Posts categorized "Super grandmaster chess"
The reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen will face a grandmaster named for a former world champion in the next Chess.com GM Blitz Battle on...
"JERSEY CITY, NJ - MAY 20: Fabiano Caruana, (L), plays NFL Raven and mathematician, John Urschel, in a game of chess at the Liberty Science Center's…
Have you been following the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10SYJa60eGU So far, three exciting matches have...
Wesley So vs. Hikaru Nakamura. Photo courtesy of Lennart Ootes. Test your tactical skills with puzzles from the Ultimate Blitz Challenge, where the...
Hikaru Nakamura took clear first in the Ultimate Blitz Challenge in Saint Louis, and the first prize of $20,000, ahead of Wesley So in 2nd. Happy to…
The US Chess Championships in Saint Louis may be over but the Ultimate Blitz Challenge is heating up. Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura lead after a...
Congratulations to our new US Champions, Fabiano Caruana and Nazi Paikidze. IM Greg Shahade reflects on ten lessons from the dramatic event.
Photo Austin Fuller, from round 8 Going into the final round of the US Championship, Fabiano Caruana leads with 7.5/10. Half a point behind are… Read More »
A pivotal moment of the championship—Hikaru Nakamura resigns against Fabiano Caruana. Photo courtesy of Lennart Ootes. At the halfway point of the U.… Read More »
This year’s US Championship has the strongest field ever with an average US Chess rating of 2739. The Favorites Hikaru Nakamura vs. Fabiano Caruana...