Magnus Carlsen stands one round away from winning his third straight Norway Chess title, and the fourth at Stavanger overall in his career. But he’ll have to deal with Chess World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in what promises to be a dramatic final round. Carlsen will take Black in his […]
Magnus Carlsen came into Norway Chess as the favorite to win the tournament for the third straight year, and he remains in that position after two rounds of play. But, the chess world will watch the six-player tournament with less interest in the overall result, and more attention devoted to […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen swept a pair of tiebreaker blitz games on Thursday to beat American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and go through to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup. Carlsen and Nakamura drew both of their sets 2-2, necessitating the tiebreakers. Carlsen dominates tiebreakers after tense match Nakamura […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will look to win his second straight Champions Chess Tour event – and a fair amount of Bitcoin – when the online FTX Crypto Cup begins on Sunday. The FTX Crypto Cup features a prize pool of $220,000 in cash, as well as 2.1825 Bitcoin. […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi drew Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the 13th round of the Candidates Tournament on Monday, a result that was enough to clinch the tournament for the Russian grandmaster and book his place in the World Chess Championship. Anish Giri also lost with Black to Alexander Grischuk, giving Nepomniachtchi a full […]
Anish Giri moved to within a half-point of the lead at the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a win over Ding Liren in Friday’s Round 11 action. The win put Giri right on the heels of leader Ian Nepomniachtchi, who scored a draw against former World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana. Giri […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi blasted Kirill Alekseenko in just 31 moves to take a full-point lead at the Candidates Tournament with just four rounds left to play. Nepomniachtchi has led, or shared the lead, since the first round. This is the second time he’s pushed his lead over the field out to […]
Anish Giri scored the only win in Round 9 at the Candidates Tournament on Tuesday, moving himself into a tie for second, just behind leader Ian Nepomniachtchi. Nepomniachtchi leads the eight-man field with 5.5 points after nine rounds, with Giri, Fabiano Caruana, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave chasing him on five points. […]
Magnus Carlsen will again face Wesley So at the end of a Champions Chess Tour event. But this time, the two will battle for third place while Ian Nepomniachtchi takes on Anish Giri for the title at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Nepomniachtchi held off a furious comeback by Carlsen to […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen wasted little time defeating Levon Aronian and advancing to the semifinals of his namesake tournament, the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Carlsen finished off the two-set series without losing a single game, winning the first match 2.5-0.5, then securing victory by gaining a 2-1 lead in the […]
Magnus Carlsen looks to continue his dominance of the online chess scene while Wesley So will attempt to put his stamp on the new Champions Chess Tour as the two world-class grandmasters face off in the final of the Skilling Open. Carlsen and So will battle in the first of […]
Hikaru Nakamura came back from down a set, and then again down a game in blitz tiebreakers to get past Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and advance to the semifinals of the Skilling Open online chess tournament. Nakamura moved on to face fellow American Wesley So, while World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will […]
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