Champions Showdown

Dortmund 2018, 2: Duda takes the lead - chess24

Mon, 07/16/2018 - 2:00am
Dortmund 2018, 2: Duda takes the lead  chess24

20-year-old Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu with the black pieces to take the sole lead after Round 2 of the Sparkassen Chess Meet...

US Junior Championship LIVE - Chessbase News

Mon, 07/16/2018 - 2:00am
US Junior Championship LIVE  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan and GM Robert Hess at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. After four rounds, Advait ...

Dortmund 2018, 1: "Chess is ugly and a draw" - chess24

Sun, 07/15/2018 - 2:00am
Dortmund 2018, 1: "Chess is ugly and a draw"  chess24

Ian Nepomniachtchi almost celebrated his 28th birthday in style by beating Anish Giri in Round 1 of the 2018 Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund...

Kramnik hunts 11th Dortmund title - chess24

Fri, 07/13/2018 - 2:00am
Kramnik hunts 11th Dortmund title  chess24

The 46th Sparkassen Chess Meeting starts in Dortmund, Germany on Saturday, with world no. 5 Vladimir Kramnik looking to add to his haul of ten Dor...

Wesley So prevails in Leon - Chessbase News

Mon, 07/09/2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So prevails in Leon  Chessbase News

7/9/2018 – In a very tense match, Wesley So defeated Paco Vallejo in the blitz tiebreak rounds despite the fact that the Spaniard obtained better positions in ...

Wesley So defends his Leon Masters title - chess24

Mon, 07/09/2018 - 2:00am
Wesley So defends his Leon Masters title  chess24

The Philippines born US star Wesley So has won his second consecutive Leon Masters after needing tiebreaks to beat Spanish no. 1 Paco Vallejo in th...

Leon Masters 1: So beats "genius" Praggnanandhaa - chess24

Sat, 07/07/2018 - 2:00am
Leon Masters 1: So beats "genius" Praggnanandhaa  chess24

Wesley So and Praggnanandhaa contested an epic match in the first semifinal of the 2018 Leon Masters on Friday. It will be remembered as the first ...

Svidler: “I don't see myself quitting commentary” - chess24

Fri, 07/06/2018 - 2:00am
Svidler: “I don't see myself quitting commentary”  chess24

Peter Svidler finished joint second with Vassily Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand and Georg Meier at the Gideon Japhet Cup in Jerusalem, and was the only ...

Path to Gold recounts U.S. Olympiad team story - Chessbase News

Wed, 07/04/2018 - 2:00am
Path to Gold recounts U.S. Olympiad team story  Chessbase News

It's Independence Day in the United States, and therefore a day for cookouts, celebrating and fireworks. Or, why not take in a film? In this case, you only need ...

18-year-old Sarana leads Russian Higher League - chess24

Mon, 07/02/2018 - 2:00am
18-year-old Sarana leads Russian Higher League  chess24

18-year-old Alexey Sarana went into the rest day of the 2018 Russian Higher League on 4.5/5, a full point ahead of 11 players who included former ...

Nakamura's South African trainees begin European tour - Chess.com

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura's South African trainees begin European tour  Chess.com

The South African chess talents Vusimuzi Mlahleki (17) and CM Khanya Mazibuko (17) embarked on a chess tour of Europe. The two players were chosen by ...

Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup - chess24

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 9:35am

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Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup
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The last clash between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana before their World Championship match now looks set to take place this August in the Sinquefield Cup, after Magnus accepted an invitation to be the wild card for the Grand Chess Tour's only ...

Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup - chess24

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:00am
Magnus Carlsen to play the Sinquefield Cup  chess24

The last clash between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana before their World Championship match now looks set to take place this August in the Si...

Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour - chess24

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 2:00am
Nakamura wins Paris Grand Chess Tour  chess24

Hikaru Nakamura overtook Sergey Karjakin on the final day of blitz to take home the winner's trophy from the Paris Grand Chess Tour. The American d...

Praggnanandhaa is 2nd youngest grandmaster ever - chess24

Sun, 06/24/2018 - 2:00am
Praggnanandhaa is 2nd youngest grandmaster ever  chess24

India's Praggnanandhaa has become the second youngest grandmaster in chess history after gaining his final grandmaster norm in a tournament in Or...

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