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This tournament was truly one of the most eventful that I've ever played - it seemed like every round there was some new story!Read More »
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Grandmaster William Lombardy died in Martinez, California the morning of October 13, 2017, of a heart attack. He won the World Junior Championship in… Read More »
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Magnus Carlsen captured clear 1st at the Chess.com Isle of Man Masters with 7.5 points out of 9 games. Surprisingly, this is Carlsen's first… Read More »
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Four-time U.S. Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih is having a spectacular tournament at the Isle of Man Open - with a 2600+ performance rating and a… Read More »
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Today Levon Aronian of Armenia, became the first player to win two World Cups. After four draws in the… Read More »
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Grandmaster James Tarjan, Photo Maria Emelianova / Chess.com
The Isle of Man International (September 23-October 1) started with a bang… Read More »
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This year's IOM Masters field is particularly strong, featuring 5 players from the World’s top 10, including the 3 most recent world champions.Read… Read More »
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Ding Liren vs. Wesley So, Anastasiya Karlovich
Levon Aronian of Armenia and Ding Liren of China will face off in the World Cup final in… Read More »
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Wesley So has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals in Tblisi, Georgia. Wesley defeated Vladimir Fedoseev of… Read More »
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Round 3 has left the chess world in shock as many favorites and top 10 players have been knocked out, including Magnus Carlsen. Out of the five… Read More »