IM Polina Shuvalova was the sole winner of round three at the Nicosia FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-2023, defeating IM Gunay Mammadzada with a combination of strategic understanding and tenacity. Shuvalova is now tied for third, trailing the leaders, GMs Kateryna Lagno and Tan Zhongyi, by half a point. WGM Dinara Wagner unleashed a spirited …
Thirteen-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway earned his second of three norms required for the international master title on Sunday. He finished in tied first with another talented young FM, 18-year-old Gus Huston, each with 7/9 at the Marshall Chess Club NYC Winter IM Invitational. Both teenagers earned their second IM norms at this event and finished …
GM Nana Dzagnidze was the sole victor on a day of combative, sacrifice-laden games in round seven of the Munich FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. The Georgian grandmaster fought off IM Alina Kashlinskaya‘s aggressive attempts in the King’s Indian Defense. With this victory, Dzagnidze has moved into clear second place, gaining ground on the tournament leader, …
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Day four of the Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters 2023 decided one victor in the Losers Bracket of Division I. GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated GM Wesley So in the armageddon tiebreaker after two draws. He will meet GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final. In Division II, GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Yu Yangyi in …
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On a day where he also played a match in the Champions Chess Tour, GM Wesley So found the time to win both Titled Tuesday events on February 7. He is now the only other player besides GM Hikaru Nakamura to achieve this feat in the roughly one year since Titled Tuesday began running twice …
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GM Dmitry Andreikin won week 17 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, overcoming GM Jules Moussard, who made it to the final in his first-ever knockout. GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Nodirbek Abdusattorov made it to the semifinals. GMs Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxim Matlakov, and Raunak Sadhwani finished in the quarterfinals. Participating in …
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The May FIDE rating list has GM Ding Liren back as the world’s number two player, 58 points behind World Champion Magnus Carlsen and just two points ahead of GM Alireza Firouzja, who was in second place before. Meanwhile, the list reflects that a lot of young players are on the rise. Ding completed no …
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