Posts categorized "International events"
The American blitz specialist seeks his first finals appearance against Azerbaijani GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the fifth leg of the Champions Chess…
Chinese GM Wang Hao announces retirement, FIDE to revisit tiebreaker rules, and the promise of another Candidates Tournament in 2022 all marked the...
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…
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…
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...
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…
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...