Posts categorized "International events"
Chinese GM Wang Hao announces retirement, FIDE to revisit tiebreaker rules, and the promise of another Candidates Tournament in 2022 all marked the… Read More »
The Russian No. 1 clinched the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare on Monday, and will next face Magnus Carlsen in a World Championship match… Read More »
Who said classical chess was dead? With four decisive results in four games, the 12th round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was as entertaining as… Read More »
GM Fabiano Caruana didn’t lose ground after his Round 11 draw with leader GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, but today’s result may have shut the door on his...… Read More »
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi took a big step towards winning the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates Tournament with the only victory of Round 10, defeating GM Kirill… Read More »
The Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) is organizing an American Continent Tournament to qualify 8 players for this year’s World Cup to be… Read More »
The Dutch super-GM scored the only full point of the day and rejoins a pack of players chasing leader GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi in Yekaterinburg, Russia… Read More »
World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana turned 13 months of preparation into one of the best games of the year, taking down co-leader Maxime Vachier Lagrave in… Read More »
The Perpetual Chess Podcast host handicaps the Candidates Tournament and gives the players' odds as the next challenger to World Champion Magnus...… Read More »
Postponed since March 2020, the event that determines the next challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen will resume Monday in Yekaterinburg,… Read More »