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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave And Bibisara Assaubayeva Wins World Blitz Chess Championship 2021
The World Rapid Chess Championship and the World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 finally drew to a close on 30 December 2021. There was drama. There was excitement. Most importantly, there…
Levon Aronian Dominates Day 1 of World Blitz Chess Championship 2021, Carlsen Having A Bad
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2021 event continued with the Blitz event on the 29th of December 2021. The top seeds came into the Blitz event with the…
All You Need To Know About The Candidates Tournament 2022: Location, Sponsor and Lineup
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organised by FIDE for the sole aim of determining the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The winner of the Candidates automatically earns…
Nodirbek Abdusattorov Wins World Rapid Chess Championship 2021
Pleasant surprises make everything sweeter. Seeing underdogs triumph in a field of favorites makes the crowd go wild. Chess has seen some major upsets in the past, but the game…
Ian Nepomniachtchi Slugs It Out With Russian Billionaire Businessman
December 24th brought about an exciting atmosphere of Chess in Russia. The Central Chess Club located in Moscow organised a friendly match between Head of Interros company, Vladimir Potanin Olegovich…
Carlsen Emerges New Sole Leader, Defeats Firouzja in Day 2 of FIDE World Rapid Chess
The Defending Champion was the undeniable star of Day 2 of the World Rapid Chess Championship as he won 2 games and drew 2 in four rounds to become the…
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship Day 1 Highlights: Carlsen, Duda, Jobava Leads
Three elites lead the pack after day 1 of the much-anticipated FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, playing at home, saw his perfect run after four rounds tainted…
Chess: Bitcoin Hunt And Dead Lichess Servers
As the chess world gets ready for the World Rapid and Blitz event to be held in Warsaw, top players are warming up in their various ways against the event.…
“It Was More Logical For Him [Dubov] To Remain Neutral” – Ian Nepomniachtchi speaks in
Ian Nepomniachtchi, former world championship contender has come out to clear the air regarding the recent Dubov vs Russians controversy. In a (translated) interview with Vladimir Barsky of the Russian…
Russians in Disagreement With Dubov
After successfully defending the world championship title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus released a 3-minute video revealing the identities of those that worked with him regarding his preparation for the…
Carlsen Reveals Training Team That Helped Him Defeat Nepo
Now that the 2021 world championship match is basically over, Magnus Carlsen has gone ahead to properly reveal his team. In a 3-minutes video shot at their Spanish training camp,…
Magnus Carlsen Retains Title, Becomes 5-time World Champion As Nepo Blunders Yet Again
It's been coming. Since Ian Nepomniachtchi slipped to a tight defeat in game 6 of the 2021 world chess championship, it's been coming. Now, the 31-year old Grandmaster from Norway…
Carlsen Inflicts Third Loss On Nepo After The Latter Shocking Piece Blunder. Is This The
When Carlsen said it was a good outcome to face Nepo rather than Fabiano Caruana or Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship 2021, many thought he was teasing Nepo…
Carlsen Strikes Again, Defeats A Disappointed Nepo In Round 8
The predictions of several fans and experts are starting to play out as Magnus Carlsen clinched another victory against his challenger. The Norwegian was backed to grab more wins against…
Magnus Breaks The Deadlock In The 2021 WCC, Grabs First Decisive Win against Nepo
Some were already calling for a different time format. Some also did suggest that FIDE should bring variants into the mix. One journalist even suggested a different tournament format for…
Alireza Firouzja Breaks 2800, Becomes World No 2
Grandmaster(GM) Alireza Firouzja just became the new world #2 after crossing the legendary 2800 rating barrier. The 18-year old Grandmaster just finished with a superb 8/9 at the European Team…
12yr-Old Mishra Becomes Youngest Chess Grandmaster in History
Abhimanyu Mishra also known as "Abhi" just beat GM karjakin's record and is now the world youngest chess grandmaster in history. Mishra is an American chess prodigy from New Jersey who…
