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Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi at the board, Round 2, 2021 WCh
In Round 2 of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship, current champion GM Magnus Carlsen unleashed a rare idea in the Open Catalan, giving up a pawn… Read More »
GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen
GM Elshan Moradiabadi annotates Friday's Game 1 of World Champion Magnus Carlsen's fourth title defense, against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.
2021 World Chess Championship - Carlsen vs. Nepomniachtchi
The 16th World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen begins his fourth title defense on Friday, Nov 26 against challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai, UAE.
GM Levon Aronian
The soon-to-be US Chess super-GM competed in Kolkata, India along with American GM Sam Shankland and Webster University coach GM Le Quang Liem.
GM Fabiano Caruana GM Alireza Firouzja
Winner of the 2019 Grand Swiss, Caruana is plus-4 and two rounds away from earning a trip back to the next Candidates Tournament.
GM Fabian Caruana at the 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss
The World No. 2 leads five Americans and over 100 GMs playing in the World Championship-cycle event held in Riga, Latvia this week.
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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 »
2021 Online Chess Olympiad Runners Up Team USA
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.
2021 Online Chess Olympiad Final USA vs. Russia
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 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad
Team USA beat Kazakhstan in a thrilling quarterfinal on Monday to become one of the final four teams in FIDE's 2021 Online Olympiad.
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