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The 16th World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen begins his fourth title defense on Friday, Nov 26 against challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai, UAE.
Winner of the 2019 Grand Swiss, Caruana is plus-4 and two rounds away from earning a trip back to the next Candidates Tournament.
The World No. 2 leads five Americans and over 100 GMs playing in the World Championship-cycle event held in Riga, Latvia this week.
Grandmasters Wesley So and Irina Krush will defend their titles as national champions in a return to the boards at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
FIDE have announced that the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities will be held from November 4-14, 2021. This year the… Read More »
Wisconsin GM Awonder Liang scored twice on the junior board, though the U.S. national team fell to Russia in two sets in the Olympiad's final match.
The US Chess national team won in OT for the second consecutive playoff match, and will play Russia in FIDE's Online Olympiad finals Wednesday.
Team USA beat Kazakhstan in a thrilling quarterfinal on Monday to become one of the final four teams in FIDE's 2021 Online Olympiad.
The US Chess national squad features a solid mix of its veteran guard and next-generation talent in FIDE's second online global team event.
The US Chess stars are two of seven Americans who qualified for successive FIDE events to be held later this year.