Super Grandmaster Chess

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 »

Who said classical chess was dead?
With four decisive results in four games, the 12th round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was as entertaining as… Read More »

For the twelfth installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Fabiano Caruana's heartbreaking loss to GM… Read More »

For the eleventh installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Anish Giri's key win over GM Ding Liren as… Read More »

GM Fabiano Caruana didn’t lose ground after his Round 11 draw with leader GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, but today’s result may have shut the door on his… Read More »

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi took a big step towards winning the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates Tournament with the only victory of Round 10, defeating GM Kirill… Read More »

For the tenth installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's important victory over GM… Read More »

For the ninth installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Anish Giri's impressive victory over GM Wang… Read More »

The Dutch super-GM scored the only full point of the day and rejoins a pack of players chasing leader GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

For the eight installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Fabiano Caruana's smashing victory over GM… Read More »