Chess.com is proud to announce the return of Arena Kings starting on August 3 at 9 a.m. PT/17:00 CET! Arena Kings is shifting back to its roots: An event by chess streamers for chess streamers. It is for this reason that the event now features a weekly prize of 400 Twitch subs! This shift from …
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Arena Kings Season 9 Championship Final on Wednesday, defeating GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 3-1 in the final round of the knockout—after also finishing first in the qualifying arena. GM Jose Martinez and IM Tuan Minh Le finished as semifinalists while GMs Raunak Sadhwani, Baadur Jobava, Benjamin Bok, and IM Gianmarco Leiva …
Indestructible Nakamura Clinches Arena Kings Season 9 Championship Final Read More »
Another regular season of Arena Kings in the books, with the Championship Final of Season 9 coming next week. Week 12 ended the way the last four weeks had, with a victory for GM Hikaru Nakamura. Despite falling behind 2-0 in the final against GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, Nakamura came back to win three in a …
Nakamura Pushes Back Bortnyk’s Major Challenge In Arena Kings Season 9 Week 12 Read More »
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his fourth consecutive Arena Kings on April 20 with a score of 3.5-0.5 in the final and has continued a streak of winning every time he’s played in Season 9, seven in total. GM Vagur Rasulov finished as a finalist while IM Tuan Minh Le and GM Alan Pichot finished in the semifinals. …
Nakamura Wins Fourth Week Straight: Arena Kings Season 9 Week 11 Read More »
