Fighting their way through 147 high-level competitors, GMs Le Liem, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Vladislav Artemiev finished at the top of the Play In and qualified for Division I of Chessable Masters 2023. They will join GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, and Fabiano Caruana in the knockout stage. The knockout begins on …
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The Indian Yogis are the first team to qualify for the Playoffs after defeating the Levitov Chess Wizards in the Pro Chess League. In the other match, the Canada Chessbrahs defeated the Garden State Passers. The two siblings, GM Praggnanandhaa R and IM Vaishali R, were the MVPs for the Yogis on Wednesday. The brother …
It wasn’t a bolt from the blue, but GM Magnus Carlsen‘s decision not to defend his world title still came as shock to many. A day after the news came out, Chess.com gives an overview of reactions from the chess world. GM Vishy Anand, FIDE World Champion between 2000 and 2002 and the undisputed 15th …
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