Posts categorized "International events"
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.
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...
The Perpetual Chess Podcast host handicaps the Candidates Tournament and gives the players' odds as the next challenger to World Champion Magnus...
Postponed since March 2020, the event that determines the next challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen will resume Monday in Yekaterinburg,… Read More »
The American junior stars were solid in the Polgar Challenge, the first event of the $100,000 series showcasing the world's next generation of talent.
The two Missouri schools each earned a gold and silver medal in the collegiate Blitz and Rapid Championships. UT-RGV won bronze in both events.
The US Chess Champion stumbled in the semifinals against eventual winner Giri, then dropped the third-place match to the World Champion.
GM Mikhail Antipov earned bronze in the Open and IM Olga Badelka brought home silver in the Women's Championship. WIM Alicja Sliwicka from UT-RGV… Read More »
The Champions Chess Tour's second "Major" event offers an increased $220,000 prize fund and an invitation to the tour finale in September.