For five games, Ian Nepomniachtchi battled toe-to-toe with Magnus Carlsen in the 2021 World Chess Championship. But Carlsen broke through in an epic Game 6 and, after that, dominated the match to retain his title and improve his claim as the greatest chess player of all time. Carlsen won four […]
Magnus Carlsen could finish off his latest World Chess Championship title defense as early as Friday if the reigning champion can manage to beat challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi with Black in Game 11 of their match. Carlsen holds a 6.5-3.5 lead over Nepomniachtchi after 10 games. The players enjoyed a rest […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi arrived to the board for Game 9 of the World Chess Championship with a new haircut. He started the game with a new opening, but the result was more of the same, as Magnus Carlsen picked up another point to extend his lead in the match. Nepomniachtchi blundered […]
For the first five games of the 2021 World Chess Championship, fans and commentators lamented the lack of decisive results, wondering aloud whether it’s even possible to see fighting chess in a high-level match anymore. But two wins from Magnus Carlsen not only flipped that narrative, but have put challenger […]
Despite some tense moments, neither Magnus Carlsen nor Ian Nepomniachtchi has been able to find a breakthrough in the World Chess Championship thus far, and the match remains tied at 1.5-1.5 heading into Monday’s first rest day. The two men will return to the board on Tuesday when Carlsen takes […]
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 […]
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