Posts categorized "Super grandmaster chess"
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…
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…
The 2023 FIDE Women's World Cup concluded August 21 when Russian GM Alexandra Goryachkina defeated Bulgarian IM Nurgyul Salimova 2½–1½, winning the...
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 »
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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…
Update: August 11, 2023: Nakamura was eliminated in the rapid tiebreaks, losing both games to Praggnanandhaa. After two draws in the rapid tiebreaks…
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 »