13-Year-Old Erdogmus Becomes First Junior To Win Bullet Brawl
FM JackRodgers
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After progressing to the ChessKid Youth Championships Knockout earlier in the day, 13-year-old GM-elect Yagiz Erdogmus has commanded another headline with a historic Bullet Brawl victory on Saturday. Scoring 220 points, he finished well ahead of s...
Santos Shocks Arjun To Set Up Leon Masters Final With Anand
Colin_McGourty
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GM Jaime Santos came from behind to beat GM Arjun Erigaisi 2.5-1.5 in a thrilling second Semifinal of the 2024 Leon Masters. The Spanish grandmaster will now attempt to defend the title he won in 2023 as he takes on the legendary GM Viswanathan An...
Caruana Sole Leader, Back To World #2 After Beating Deac
PeterDoggers
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The fourth round of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was a good day for GM Fabiano Caruana. The 31-year-old American grandmaster is back to being the number two in the world with a 2800+ rating after beating GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac. GM Praggnanand...
Erdogmus, Radzimski, Tudor, Mendes Advance To ChessKid Youth Championships Knockout
NM AnthonyLevin
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GM-elect Yagiz Erdogmus, Antoni Radzimski, FM Henry Tudor, and CM Aaron Mendes all move on to the four-player Knockout of the ChessKid Youth Championships 2024 for players under 13. The four players finished in the top two of their respective grou...
$4 Million High Roller Tournament Cancelled As Niemann Pulls Out
PeterDoggers
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Perhaps it sounded too wild to be true. The $1 million buy-in tournament with GMs Hans Niemann, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana, and Ian Nepomniachtchi, scheduled for November 21, 2024, in Dusseldorf, Germany, has been cancelled by organize...
Anand Beats Topalov As Indian Legend Hunts 10th Leon Masters Title
Colin_McGourty
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15th World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated one of his great rivals GM Veselin Topalov 2.5-1.5 on Friday to reach the Final of the 2024 Leon Masters. He'll face the winner of Saturday's Semifinal between GM Arjun Erigaisi and local hero G...
Vachier-Lagrave, Praggnanandhaa Let Opponents Off The Hook On Day of Draws
PeterDoggers
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Despite lots of action on the boards, all of Friday's games in the third round of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania ended in draws. GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu will be somewhat disappointed after spoiling winning posi...
Lazavik Qualifies For SCC Main Event, Goes Undefeated On Day 2
NM AnthonyLevin
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GM Denis Lazavik sailed through day two of the 2024 Speed Chess Championship Play-in, winning all three of his matches to qualify for the main event. He played 14 games total on Friday—against GMs Yuriy Kuzubov, M Pranesh, and Dmitry Andreik...
Firouzja Bounces Back, Caruana Spoils Win In Bucharest
PeterDoggers
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After his painful loss in the opening round, GM Alireza Firouzja recovered with a victory against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov on Thursday at the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. This time it was GM Fabiano Caruana's turn to spoil a winning position as...
Pranesh Tops Swiss Qualifier, 8 Players Move On To Knockout Stage
NM AnthonyLevin
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GM M Pranesh finished with the highest score, 9.5/11, in the Swiss stage of the 2024 Speed Chess Championship Play-in. He and seven other players advance to a double-elimination Knockout. Just one player will earn the last qualifying spot availabl...
Last Titled Tuesdays Of June Determine SCC Qualifications
NathanielGreen
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GMs Awonder Liang and Denis Lazavik won Titled Tuesday on June 25, and several more players locked up a spot in the 2024 Speed Chess Championship after their highly successful Titled Tuesday performances this year to date: GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, ...
Caruana, Gukesh Score In Opening Round Of Superbet Chess Classic Romania
PeterDoggers
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The Superbet Chess Classic Romania, the second leg of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour, started on Wednesday in Bucharest with wins for GMs Gukesh Dommaraju and Fabiano Caruana. In his first classical game since winning the Candidates, Gukesh defeated wi...
Master The Middlegame With Chess Structures Chessable Course Presented By Magnus Carlsen’s Coach
It's a common problem among chess players: You played a good opening and developed all your pieces. But what do you do next? If you're among the many players who struggle to find the right plan in the middlegame, it's because you're missing the ...
