Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 8 Recap
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 8 Recap A tense day in Madrid — Hikaru Nakamura took down Fabiano Caruana in an epic battle, while the leader of the tournament, Nepomniachtchi secured his lead with a quick draw. Everything is still open, though, and we might even have more players re-entering the race for […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 7 Recap
One more round and we reached the middle of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. Ian Nepomniachtchi scored another victory with the black pieces after Rapport overpushed, refusing a move repetition early in the game. Fabiano Caruana stays in the race as he won a full point against Teimour Radjabov. We’re just halfway through, yet the whole […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 6 Recap
A bloodbath was on the boards in today’s round — dynamic, fighting games and eventually two decisive results. After winning their games, Nepomniachtchi and Caruana separate themselves from the rest of the field even further. With Teimour Radjabov squeezing water out of stone and blundering the win away just one move before the time control, […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 5 Recap
It looked like Ding Liren could’ve been the hero of the 5th round in Madrid, scoring the only decisive point of the day, but alas. 4 draws, no change in the standings and the same leader, Ian Nepomniachtchi. We were close to a major upset in one of the remaining games, as Nakamura blew a […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 4 Recap
After yesterday’s first rest day Ian Nepomniachtchi took the lead by defeating Alireza Firouzja in a sharp Najdorf, every other game ended in a draw. Two peaceful games and Caruana finally holding off Ding, surviving yet another unpleasant game. Fabiano Caruana is clear second, trailing half a point, after successfully defending yet another unlikely position, […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 3 Recap
By WGM Anastasiya Karlovich Going into the first rest day, the tournament situation is not much clearer than it was one round ago. Two players are tied for first — Caruana and Nepomniachtchi on plus one. All games finished in a draw, even though there was no shortage of chess drama. Both Rapport and Nakamura […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 2 Recap
The second act of the 14-round Candidates tournament paced at a much slower speed today. If the first round started with a bang, the next one slowly gained momentum and built up tension towards the only decisive game of the round. Three draws and Hikaru Nakamura making a comeback with white pieces against Teimour Radjabov. […]
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates 2022 Round 1 Recap
By WGM Anastasiya Karlovich Eight of the world’s best players have gathered at the spectacular Palace of Santoña in Madrid, Spain, to compete for the right to challenge the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. The lead up to one of the most anticipated events of this year was rocky to say the least, as Ding […]
2022 Summer Chess Classic – Days 7-9 Recap
After 6 rounds, the Summer Classic was shaping up to be one for the ages. In both groups, an astounding 7 out of 10 players remained within a point of first place, leaving everything to play for in the last 3 rounds. Day 7: In the B-Group, co-leaders Cemil Can Ali Marandi and Guillermo Vazquez […]
2022 Summer Chess Classic – Days 4-6 Recap
Day 4 Day 4 of the 2022 Summer Chess Classic started with Ray Robson unfortunately withdrawing from the tournament due to COVID-19. Because he had not played more than 50% of his games, Robson’s results against Yu Yangyi, Oparin, and Mishra were annulled, and no points were awarded for his remaining games. The games already […]