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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 overloo...
A powerhouse during the regular season, the Gotham Knights, again impressed on Friday in the Arena Royale of the 2023 Pro Chess League, finishing in clear first, led by GM Vladimir Fedoseev. This special event offered a unique opportunity ...
Fighting their way through 147 high-level competitors, GMs Liem Le, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Vladislav Artemiev finished at the top of the Play-In and qualified for Division I of Chessable Masters 2023. They will join GMs Magnus Carls...
On Friday, Team MGD1 gained their second victory in a row, defeating the California Unicorns in week three of the Pro Chess League. Although the match started out very close, GM Adhiban Baskaran's 4-0 performance combined with solid support from t...
On Thursday, the Shanghai Tigers again proved themselves to frontrunners, reaching 2-0 by taking down Blitz―the team with the highest-rated lineup―in week two of the Pro Chess League. Meanwhile, Team MGD1 bounced back to defeat the three-time cham...
GM Humpy Koneru moved within striking range of the leader, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, with a win vs. GM Elisabeth Paehtz in round nine of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix. Koneru has been in second for much of the event, currently trailing by a point...
GM Nana Dzagnidze was the sole victor on a day of combative, sacrifice-laden games in round seven of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix. The Georgian grandmaster fought off IM Alina Kashlinskaya's aggressive attempts in the King's Indian Defense.&...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk survived an uproarious game vs. GM Zhansaya Abdumalik in round six of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix. After this all-draw round, Kosteniuk's considerable lead over the field persists. GMs Humpy Koneru a...
IM Alina Kashlinskaya scored her first victory of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round five, making an attacking comeback vs. GM Mariya Muzychuk after losing material early in the game. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continues to lead...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk increased her lead in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix to a full point, reaching 3-0 by defeating WGM Dinara Wagner in a dynamic battle. WGM Zhu Jiner scored her first victory by gaining the upper hand in a tactical...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, known as ChessQueen on Chess.com, captured the sole lead in round two of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix. She defeated longtime rival GM Elisabeth Paehtz to reach 2-0. GM Anna Muzychuk earned her first victory by ...
The second leg of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women's Grand Prix kicked off with four decisive games in round one, featuring ferocious king attacks by GMs Tan Zhongyi, Nana Dzagnidze, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Elisabeth Paehtz. How to watch? The gam...
With a seamless draw vs. GM Wesley So in the penultimate round, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov enters the last day of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament still in the sole tournament lead. He's been at the forefront of the field since day one and held ...
GM Parham Maghsoodloo was the sole winner in round 11 of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to reign in clear first, drawing confidently with black against his closest competitor, GM Anish Giri. GM Magnus...
In round 10, GM Magnus Carlsen scored a fourth victory at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, defeating GM Parham Maghsoodloo in a double-edged tussle. The world champion is now within striking distance of the top two. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his lead with a nearly seven-hour display of exceptional defensive technique vs. GM Vincent Keymer in round nine of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Anish Giri is now in a close second, narrowing th...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated his longtime rival GM Fabiano Caruana in round eight of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, inching up the scoreboard, back on plus-one with his third victory. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his full-point le...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, drawing a hard-fought clash vs. GM Praggnanandhaa R. in round six. With an attacking victory vs. GM Gukesh D., GM Fabiano Caruana climbed the scoreboard. He join...
In their first-ever classical encounter, 18-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the black pieces defeated GM Magnus Carlsen in round five of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. With his previous round's victory vs. GM Parham Maghsoodloo, Abdu...
On Tuesday, GM Anish Giri overcame GM Magnus Carlsen in classical chess for the first time in over a decade in round four of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov displayed unstoppable precision to defeat GM Parham Maghsoo...
GM Fabiano Caruana scored the sole victory of round three vs. GM Jorden van Foreest at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The young Dutch grandmaster threw the game into thrilling, swashbuckling waters out of the opening, but Caruana countered ...
The ongoing controversy involving 19-year-old GM Hans Niemann gained a peculiar twist on Tuesday. Niemann amended his lawsuit with an additional 13 pages, notably accusing world champion GM Magnus Carlsen of paying fellow Norwegian grandmaster, Ar...
World championship challenger GM Ding Liren and GM Nordirbek Abdusattorov scored the first victories of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in round one. Defending champion GM Magnus Carlsen drew a combative game vs. GM Levon Aronian. In the Ch...
Puzzles are one of the first tools for improvement introduced to a chess player. Our first chess books are full with dazzling mating combinations to solve and worlds of tactical themes to explore. Our early jumps in ability are almost always due t...
