GM Richard Rapport leads the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic by a full point after beating GM Daniel Fridman to score 1.5/2 for the second day in a row. Elsewhere time pressure saw wins evaporate for world number-one Magnus Carlsen (against GM Maxi...
After GM Denis Lazavik upset GM Alireza Firouzja in the 10th round of the early Titled Tuesday event of March 26 and went on to win, Firouzja scored a dominant 10.5/11 in the late contest to capture the second tournament. It was Lazavik's first wi...
GM Richard Rapport pounced on a blunder by world number-one Magnus Carlsen, then made a draw against World Champion Ding Liren, to end day one of the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic in the sole lead on 1.5/2. Carlsen hit back to beat GM Daniel Fridman w...
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The state of Missouri has stamped its supremacy on collegiate chess after Saint Louis University won the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) final against Webster University and the University of Missouri (Mizzou) secured victory in their third-pla...
Webster and Saint Louis have eliminated all the other teams in their path to reach the Final of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). Though the favorites ultimately prevailed, their rivals gave them a massive fight. A Botez Gambit in the last s...
GM Hikaru Nakamura's Bullet Brawl rampage continued on Saturday with another $400 performance in a two-hour arena that featured the likes of GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer. Scoring 232, the 2024 Candidates Tournament hopeful was challenged ...
14-year-old IM Alice Lee is the first player ever to emerge from the Elimination Bracket to win the American Cup. She defeated GM Irina Krush for the second time on Thursday, in the blitz playoffs after four decisive rapid games, to win her maiden...
GM Levon Aronian won his maiden title at the 2024 American Cup on Wednesday. Continuing to play in this tournament what he calls "adventurous chess," he defeated GM Wesley So only in the final rapid game—and with the black pieces. Th...
After GM Pranav Venkatesh won the early edition of the March 19 Titled Tuesday with relative ease, GM Magnus Carlsen needed the second tiebreak to earn his first win in the event since January 30. It was little-known Chinese GM Xu Xiangyu who push...
IM Alice Lee captured the lead vs. GM Irina Krush for the first time in a match in the Grand Final of the 2024 American Cup. GMs Levon Aronian and Wesley So had a peaceful day, making two draws and leaving the fate of their match entirely on ...
GM Wesley So and IM Alice Lee have risen out of the Elimination Bracket to challenge GMs Levon Aronian and Irina Krush in the Grand Finals of the 2024 American Cup. After a brilliant game by GM Ray Robson to take the lead, So won on demand...
GMs Levon Aronian and Irina Krush prevailed in the Champions Bracket on day six of the 2024 American Cup. With pragmatic play, Aronian equalized vs. GM Ray Robson, clinching the match with ease after his 2-0 start the day before. Chan...
The semifinalists for the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) have been decided after The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) staved off a late comeback by the National Technical University of Athens, while the University of Missouri (Miz...
While the favorites lead in the Champions section, it was a day of comebacks in the Elimination Bracket on day five of the 2024 American Cup. GM Levon Aronian went 2/2 vs. GM Ray Robson, putting the latter in a must-win position for b...
GM Hikaru Nakamura posted a commanding 307 score and confirmed his 20th Bullet Brawl title on Saturday after outpacing his rivals GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Andrew Tang by margins of 59 and 69 points respectively. Winning $400 for his efforts ahe...
GMs Levon Aronian and Ray Robson prevailed against their respective world top-10 opponents, GM Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, on day four of the 2024 American Cup. They advance to meet in the Finals. In the Women's section, GM Irina Krush and Al...
GM Irina Krush and IM Alice Lee each went 2-0 on day three of the 2024 American Cup. GM Ray Robson has taken the lead vs. GM Wesley So while GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian are tied so far. Meanwhile, the Elimination Bracket beg...
Maryland Terrapins defensive back Chantz Harley took top honors in the sixth installment of BlitzChamps after defeating fellow back Dante Trader Jr. in the fourth game of their finals match with a "Hail Mary" pawn promotion that secured the title....
Eight players continue in the Champions Brackets of the 2024 American Cup after day two, while the other eight are one match loss away from elimination. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So clinched their matches with a game to spare. GM Ray...
The 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins! Can you see Saint Louis clinching their third title in a row? Do you envision Webster taking over the CCL in their d...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac were the winners of Titled Tuesday on March 12. For Nakamura, it was his third week in a row with a win and his first early tournament win in that time. For Deac, it was his first win in over a year. Co...
Day one of the 2024 American Cup saw a whopping 13 decisive games across the Open and Women's tournaments in St. Louis on Tuesday. GM Fabiano Caruana got off to a 2-0 start against GM Grigoriy Oparin, while GM Wesley So is the only other player ...
The Chess.com community celebrated International Women's Day on Friday with a roundtable discussion featuring leading female voices in chess as well as a two-hour blitz arena, which was won by Mexico's NM Emilio Hernandez. The discussion, led by...
