Magnus Carlsen will take on Anish Giri in Round 1 of the FTX Crypto Cup, while Praggnanandhaa, fresh from winning team and individual bronze at the Chess Olympiad, will play Alireza Firouzja. It’s also Niemann-Duda and Aronian-Le on Monday, August 15 at 12:00 ET (18:00 CEST) as the $210,000 FTX Crypto Cup starts in Miami, Florida.
Armenia remain sole leaders of the Chennai Olympiad after a rollercoaster match against top seeds USA. Wesley So found a stunning queen sac, Fabiano Caruana crashed to defeat against Gabriel Sargissian and Leinier Dominguez hit back...
World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be joined by Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Liem Le, Hans Niemann and Praggnanandhaa for the FTX Crypto Cup, taking place in Miami, Florida from August 15-21. The ...
Gukesh beat Gabriel Sargissian in Round 6 of the Chennai Olympiad to move to 6/6 and a live rating of 2719.3, but Armenia hit back to beat India 2 and take the sole lead going into the rest day. On Friday they’ll face top seeds USA,...
16-year-old Gukesh scored a 5th win in a row as the Indian 2nd team defeated Spain to join Armenia as the only teams with a perfect 10/10 start to the Chennai Olympiad Open section. Gukesh’s score was matched by 17-year-old Abdusatt...
17-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov outplayed Fabiano Caruana as Uzbekistan came within a whisker of beating the top seeds. In the end the USA escaped with a draw, with just five teams now on a perfect score: India 2, England, Spain, ...
Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw by Daniele Vocaturo as Italy won on the bottom two boards to defeat Norway in Round 3 of the Chennai Olympiad. Austria shocked Germany 2.5:1.5, while Ukraine only scraped a draw against Cuba. In the...
Magnus Carlsen beat Georg Meier in an 80-move grind as Norway defeated Uruguay 4:0, while top seeds USA edged a 2.5:1.5 win over Paraguay in Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. We got the first upsets, with 17th seeds Croatia ...
Levon Aronian’s team debut for the USA almost got off to a disastrous start, but a well-timed draw offer saw him escape against IM David Silva of Angola. The USA won 3.5:0.5, while the most popular score of the day was 4:0, which is...
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad will be opened in Chennai, India today by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the games beginning tomorrow, Friday July 29th. Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are among the players in action, and...
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will no longer defend his crown, but normal service was resumed in Zagreb as he won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia with a round to spare. Amazing last days saw Alireza Firouzja and MVL fini...
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