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Airthings Masters: Arjun stuns Firouzja
Airthings Masters: Arjun stuns Firouzja
Three out of four quarterfinal matches in Division I of the Airthings Masters had clear winners — i.e. players who only needed three games to remain in the winners’ bracket. One of these three players was Arjun Erigaisi, as he[…]
Feb 7, 2023 | 00:30 am
Erigaisi Sweeps Firouzja 3-0, Leads With Carlsen, Nakamura, So
Erigaisi Sweeps Firouzja 3-0, Leads With Carlsen, Nakamura, So
Four winners emerged in Division I of the Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters 2023 on Tuesday. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Arjun Erigaisi clinched their matches in just three games against GMs Alexey Sarana, Gukesh D, and Alireza F...
Feb 6, 2023 | 21:30 pm
10-Year-Old Chess Book Sold Out After Youtube Mention
10-Year-Old Chess Book Sold Out After Youtube Mention
When orders of a 10-year-old book kept flooding in and hitting #1 on Amazon's Bestseller list, it puzzled its publisher New in Chess—which is now owned by Chess.com. The reason: A mention by two of the world's most popular chess[…]
Feb 6, 2023 | 20:56 pm
Is Classical Chess Being 'Phased Out'?
Is Classical Chess Being 'Phased Out'?
Classical chess, sometimes called "slow chess," for a long time has been the standard form of tournament play. When one thinks of historic, monumental chess matches, one thinks especially of titanic world championships and Candidates tournaments&m...
Feb 6, 2023 | 15:44 pm
Women’s Grand Prix in Munich - Live
Women’s Grand Prix in Munich - Live
From 1 to 13 February, Munich is hosting the second stage of the 2022-23 Women’s Grand Prix series. The two best players from four tournaments will qualify for the Candidates Tournament. The action kicks off at 15.00 CET. Follow the[…]
Feb 6, 2023 | 14:45 pm
"Pure gold" - Davide Nastasio reviews ChessBase Magazine #205
"Pure gold" - Davide Nastasio reviews ChessBase Magazine #205
The ChessBase Magazine appears six times a year and shows the latest trends in top level chess and opening theory. However, the issues do not get old: the first issue of 2023 is CBM #211, but Davide Nastasio recently had[…]
Feb 6, 2023 | 12:09 pm
Unstoppable Kosteniuk Perfect So Far In Munich
Unstoppable Kosteniuk Perfect So Far In Munich
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continued her unbeaten run in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round four after slaying GM Tan Zhongyi's Hyper Accelerated Dragon. The fourth straight victory for the "Chess Queen" pushes her out to a remarkable 1.5-poi...
Feb 6, 2023 | 00:17 am
Gukesh beats Kramnik 3 times in Airthings Masters Play-In
Gukesh beats Kramnik 3 times in Airthings Masters Play-In
It’s Carlsen-Sarana, Firouzja-Erigaisi, So-Mamedov and Gukesh-Nakamura on Monday in the Airthings Masters, the 1st event on the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. Gukesh starred in the gruelling 8-hour 140-player Play-In to finish 1st by a full point and then beat Vladimir[…]
Feb 4, 2023 | 12:02 pm
Women's GP kicks off with 4 wins & 1 controversy
Women's GP kicks off with 4 wins & 1 controversy
Alexandra Kosteniuk, Tan Zhongyi, Elisabeth Paehtz and Nana Dzagnidze got off to a perfect start with wins as the second leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix kicked off in Munich, Germany on Thursday. One of the draws was not[…]
Feb 3, 2023 | 13:36 pm
Vaile's new album – Fragile
Vaile's new album – Fragile
Inspired by her months of lonely forest trips in the north of Scandinavia German actress and singer has launched a new album of 14 songs, in the style of German pop, cine-classic and Nordic noir. It is music into which[…]
Feb 3, 2023 | 11:00 am
Nepo and Ding swap places before match
Nepo and Ding swap places before match
Ian Nepomniachtchi is up to a career high world no. 2 on the February 2023 FIDE rating list after his World Championship opponent Ding Liren dropped 23 rating points to world no. 3. Tata Steel Masters winner Anish Giri climbed[…]
Feb 1, 2023 | 14:14 pm
Anish Giri wins his 1st Tata Steel Masters
Anish Giri wins his 1st Tata Steel Masters
Anish Giri, five times the runner-up in Wijk aan Zee, has won the 85th edition of Tata Steel Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Richard Rapport while Jorden van Foreest took down long-term leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Magnus Carlsen beat[…]
Jan 29, 2023 | 23:34 pm
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