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World Junior Championships - Round 7 Live!
World Junior Championships - Round 7 Live!
The World Junior Championships are taking place from September 21 to October 1 at the Hotel del Prado in Mexico City. Two US representatives, Hans Niemann and Carissa Yip, are the top seeds in the open and the women’s section,[…]
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Created on: Sep 27, 2023 | 23:50 pm
Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required
Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required
It seems like no one can beat GM Magnus Carlsen these days. In just the last five weeks, he's won the World Cup, the Julius Baer Generations Cup, and the Speed Chess Championship. After advancing in the AI Cup earlier[…]
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Created on: Sep 27, 2023 | 15:55 pm
Jeremy Silman (1954-2023)
Jeremy Silman (1954-2023)
Jeremy Silman (1954-2023) got hooked on chess after the Bobby Fischer boom, discovered his writing talent, and went on to get paid handsomely for chess lessons. Last Thursday, the Californian bestselling author died after a long illness. Stefan Löffler sent[…]
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Created on: Sep 27, 2023 | 10:00 am
AI Cup - Live!
AI Cup - Live!
The AI Cup is the sixth and final ‘regular’ event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. The tournament, which takes place on September 25-29, featured three divisions, each a double-elimination knockout, where losing one match drops the player to a[…]
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Created on: Sep 27, 2023 | 09:50 am
From Missing Mate To Swindling Stalemate, Carlsen Thwarts Challenger
From Missing Mate To Swindling Stalemate, Carlsen Thwarts Challenger
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....
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Created on: Sep 27, 2023 | 02:31 am
Nepomniachtchi Repeats Levitov Chess Week Victory
Nepomniachtchi Repeats Levitov Chess Week Victory
Just like in 2019, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Levitov Chess Week in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. While the Russian grandmaster scored 3/4 on the final day, GM Peter Svidler couldn't keep the pace and eventually tied for second with GM[…]
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Created on: Sep 26, 2023 | 19:34 pm
Carlsen Goes Undefeated vs. Nakamura, Advances To Winners Semifinals
Carlsen Goes Undefeated vs. Nakamura, Advances To Winners Semifinals
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 ...
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Created on: Sep 26, 2023 | 03:07 am
There was a bank row!
There was a bank row!
Last weekend I gave our readers a puzzle which, I said, only a segment of our readers could possibly solve. But even amongst them there were very few who succeeded. One exception: super-talent Gukesh, who managed – with a little[…]
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Created on: Sep 20, 2023 | 09:00 am
Fabiano Caruana triumphs in Superbet Chess Classic
Fabiano Caruana triumphs in Superbet Chess Classic
Fabiano Caruana drew a sharp game against Richard Rapport to finish in clear first place in the Superbet Chess Classic, taking the $100,000 top prize and the maximum 13 Grand Chess Tour points. His pursuers could all only draw, though[…]
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Created on: May 15, 2023 | 23:27 pm
Superbet Chess Classic 8: Duda shocks Firouzja
Superbet Chess Classic 8: Duda shocks Firouzja
Jan-Krzysztof Duda won his first classical game of chess in 9.5 months after Alireza Firouzja’s decision to dodge an early draw backfired spectacularly. That means Fabiano Caruana goes into the final round of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest as[…]
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Created on: May 15, 2023 | 03:03 am
Superbet Chess Classic 7: Firouzja catches Caruana
Superbet Chess Classic 7: Firouzja catches Caruana
Anish Giri has become the latest player to beat Ding Liren after the World Champion allowed a powerful piece sacrifice on move 11 in Round 7 of the Superbet Chess Classic. Ding has dropped to last place, but he has[…]
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Created on: May 14, 2023 | 11:07 am
Superbet Chess Classic 6: So and Caruana miss wins
Superbet Chess Classic 6: So and Caruana miss wins
Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So missed gilt-edged chances as all games were drawn in Round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. World Champion Ding Liren was fighting hard but might still have suffered a 2nd loss in a[…]
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Created on: May 13, 2023 | 11:47 am
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