GM Sam Shankland set The American Cup elimination bracket alight on Sunday after defeating GM Ray Robson in a marathon match that was decided after six games. With an armageddon game looming and the two-time world puzzle rush champion posing a serious threat, Shankland won the final blitz game, cutting Robson’s tournament short. GM Levon …
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 …
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IM Vaishali R defeated the reigning Women’s World Blitz Champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva, in the first round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women’s Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Vaishali led through the blitz games but had to fight off a fierce comeback winning streak by Assaubayeva in the bullet segment, leading to …
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