It took two tiebreakers before the winners were determined in the two elimination brackets in The American Cup. GM Wesley So cheated himself from a win in the first game but took care of business in the blitz tiebreaker. In the women’s event, FM Alice Lee and IM Nazi Paikidze initially traded punches before Lee …
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GM Hikaru Nakamura was the first player to book his ticket to this year’s finals of The American Cup after defeating GM Wesley So in a blitz playoff. So will now have to play against GM Levon Aronian for a spot in the final after the latter won his second playoff matchup in a row, …
GM Daniil Dubov and GM Vladimir Kramnik won Titled Tuesday on March 21. Kramnik, 47, was the world chess champion from 2000 to 2007. He retired from over-the-board tournament chess in 2019 but has been active in Chess.com rapid and blitz events in the last year or so. The late tournament on Tuesday was Kramnik’s …
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GM Levon Aronian kept his tournament dreams alive in Saint Louis on Tuesday after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana in a monumental clash at The 2023 American Cup. Following six decisive results in their rapid and blitz encounters, an armageddon tiebreaker was needed to split the players and Aronian came out on top after some resourceful …
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The 2023 American Cup continued in St. Louis on Monday with championship bracket semifinals that were won by GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So respectively. Nakamura was in fine form with the black pieces and outplayed GM Lenier Dominguez in the middlegame to take his match 1.5-0.5, while So required rapid playoffs to overcome the …
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You can now play chess against some of the strongest women players in history! Head over to our Play Computer page to challenge GMs Judit Polgar, Hou Yifan, Anna Muzychuk, and Irina Krush. These new bots will be in the Top Players section of the Play Computer page and will be a permanent fixture on …
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GM Sam Shankland set The American Cup elimination bracket alight on Sunday after defeating GM Ray Robson in a marathon match that was decided after six games. With an armageddon game looming and the two-time world puzzle rush champion posing a serious threat, Shankland won the final blitz game, cutting Robson’s tournament short. GM Levon …
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, and Wesley So all managed to win their matches on Saturday in The 2023 American Cup in their second rapid playoff games to progress to the semifinals of the winner’s bracket. Caruana struggled to crack open stalwart defender GM Ray Robson until the second rapid game where he used a …
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GM Hikaru Nakamura was the sole winner on the first day of The 2023 American Cup, defeating GM Sam Sevian in a game that featured weak pawn structures and instructive endgame technique in St. Louis. Hard-fought draws materialized on the other three boards of the eight-player knockout event while in the women’s category, wins for …
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Chess.com is excited to announce the launch of new features in Game Review, our post-game learning tool. Game Review now packs in even more features that will help you understand your games, learn from them, and enjoy your best moments! Below you can learn more about the most significant changes: Report card with performance rating …