10-Year-Old Faustino Oro Becomes Youngest Ever To Break 3000 On Chess.com
TarjeiJS
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10-year-old Argentinian prodigy FM Faustino Oro missed his final IM norm by a hair's breadth but broke the 2400 barrier for the first time. Meanwhile, he also reached a remarkable milestone on Chess.com. The 'Messi of Chess,' as he's been dubbed...
Tani Adewumi Wins His 1st National Championship
NM AnthonyLevin
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Thirteen-year-old FM Tani Adewumi won his first national title at the 2024 U.S. Cadet Championship, which concluded on Sunday. By live rating, he should be 14 rating points away from earning the international master title. Undefeated, he finishe...
Chess Print Publishers Merge To Create Independent Powerhouse, Chess.com Gains Digital Rights
TarjeiJS
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Chess.com’s print publishing operations, comprising of New in Chess and Everyman Chess are splitting off from Chess.com and merging with Quality Chess to create a group of strong and independent print publishing companies. The New in Chess m...
Anand, Ju Wenjun In Action As WR Masters Returns In London, Dubai, Dusseldorf
Colin_McGourty
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Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be joined by Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and 14 more top players for the WR Chess Masters Cup, a 16-player knockout in London that runs October 14-18. That's just the start of a month of chess, wit...
Tang Snaps Naroditsky's 3-Week Streak
FM JackRodgers
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GM Andrew Tang made a statement in Saturday's Bullet Brawlafter winning 70 games and accruing 253 points on the way to claiming the $400 first prize and his second title. For the first time since March, a player not named GM Hikaru Nakamura,...
Tan Draws With Kosteniuk, Wins Cairns Cup
FM JackRodgers
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GM Tan Zhongyi was crowned as the winner and will receive the $50,000 first prize after a quick draw with GM Alexandra Kosteniuk secured her a 6/9 score in the final round of the Cairns Cup 2024 on Saturday. GM Anna Muzychuk finished on a high n...
Anna Muzychuk With Black Beats Kosteniuk, Joins Five-Way Tie For Second
FM JackRodgers
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GM Anna Muzychuk and IM Alice Lee both won their respective games against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and IM Anna Zatonskih respectively at the Cairns Cup 2024 on Friday. For Muzychuk, this means she is now one point shy of leader GM Tan Zhongyih...
Fedoseev Wins 2024 Chess960 Championship With Queen Sac In Final
NM AnthonyLevin
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GM Vladimir Fedoseev won the 2024 Chess.com Chess960 Championship, defeating GM Denis Lazavik 3.5-1.5 in the Final and winning $2,000 in the process. Four days of qualifiers culminated on Friday with an eight-player knockout. The next community ...
Chaos Reigns As Tan, Kosteniuk, Muzychuk, Dzagnidze Win
FM JackRodgers
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Four decisive results shook up the standings at the Cairns Cup 2024 and, with two rounds to go, five players are still in the hunt for the $50,000 first prize. GM Tan Zhongyi leads the event on 5/7 after defeating GM Elisabeth Paehtz while chaos a...
Duda Scores 9/9, Caruana Misses Out As 8 Qualify For Chess960 Finals
Colin_McGourty
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GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda tops the eight-player lineup for the Finals of the 2024 Chess.com Chess960 Championship after finishing the first qualifier on a perfect 9/9 score. He'll be joined for the knockout event by GMs Vladimir Fedoseev, Raunak Sadhw...
England Striker Harry Kane Reveals He’s 'About 1200-Rated On Chess.com'
Leon_Watson
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He's one of the world's top strikers and his nation's greatest-ever goalscorer. But between matches Harry Kane also finds time to dive into the 10-minute pool for a quick game on Chess.com. The 30-year-old, who plays for England in UEFA's Euro 2...
Kosteniuk Records Fifth Decisive Result, Moves Into Second
FM JackRodgers
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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk has continued her run of decisive results at the Cairns Cup 2024 with a win over GM Mariya Muzychuk and now moves to 3.5/6, half a point behind the sole leader GM Tan Zhongyi. Draws on the remaining boards occurred with mi...
