after defeating both GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, who finished second and third in the strongest Titled Tuesday podiu...
The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad has been opened in Budapest, with the games starting Wednesday. As almost 2,000 chess players, from world number-one Magnus Carlsen to over 200 unrated participants, converge on the Hungarian capital, can India, top se...
We all know rubber ducks. They make your bath time more whimsical and magical. But on the chessboard, they bring nothing but chaos and madness. So you better be ready because the next event of the Chess.com Community Championship, the Chess.com Du...
Nine-year-old CM Ethan Pang, the youngest-ever 2200 player, defeated three grandmasters in a recent classical tournament in Hungary and came close to breaking the 2300 rating barrier for the first time. Pang, who made headlines in July when he b...
GM Magnus Carlsen just won his fourth Speed Chess Championship title, defeating GMs Alireza Firouzja and Hans Niemann along the way. Firouzja was the runner-up after he stopped GM Hikaru Nakamura from reaching the Title Match for...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his fourth title at the Speed Chess Championship 2024, defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in front of a live audience in Paris. It was a dominant performance with a final score of 23.5-7.5; he lost just five games in four hours, d...
