Posts categorized "Super grandmaster chess"
Jamaal Abdul-Alim interviews Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Daaim Shabazz PHILADELPHIA — Even before GM Illia I. Nyzhnyk found himself on track to clinch first…
The vast majority of the top chess players in the world started playing the game at an extremely young age. Sam Shankland completely broke this...
For the third major tournament in a row, a member of the American "Big Three" grandmasters was the winner. This time, it was Hikaru Nakamura's turn.
Wesley So is not only currently the sole leader, but he got there with 5 decisive games out of 6 rounds.
Graphics by Spectrum Studios American Grandmaster Wesley So prevailed in the Lueven leg of the Grand Chess Tour in a dramatic finale. Wesley So… Read More »
The 2018 Grand Chess Tour has kicked off in Belgium with Your Next Move, a rapid and blitz tournament. Wesley So currently leads convincingly with 18…
The 2018 US Olympic teams are set, with a formidable Open squad featuring three of the top ten players in the World, including World Championship...
The Grandmasters of the Grand Chess Tour, Your Next Move: Anand, Aronian, Nakamura, So, Giri, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and...
GM Sam Shankland, Photo IM Eric Rosen US Champion Sam Shankland is not slowing down. After winning the Championship ahead of the American "Big Three… Read More »
Fabiano Caruana vs. Hikaru Nakamura, Photo Cathy Rogers Three US Amigos Star in Norwegian Supertournament Stavanger, the fjordland home of the Norway…