Nine Americans and a retired Croatian consistently put their pieces on the wrong squares at the start of each round. Nine times, they tried to get it… Read More »
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The 2023 FIDE World Cup concluded August 24 in Baku, Azerbaijan as both the title and third-place matches were decided after a pair of rapid tiebreak… Read More »
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Cup concluded August 21 when Russian GM Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Bulgarian IM Nurgyul Salimova 2½–1½, winning the… Read More »
The semifinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup begin Saturday, August 19 at 6:00 a.m. CDT in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the same time, the finals and third-… Read More »
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the August issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content… Read More »
The good news: two Americans have reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The bad news: they're paired against each other! We left off… Read More »
Update: August 11, 2023: Nakamura was eliminated in the rapid tiebreaks, losing both games to Praggnanandhaa. After two draws in the rapid tiebreaks… Read More »
309 of the world’s top players are currently making their way to Baku, Azerbaijan for the FIDE World Cup 2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. Some… Read More »
Last week, we highlighted some moments from the rapid portion of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour's SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia event. But the… Read More »
GM Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia leg of the Grand Chess Tour with several rounds to spare in the blitz. After an up-… Read More »