Arjun Joins Exclusive 2800 Club Thanks To Stellar Performance In Serbia
TarjeiJS
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Indian star GM Arjun Erigaisi achieved a 2800+ rating for the first time on Thursday, joining a celebrated group of players to break the barrier. We knew it was just a matter of time, but on Thursday the moment finally arrived. Arjun joined the ...
'The Chess Revolution', For Chess Fans And Non-Chess Playing Readers, Now Available
CHESScom
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The wait is finally over! Chess fans can now order their English copy of The Chess Revolution by Peter Doggers, one of the world's leading chess journalists. The book is available for English readers around the world. Get your copy here! I...
Caruana Wins 4th U.S. Championship Title, Tokhirjonova Secures World Cup Spot
FM JackRodgers
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GM Fabiano Caruana successfully defended his title at the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship, notching a win over GM Sam Shankland in the final round to claim the $62,000 first prize and winner's trophy. Caruana's 7/10 performance gave him a 1.5-point b...
"Cancun Carlsen" Comes Just Short Vs. First-Time Titled Tuesday Winner; Xiong Wins Late
NathanielGreen
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GMs Nikolas Theodorouand Jeffery Xiong took home the Titled Tuesday tournaments of October 22, both scoring 9.5 points. It was Theodoru's first win in Titled Tuesday and Xiong's 14th since October 2020, and Xiong's third of 2024. Tiebreaks w...
Yip Wins Women's Championship With Round To Spare; Caruana On Cusp Of Glory
FM JackRodgers
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GM Fabiano Caruana has maintained his half-point buffer heading into the final round of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships after three out of five games in round 10 games were drawn. GM Ray Robson, who toppled GM Abhimanyu Mishra, moved into second...
Caruana Draws With Liang, Maintains Lead; Yip's Streak Is Snapped
FM JackRodgers
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GM Fabiano Caruana has taken another step towards defending his title at the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships after securing a draw with second-placed GM Awonder Liang and moving to 5.5/8. GM Leinier Dominguez's win over GM Sam Sevian was the only de...
SRM Reaches Perfect 4/4, Saint Louis Bounces Back
NM NM_Vanessa
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SRM extended their perfect score to 4/4 in week four of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) Fall Season. Saint Louis defeated Virginia and continues chasing SRM from a point behind. Even with a 4/4 sweep by Athens's board one, IM Dimitris Ale...
Chess Legend Pia Cramling To Face Off With Levy Rozman In Battle Of Generations
TarjeiJS
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Get ready for an exciting event between two generations, as Swedish chess legend GM Pia Cramling goes head-to-head against the Internet's chess teacher IM Levy Rozman in a six-day over-the-board event in Stockholm. The Battle of Generations show...
Shevchenko Given 75-Day Ban Amid Cheating Investigation, Misses European Club Cup
TarjeiJS
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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has handed GM Kirill Shevchenkoa temporary 75-day suspension following last weekend's expulsion from the Spanish Team Chess Championship, where two locked phones were found in a bathroom. The...
Yip Scores 8th Straight Win, 3 Away From Fischer's Record
IM VSaravanan
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IM Carissa Yip continued her dream run with a win over WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan to race to 8/8 in the Women's championship while GM Fabiano Caruana maintained his half-a-point lead with 5/7 after a draw against GM Wesley So in the eighth round of t...
Nakamura Wins Bullet Brawl By 96-Point Margin
FM JackRodgers
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GM Hikaru Nakamura posted a 303 score to win his 30th Bullet Brawltitle on Saturday and secure the $400 first prize. With 80 wins, three draws, and three losses to his name, his winning margin of 96 points over second-placed GM Oleksandr Bor...
Christopher Yoo Issues Apology After Strike: 'Very Sad For What I Did'
TarjeiJS
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17-year-old GM Christopher Yoo expresses deep remorse following his expulsion from the 2024 U.S Chess Championship where he struck a videographer. Update October 21: In a new statement released by Christopher Yoo, he says: I am really sorry fo...
Yip Wins 7th Straight Game, Liang Closes Gap To Caruana
FM JackRodgers
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In the seventh round of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships, GM Awonder Liang moved to 4/6 and reduced GM Fabiano Caruana's lead to half a point after toppling GM Grigoriy Oparin with the black pieces. GM Ray Robson is on a rollercoaster ride he can...
