Anish Giri: 'People are taking the World Champion title too seriously'
Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri was in fine form when he played Banter Blitz yesterday, both with his blitz chess – he won all 16 games against chess24 users – and with his banter, where topics ranged from humour in chess to the likely future World Chess Champion and whether the title still matters. It’s “a golden era of Banter Blitz”, as Anish said, and today, to mark chess24’s 7th Birthday, we’ve got Hand and Brain shows with Radjabov & Giri and Nepomniachtchi & Dubov, as well as a special show with chess24’s own Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet.
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Happy New Year from chess24!
A short note to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and a healthy 2021.
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For Premium only: Who do you want in the next Champions Chess Tour event?
The climax of the Airthings Masters is fast approaching - but we're already thinking about the next Champions Chess Tour event. At chess24 we are offering Premium members the chance to vote for your favourite addition to the line-up...
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Airthings Masters QF2: Carlsen, Nakamura, So & Nepo all out
Daniil Dubov sensationally knocked World Champion Magnus Carlsen out of the Airthings Masters to reach the semi-finals, but that was just the headline result on a day when all four of the players who reached the Skilling Open sem...
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Airthings Masters QF1: Nakamura and So beaten
Hikaru Nakamura lost to Levon Aronian and Wesley So was beaten by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as the favourites all struggled on the first day of the Airthings Masters quarterfinals. World Champion Magnus Carlsen got off to a perfect ...
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Carlsen 1st as Grischuk & Giri knocked out of Airthings Masters
It’s Carlsen-Dubov, MVL-So, Nakamura-Aronian and Radjabov-Nepomniachtchi in the Airthings Masters quarterfinals after a nail-biting finish to the preliminary stage saw heavyweights Alexander Grischuk and Anish Giri knocked out by...
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Airthings Masters 2: Only Magnus moves up on day of draws
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen was the only player to post a positive score on Day 2 of the Airthings Masters as he beat Daniil Dubov in the first game to join Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Wesley So and ...
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Airthings Masters: Five lead as Carlsen ends Day 1 winless
Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Daniil Dubov, Levon Aronian and Teimour Radjabov lead the Airthings Masters on 2.5/4 after a first day on which no player managed to win more than a single game. World Champion Magnus Carlsen won none ...
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RIP Klara Kasparova, Garry Kasparov’s mother and confidant
Klara Shagenovna Kasparova (1937-2020) passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Klara, who was a successful engineer before she devoted herself full-time to her son’s career, accompanied Garry Kasparov to almost all his major ches...
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Carlsen-Aronian in Round 1 of Airthings Masters
Carlsen-Aronian and Grischuk-Nakamura are among the pairings for Round 1 as the Airthings Masters kicks off at 15:00 CET (09:00 ET) on Saturday 26th December. The $200,000 first Major of the Champions Chess Tour will again featur...
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'One of the most aggressive openings against 1.d4' - GM Edouard's Benoni
In a brand new video series for chess24, Romain Edouard, a member of the French Olympic team and a former second of Veselin Topalov, offers you a full repertoire for one of the most dynamic replies to 1.d4: The Benoni Defence!
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