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Don't Miss Chess.com's Biggest Prediction Contest Of The Year
Don't Miss Chess.com's Biggest Prediction Contest Of The Year
It's finally here. The biggest names in chess will be facing each other in one of the year's most prestigious events: the Finals of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. A full season of chess tournaments has culminated in this showdown,[…]
Dec 2, 2023 | 00:18 am
FIDE introduces the Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI)
FIDE introduces the Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI)
The International Chess Federation released the inaugural Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), an innovative instrument designed to measure and compare the level of gender equality in chess federations across the globe. The GECI incorporates three indicators of Participation, Performance,[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 23:15 pm
Brewington Hardaway Earns IM Title And First GM Norm
Brewington Hardaway Earns IM Title And First GM Norm
IM-elect Brewington Hardaway crossed the 2400 FIDE rating mark to earn the international master title at the U.S. Masters 2023 on Sunday at the Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina. Already having four IM norms, he should receive the title[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 20:02 pm
Beats To Play Chess To: Lofi Girl Unveils New Champions Chess Tour Finals Playlist
Beats To Play Chess To: Lofi Girl Unveils New Champions Chess Tour Finals Playlist
She spends her days—and nights—helping people focus on work and study, so this may not surprise you. But Lofi Girl now plays chess.
The beloved anime character, who has become a global sensation with her unique blend of music and[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 16:51 pm
Caruana beats Rapport, wins Sinquefield Cup for a third time
Caruana beats Rapport, wins Sinquefield Cup for a third time
With a final-round win over Richard Rapport, Fabiano Caruana secured tournament victory at the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis. This was Caruana’s third victory in this event, as he had previously won it in 2014 (when he famously grabbed seven[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 15:50 pm
Judit Polgar Encourages More Top Women To Participate In Open Events
Judit Polgar Encourages More Top Women To Participate In Open Events
GM Judit Polgar, indisputably the greatest female player in chess history, believes that women-only events should continue to exist but asserts that women should not limit themselves, encouraging more participants in the open section.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 13:05 pm
The missing players
The missing players
On October 7th, in their brutal attack, Hamas took 240 hostages from Israel. After tough negotiations some of them are being currently released. In world-wide actions people showed their support – including in chess circles. In Savion, Hungarian-Israeli IM Sofia[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 12:00 pm
Freestyle Super Tournament in Germany - Seven top players challenge Magnus Carlsen
Freestyle Super Tournament in Germany - Seven top players challenge Magnus Carlsen
From 9 to 16 February 2024, the Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort on the Baltic Sea in Germany will be the venue for a super tournament in "Freestyle Chess", also known as Chess960. Seven world-class players, including world champion Ding[…]
Dec 1, 2023 | 10:00 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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
May 13, 2023 | 11:47 am
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