GM Alexey Sarana won the European Individual Chess Championship on Monday in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. The 23-year-old Russian grandmaster, who played under the FIDE flag, edged out GMs Kirill Shevchenko (Ukraine) and Daniel Dardha (Belgium) on tiebreak. The three players all finished on 8.5 points out of 11 rounds in what was a large Swiss …
It’s just the second month of 2023, but we may have the game of the year on our hands. The following game was played by 39-year-old GM Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo at the Romanian Chess Championship 2023. Szabo’s round-six victory over FM Nicodim-Cosmin Stepanencu is stunning enough to deserve a standalone article. It features a queen sacrifice, …
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A chess player was expelled from the Romanian Chess Championship after a phone was found in the restroom with a chess app showing his game’s position after move 15. Although certain information on the phone strongly suggested it was his, the player denied this. The incident occurred during the fifth round of the Romanian Championship, …
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In the final of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem, the surprise winner was the Chinese team, after winning both matches against Uzbekistan, the champions from the Chennai Chess Olympiad. In the battle for the bronze medals, at the time of writing, Spain and India were heading into a blitz play-off after the first …
China and Uzbekistan reached the final of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem. The two countries defeated Spain and India respectively, in the second match on Thursday, after both first matches had ended in a 2-2 tie. The final and the fight for third place begin on Friday, November 25, starting at 5 a.m. …
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Azerbaijan and China are the early leaders at the FIDE World Team Chess Championship which started on Sunday in Jerusalem, Israel. The tournament is played under the rapid time control of 45+10 and has a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. Like the Olympiad, the World Team Championship is held every two years, with …
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Chess.com is excited to announce the 2022 Speed Chess Championship, beginning in late November. World #1 GM Magnus Carlsen returns to an absolutely star-studded 16-player field that also includes four-time Speed Chess Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura. As the Speed Chess Championship enters its sixth year, we see the strongest and most exciting lineup yet. 15 of the …
GM Hikaru Nakamura was crowned as the FIDE Fischer Random World Chess Champion on Sunday after winning a thrilling armageddon tiebreaker against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. Having split the points on offer in their four-game mini-match, Nakamura saved his best efforts for the decider and paid tribute to the heroics of the format’s namesake, GM Bobby …
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The Chess.com Global Championship Finals start on November 2, 2022! As our biggest tournament of the year reaches its thrilling conclusion, the live finals will now occur in two locations: Toronto, Canada, and Belgrade, Serbia. Check out the details below for more information about the event, the players, and its $500,000 prize fund! How To …
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WGM Jennifer Yu was crowned the winner of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship on Thursday after a thrilling tiebreaker that had to be decided by an armageddon game. After winning the opening game of the match against GM Irina Krush, Yu very nearly put the match away during the second game. However, the eight-time …
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