GM Alireza Firouzja gained his very first classical victory vs. a world champion in round five of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023. The youngest player to break 2800 defeated GM Ding Liren in a back-and-forth duel for the initiative, scoring his second win in a row. The 19-year-old grandmaster joins GM Richard Rapport and GM …
Firouzja Defeats A World Champion For The 1st Time Read More »
Winning a second game in a row, GM Fabiano Caruana gained his first classical victory vs. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in round four of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023. This win propels the American grandmaster into clear first. GM Alireza Firouzja scored his first victory of the event, making a calculated bluff vs. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac to …
Caruana Scores 1st Ever Classical Win vs. Nepomniachtchi Read More »
NASA literally took chess out of this world in April as the International Space Station (ISS), situated in space, played against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Mission Control, on Earth. The first game occurred concurrently with the FIDE World Chess Championship 2023, where GM Ding Liren beat GM Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the …
NASA Takes Chess To Outer Space; ISS Defeats Mission Control In 1st Game Read More »
GM Lei Tingjie scored an important win over GM Tan Zhongyi with White to push herself a point in front with two rounds to go in the final of the FIDE Women’s Candidate’s Tournament 2022-2023 on Sunday. Selecting a theoretical approach in the Catalan Opening, Lei embraced the middlegame rollercoaster that ensued and maintained her …
Lei Wins With White, Leads For 1st Time In Chongqing Read More »
Round seven may be a turning point in the WR Chess Masters 2023 as GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated the tournament leader, GM Levon Aronian, with the black pieces. Nepomniachtchi slips into a tie for second place with GM Wesley So, who drew GM R Praggnanandhaa in the longest game (seven hours!) on Thursday. 16-year-old GM …
Nepomniachtchi Declines Draw, Topples Leader; Gukesh Jumps into Tie For 1st Read More »
More than halfway through the WR Chess Masters 2023, GM Levon Aronian leads by a full point after beating GM Anish Giri in round five. GM Vincent Keymer scored his first win of the event against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the latter’s aggressive play culminated with one sacrifice too many. GM Gukesh D had chances to …
Aronian Cracks Berlin Defense, Leads By Full Point; Keymer Scores 1st Win Read More »
IM Alina Kashlinskaya scored her first victory in round five of the Munich FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, making an attacking comeback vs. GM Mariya Muzychuk after losing material early in the game. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continues to lead by 1.5 points, drawing despite being down two pawns against GM Harika Dronavalli by creating compelling kingside counterplay. …
Counterattacks Prevail: Kashlinskaya’s 1st Win, Kosteniuk Still Undefeated Read More »
Halfway the tournament, GM Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia and WGM Zhu Jiner of China are sharing the lead at the first leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Astana, Kazakhstan. The top two players of the Grand Prix will qualify for the next FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament. The women’s world championship cycle is underway …
Goryachkina, Zhu Lead 1st Leg FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Read More »
GMs Magnus Carlsen and GM Praggnanandhaa R. continue to lead the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, now with the maximum score of nine points after three days of play. In second place, four points behind, are GM Levon Aronian and GM Alireza Firouzja. The latter defeated GM Anish Giri in the armageddon game of their tiebreak. …
Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa Lead As FTX Crypto Cup Sees 1st Armageddon Read More »
GM Daniil Dubov won week 19 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Christopher Yoo with clever tactical play in the final. GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Shamsiddin Vokhidov made it to the semifinals. GM Sam Sevian won the Swiss tournament and finished in the quarterfinals along with GMs Vladimir Fedoseev, Alexey Sarana, and …
Dubov Clinches 1st Knockout: ‘Kramnik was the only reason I played’ Read More »
