Super Grandmaster Chess

The Champions Showdown (September 11-14), now underway is Saint Louis, is headlined by 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov, who came out of retirement… Read More »

Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Levon Aronian, the winners of the first three Sinquefield Cups in 2013, 2014, and 2015 respectively, have tied… Read More »

Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes
In an unexpected finale to the 2018 Sinquefield Cup (August 17-28), Grandmasters Levon Aronian, Fabiano… Read More »

Caruana in round 8, Photo Lennart Ootes… Read More »

Magnus Carlsen vs. Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes
In a much anticipated World Championship prelude, Fabiano Caruana found himself in trouble… Read More »

One of Nakamura's greatest tournament performances was his victory at Tata Steel 2011, which was one of the few times in history that an American has… Read More »

Fabiano Caruana, Photo Lennart Ootes
World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana was the first person to take the clear lead at the Sinquefield… Read More »

Despite the high drawing percentage thus far (80%), many hard-fought, fascinating games have been played.
Test your tactical, positional, and… Read More »

Who has the best chances of winning beyond Carlsen and Caruana?

The final day of the blitz was a tug-o-war for the lead between Hikaru Nakamura and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.