2023 Cairns Cup – Day 5 Recap
The start of the day was marred by the unfortunate withdrawal of GM Humpy Koneru, who had to leave the tournament due to medical (non-COVID) issues. According to tournament regulations, Koneru’s results in the event will be annulled and won’t affect the final standings, but the games she played will still be FIDE rated. […]
2023 Cairns Cup – Day 4 Recap
The tournament blew wide open today after both leaders lost their games, with IM Anna Zatonskih defeating GM Alexandra Kosteniuk to take the sole lead and GM Bella Khotenashvili scoring a big victory over GM Irina Krush. Meanwhile Dronavalli – Mammadzada and Paehtz – Abdumalik was drawn, and Dzagnidze managed to swindle Koneru in a […]
2023 Cairns Cup – Day 3 Recap
8-time U.S. Women’s Champion GM Irina Krush joined GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in the lead after defeating GM Nana Dzagnidze in a nice endgame. The other games saw draws between Mammadzada – Kosteniuk, Zatonskih – Paehtz, and Koneru – Dronavalli, while GM Bella Khotenashvili scored her first win of the event against a struggling GM Zhansaya […]
2023 Cairns Cup – Day 2 Recap
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk jumped out to a stellar 2/2 after defeating GM Harika Dronavalli in another dramatic round which saw four decisive games. Scoring their first wins were GMs Elisabeth Paehtz, Nana Dzagnidze, and IM Anna Zatonskih, who nearly allowed a miraculous escape. Check out the full replay of live coverage from the day here. […]
2023 Cairns Cup – Day 1 Recap
The third edition of the Cairns Cup kicked off today in Saint Louis as ten of the world’s top female players began to battle it out for their share of the $180,000 prize fund. The tournament got off to a stunning start as former Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated top seed and reigning […]
2023 Superbet Chess Classic – Day 1 Recap
The 2023 Grand Chess Tour kicked off today with Round 1 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania, a 10 player elite round-robin taking place in Bucharest, Romania, featuring newly crowned World Champion Ding Liren as well as challenger Ian Nepomniactchi. After the first round of action Wesley So jumped into the sole lead as he […]
2023 Saint Louis Spring Chess Classic Recap
By IM Kostya Kavutskiy GM Benjamin Bok won the 2023 Saint Louis Spring Chess Classic after emerging victorious in an exciting five-way Armageddon playoff. Also tying for first were GM Samuel Sevian, GM Dariusz Swiercz, GM Benjamin Gledura, and GM Yasser Quesada Perez, each with 5.0/ In the B Group, GM Felix Blohberger of Austria […]
2023 American Cup – Day 10 Recap
Hikaru Nakamura pulled through to become the 2023 American Cup Champion after defeating Wesley So 2.5-1.5 in a difficult final Elimination Match. The finale started out with three solid draws, but finished abruptly in the fourth game after a blunder by So got his queen trapped inside Nakamura’s territory. Open Section – Final Standings Check […]
2023 American Cup – Day 9 Recap
8-time U.S. Champion Irina Krush bounced back from a loss in classical to defeat a surging Alice Lee in a rapid playoff and win her second straight American Cup title. Meanwhile Wesley So won a playoff on-demand against Hikaru Nakamura in order to force a final Elimination Match in the American Cup tomorrow. Women’s Section […]
2023 American Cup – Day 8 Recap
The 2023 American Cup Finals kicked off in exciting fashion with the first games between Hikaru Nakamura vs. Wesley So and Irina Krush vs. Alice Lee. In the Open, Nakamura sacrificed his queen for two rooks in a roller-coaster game that would ultimately end in a draw. Meanwhile Krush took a 1-0 lead after winning […]