International Events
![Abhi Mishra by Justin N. Lane](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/mishra-by-justin-lane-750x400.png.webp?itok=eoe0sbS_)
12-year-old Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra (Englishtown, NJ) is the youngest Grandmaster in history, subject to confirmation from FIDE, breaking the… Read More »
![Grandmaster Wesley So Wins the Paris Rapid and Blitz event Grand Chess Tour](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/wesleysowinsparisgct.jpg.webp?itok=NpX4ehP9)
Two dimensions, three dimensions, less time or more: American GM Wesley So is playing elite chess across all boards.Read More »
![Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So at the Superbet Classic](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/caruana-wesleyso-superbet21.jpg.webp?itok=qcFlGpC9)
The Grand Chess Tour continues with back-to-back events, picking up speed in Paris on Friday just after finishing the kickoff classical event in… Read More »
![So - Paris GCT Rapid - Lennart Ootes](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/So-Paris-GCT-Rapid-Lennart-Ootes.jpg.webp?itok=e0ZKyPZp)
American GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So headline the 2021 Tour with five OTB tournaments this summer, kicking off with back-to-back events in… Read More »
![Wesley So Fabiano Caruana Magnus Carlsen](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/wesleysocaruanacarlsencropped.jpg.webp?itok=ENvGwXEL)
Hikaru Nakamura lost a fiery rematch and Fabiano Caruana lost just three total games, but US Chess Champ So is the only American left in the latest… Read More »
![Queens Festival Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/queensfestival.png.webp?itok=DaIs3riQ)
The Global Women’s Online Chess Challenge “The Queens’ Festival”, will be a series of continental and global women’s online chess tournaments and… Read More »
![Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepo](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/caruananepo_0.jpg.webp?itok=HQqqe7cr)
World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana joins American GMs Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura in studded lineup featuring the top-10 chess players on the planet.Read… Read More »
![Nakamura Rd7 2019 USCh (Kellar)](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/wp-thumbnails/Nakamura-Rd7-2019-USCh-Kellar.jpg.webp?itok=L8bcAbc8)
The American blitz specialist seeks his first finals appearance against Azerbaijani GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the fifth leg of the Champions Chess… Read More »
![Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the 2020-21 FIDE Candidates Tournament](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/nepocandidateswreath.jpg.webp?itok=kHdPx8RQ)
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 »
![GM Ian Nepomniachtchi Nepo at the Candidates Tournament](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/iannepomniachtchi.jpg.webp?itok=PfreModm)
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 »