Round four of the WR Chess Masters 2023 saw all five games end in draws. This leaves GM Levon Aronian in the sole lead on three points after his draw with GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. GM Gukesh D played a stunning pawn sacrifice, and later an exchange sacrifice, against GM Vincent Keymer, but the German talent …
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Four players lead the WR Chess Masters 2023 after round two with 1.5 points apiece: GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Gukesh D, and Levon Aronian. GM Andrey Esipenko outplayed GM Vincent Keymer on Thursday and was featured in the round-one Game of the Day. However, in this round he fell victim to a surging Abdusattorov, …
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GM Magnus Carlsen had a splendid start on the first day of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, scoring 10 out of a possible 12 points with three wins and a draw. All eyes are on round six on Monday, when the world champion is paired against GM Hans Niemann. How to watch? The games of …
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GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Winners Final of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase on Saturday, defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura in an armageddon playoff. But it’s not over yet! Nakamura will get a second chance in the Losers Final while Nepomniachtchi will face the Losers Bracket victor in the Grand Final. GMs Dmitry Andreikin …
Nepomniachtchi Wins On Demand In Epic Armageddon Clash, Advances To Grand Final Read More »
An online “round-table” discussion organized by the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) on Thursday saw three FIDE presidential candidates, the incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich, GM Andrii Baryshpolets, and GM Bachar Kouatly, debating over a variety of topics in what was a remarkably friendly affair. The discussion was never the tough debate that one might have …
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