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, …
In the battle of Women’s World Champions, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk prevailed over GM Antoaneta Stefanova in the second round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women’s Speed Chess Championship on Monday. While both competitors impressed on the board, Kosteniuk came through in a majority of the time scrambles, ending the match with a …
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The 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship continued on Thursday with the round of 16 matchup between IMs Alina Kashlinskaya and Carissa Yip. Kashlinskaya was a class above and showed her experience in time pressure, winning by a score of 16-7. The scoreline did not accurately reflect the gruelling nature of the match …
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