Super Grandmaster Chess
This tournament was truly one of the most eventful that I've ever played - it seemed like every round there was some new story!
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 »
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 »
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 »
Photo Anastasia Karlovich
Today Levon Aronian of Armenia, became the first player to win two World Cups. After four draws in the classical portion… Read More »
Grandmaster James Tarjan, Photo Maria Emelianova / Chess.com
The Isle of Man International (September 23-October 1) started with a bang for… Read More »
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.
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 Tbilisi,… Read More »
Photo Anastasia Karlovich
Wesley So has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals in Tblisi, Georgia. Wesley defeated Vladimir Fedoseev of Russia in… Read More »
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 »