Vanessa West is a National Master, a chess teacher, and a writer for Chess.com. In 2017, they won the Chess Journalist of the Year award.
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At the halfway point, IM Carissa Yip and WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova are starting to run away with the U.S. Women's Championship. With a second win in a row and four victories total for each, they are a full point ahead of the field. IM Alice ...
Nearly every single game was decisive in the 2023 U.S. Championship on Tuesday. The frontrunners have begun to distinguish themselves as they accumulate victories. GM Fabiano Caruana won a third game in a row, gaining a winning position vs. G...
GMs Hans Niemann and Abhimanyu Mishra have taken the lead at the U.S. Championships after round two. Niemann came within inches of blundering and running out of time but fought back to defeat the previous leader, GM Sam Sevian. Contrastingly, Mish...
IM Nazi Paikidze and GM Sam Sevian are the sole leaders after the opening day of the U.S. Championships in St. Louis. Paikidze scored the only victory in the women's division, defeating FM Ashritha Eswaran in a tactical slugfest that featured th...
Anastasios Koukas and Michael Duke emerged at the top of the 2000+ section in the qualifiers for the ChessPunks Champs 2023. In the 1700-1999 division, EvertonEejit clinched the first qualifier with a round to spare while Tushar Anand won the se...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave are the last two players standing in the Winners Bracket of the 2023 AI Cup. With blazing attacking play in the final game, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi came within inches of forcing a playoff vs....
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov advance in the Division I Winners Bracket of the 2023 AI Cup after winning their quarterfinal matches on day one. With echoes from the finish of their SCC ...
GMs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, and Anish Giri ascended to the top in the 2023 AI Cup Play-in on Monday, claiming the remaining four spots in the Division I knockout. They will join GMs Magnus Carlsen, Alir...
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave advance to the Semifinals of the 2023 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship presented by Coinbase. Carlsen overcame his former world championship challenger, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, by an 11-point marg...
In the end, the top-ranked Georgian team, led by GM Bella Khotenashvili, won gold at the World Women's Team Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. For much of the tournament, one of the lowest-ranked and youngest teams, Kazakhstan―with IM Bibi...
CM Aaron Mendes won the 4th ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship, defeating Antoni Radzimski in a riveting final between two rising talents. Throughout their clash, both prodigies displayed vast tactical expertise. Ultimately, it was Mendes's p...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup to clinch his third tournament victory on the Champions Chess Tour. Though both players were in imperfect form, their fighting nature shined t...
GM Alireza Firouzja has earned a rematch vs. GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup by winning the Losers Final vs. GM Denis Lazavik. Despite having a losing position for most of their second game, Firouzja pul...
In a match that came down to the wire, IM Alice Lee defeated FM Tani Adewumi in the fifth edition of Tani vs. The World. Down four points with barely enough time left for as many games, Lee pulled off an unbelievable comeback to win in overtime. ...
On the last day, WR Chess completed their phenomenal run at the World Rapid Team Championship, clinching first with a round to spare. It was truly a team victory as every member contributed, with several players turning in dazzling performances....
After two days, WR Chess soars ahead of the field at the World Rapid Team Championship. Led by perfect scores from GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Hou Yifan, this star-studded team has won eight matches in a row to gain a three-point margin...
WR Chess, led by GM Wesley So, rose to clear first on day one of the World Rapid Team Championship 2023, winning all of their matches so far. The top seed, GM Viswanathan Anand's Freedom, had a rocky fourth round, nearly losing to GM Pental...
It was a day that seesawed between inspiration and shock at PogChamps 5. As the players fought it out in their brackets, some rose from the ashes of their former selves to emerge victorious while others played their final moves of the event. ...
It was a day of mercilessness and confusion at PogChamps 5. Most of the matches were 2-0 sweeps. I did a thing did tricky things to defeat Fuslie. CDawgVA daydrank as he beat Franks-is-heres. xQc gained winning positions by move eight in b...
With trash talk, surprise checkmates, and ruthless king hunts, the competitors went all out on day three of PogChamps 5. Franks-is-heres inspired himself into victory vs. the ever-calm Sykkuno, tying with CDawgVA for first in Group A. Sapnap def...
On Friday, the FIDE Qualification Commission and mathematician Jeff Sonas proposed several changes to the rating system aimed at counteracting deflation―so that FIDE ratings more accurately represent players' strength. The commission is opening ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura clinched the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Friday, shutting down GM Magnus Carlsen's comeback in overtime in an epic Grand Final. Back in Norway with his home setup, Carlsen switched into another gear and went on a t...
GM Hikaru Nakamura sits atop the Winners Bracket after defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in an electrifying final at the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Thursday. He awaits the player who will fight their way out of the Losers Bracket to meet him in...
With swift and tricky play, GM Alireza Firouzja defeated GM Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Wednesday. GM Hikaru Nakamura bested GM Daniel Naroditsky in match loaded with dazzling tactics. Firouzja and Nak...