Undefeated Ratata Spanish Squad Win Team Chess Battle 2
NM AnthonyLevin
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GM Pepe Cuenca and IM David Martinez, also known as the Ratata Spanish Squad, defeated IM Eric Rosen and WGM Nemo Zhou (Oh Yes My Queen) 1.5-0.5 in the 2024 Team Chess Battle 2 Final. They earn $3,500 and bragging rights, while the runner-up team ...
O.G. Of Fog Of War FM Chan Wins Community Championship
NathanielGreen
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FM Luis Chan, who has been playing the variant since its inception, is your winner of the 2024 Chess.com Fog Of War Chess Championship. Chan survived a Grand Final Reset forced by FM Yihe Fu: After dropping the first match of the Finals in the dou...
Chess.com Community And Viswanathan Anand Breaks Record In The Largest Chess Game Ever Played
PedroPinhata
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Chess.com is excited to announce that over 60,000 people have participated in the historic Vishy vs. The World vote chess match. This surpasses the number of participants in the legendary 1999 Kasparov vs. The World match. The new record highlight...
Chess.com Community Championships Could See Repeat Winner
NathanielGreen
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Two international masters, including last month's Chess.com Community Champion in Duck Chess, IM Nhat Minh To, and four FIDE masters were among those to qualify for the Finals of the Chess.com Fog Of War Chess Championship 2024, after the series o...
Yoo Temporarily Suspended By US Chess And Charged By Police; Caruana, Yip Lead
IM VSaravanan
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Undeterred by his win in the previous round not being counted for the tournament score, top-seed and defending champion GM Fabiano Caruana jumped into the sole lead in the 2024 U.S. Championship with 4/5. He defeated GM Grigoriy Oparin in an impre...
Arjun Erigaisi Wins WR Chess Masters Cup But Misses Out On 2800
Colin_McGourty
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GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in armageddon to win the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup, picking up the €20,000 top prize and 27.84 FIDE Circuit points. The one thing he missed out on was crossing 2800 for the first time, after h...
'Oh Yes My Queen' Sweep 'Check De India' 2-0, Progress To Final Vs. 'Ratata Spanish Squad'
NM AnthonyLevin
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Contrary to IM Levy Rozman's prediction the day before, IM Eric Rosen and WGM Nemo Zhou (Oh Yes My Queen) sweptIM Sagar Shah and IM Tania Sachdev (Check De India) 2-0 in the2024 Team Chess Battle 2 Semifinals. Game one was the critical...
Yoo Expelled From U.S. Championship Due To "Gross Violations" Of Code Of Conduct
FM JackRodgers
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The Saint Louis Chess Club has expelled GM Christopher Yoo from the 2024 U.S. Championship, saying in a statement after round five that the 17-year-old was guilty of "gross violations" of the event's "Code of Conduct" and the "US Chess Safe Play P...
Arjun, Vachier-Lagrave In Final After Thrilling Wins Vs. Praggnanandhaa, Firouzja
Colin_McGourty
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GM Arjun Erigaisi is just one win away from crossing 2800 after winning the first game of his 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup Semifinal and then surviving a scare in the second when GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu missed a win on his last move. Arjun now f...
'Check De India' Win Armageddon Vs. 'Team Swole,' Will Face 'Oh Yes My Queen' In Semis
NM AnthonyLevin
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IM Sagar Shah and IM Tania Sachdev (Check De India) defeated IM Levy Rozman and James Canty III (Team Swole) in the last quarterfinal match of the 2024 Team Chess Battle 2. After soundly unraveling the King's Indian Defense in game one, they lost ...
Nakamura Wins First Titled Tuesday Since August, Still Way Ahead In Titled Cup
NathanielGreen
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GM Hikaru Nakamura returned to the top of the Titled Tuesday standings on October 15, winning the late event with 9.5 points after finishing third in the early event, which was won by GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda with 10 points. Duda won outright, while ...
Firouzja Accepts Gift As MVL, Arjun, Praggnanandhaa Join Him In Semifinals
Colin_McGourty
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GM Alireza Firouzja was gifted a win when GM Raunak Sadhwani overslept their first game, before a draw in the second secured a spot in the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup Semifinals. Firouzja will play GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who beat GM Nodirbek Abd...