GM Magnus Carlsen can now say that he has won every significant classical chess title that he's set his sights on. The five-time world champion won his first World Cup crown by defeating GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 1.5-0.5 in the rapid tiebreaks ...
The last classical games of the 2023 FIDE World Cup could not have been more different from each other. In the final between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, the drawn outcome was predicted as early as move five, while in the th...
Neither player made progress toward their first World Cup victory as GM Magnus Carlsen held GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu to a draw in the first game of the 2023 FIDE World Cup final. A well-prepared Praggnanandhaa posed some problems to the ...
The round three tiebreaks led to an unpleasant day for many of the higher-rated players in the 2023 FIDE World Cup, especially for GM Anish Giri, who was knocked out of the event by GM Nijat Abasov. GM Teimour Radjabov also fell at the hands of GM...
In a dramatic affair, GM Javokhir Sindarov knocked GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave out of the 2023 FIDE World Cup in the second game of round three, while GM Fabiano Caruana and Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun came dangerously close to exiting the e...
GM Peter Svidler glided to victory over GM Jorden van Foreest, GM Magnus Carlsen displayed his incredible endgame skills, and GMs Daniele Vocaturo and Ivan Schitco pulled off wins against their higher-rated opponents in the third round of the 2023...
There can be no complaints of "boring draws" in this year’s FIDE World Championship, as GM Ding Liren and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi continued to trade blows in game six to reach the fourth decisive result of the match. This time it was D...
The 2023 FIDE World Championship continues to deliver exciting chess as a confident GM Ding Liren won game four on Thursday to level the score against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding exerted pressure from the opening, and just as the position appeared...
Chess fans didn't have to wait long for a decisive result in the 2023 FIDE World Championship, as GM Ian Nepomniachtchi convincingly took down GM Ding Liren in game two. Despite a successful-looking novelty by Ding on move 4, things quickly turned...
