GM Levon Aronian defeated GM Dmitry Andreikin in the 2022 Speed Chess Championship in an electrifying duel on Wednesday. The match between these two exceptional grandmasters was loaded with imaginative play and rivalrous chess to culminate in a sensational finale. GM Magnus Carlsen will face GM Gukesh D in the next round of 16 match on …
The 10th round of the 2022 U.S. Chess Championship took place on Saturday with a single decisive result in favor of GM Hans Niemann. Draws for GMs Fabiano Caruana and Ray Robson left them on 7/10 and 6.5/10 respectively with chances for chasers to contest the top spot in the final three rounds. The women’s …
GM Hou Yifan defeated GM Valentina Gunina in the semifinals of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women’s Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Gunina kicked off the match with a shocking six-game winning streak, but Hou made an equally astounding comeback in the 3+1 segment. With a now neck-and-neck score, it all came down to a tense …
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GM Kateryna Lagno overcame GM Humpy Koneru in their quarterfinal match in the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women’s Speed Chess Championship on Tuesday. Koneru led the match with convincing play through the 5+1 segment. Entering the 3+1 portion, Lagno greatly improved her opening play and soon took over the lead. The match culminated in the last …
The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship continued on Monday with a high-energy quarterfinal in which GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated an in-form GM-elect Mahammad Muradli 17-11. Erigaisi managed to build a one-point lead in the 5+1 segment but went to another level and dominated in the 3+1 games. Despite a closer scoreline in the bullet portion, …
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The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG saw a tenacious turnaround today: a nearly-down-and-out GM Arjun Erigaisi flipped a colossal deficit to overcome staunch IM Denis Lazavik. Erigaisi upped the heat in the 3+1 segment of the match but was most impressive in the bullet portion, where he was able to outpace his opponent …
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The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship by SIG continued today with a round of 16 match between GM Raunak Sadhwani and IM Mahammad Muradli, one that featured one of the greatest comebacks in Speed Chess Championship history. The early sections of the match were dominated by the Indian GM, who was able to build a …
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