GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, known as ChessQueen on Chess.com, captured the sole lead in round two of the Munich FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. She defeated longtime rival GM Elisabeth Paehtz to reach 2-0. GM Anna Muzychuk earned her first victory by defeating WGM Dinara Wagner in a turbulent battle. How to watch? The games of the Munich …
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GM Wesley So won week 21 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Sam Sevian in the closely-fought finals match that culminated in a bullet playoff. GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Maxim Matlakov made it to the semifinals. GM David Paravyan, Alexander Grischuk, Parham Maghsoodloo, and Andrey Esipenko finished in the quarterfinals. Participating …
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GM Sam Sevian captured the lead on day two of the FTX Road to Miami tournament as he won three games back-to-back before a walkover vs. GM Teimour Radjabov, who left the tournament due to illness. GM Ju Wenjun had a splendid second day of chess and defeated GMs Richard Rapport, Sam Shankland, and Wei …
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