Super Grandmaster Chess
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Photo Max Avdeev
In November 30th, in New York City, Magnus Carlsen turned 26 and successfully defended his World Championship title… Read More »
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Carlsen and Karjakin, Photo Max Avdeev
After a short round on Monday, World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Sergei Karjakin head to a… Read More »
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Photo Maria Yassakova (AGON)
After a dramatic round 10 in Carlsen-Karjakin, players and the fans were given a well deserved free day to… Read More »
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Photo Max Avdeev
The 10th game of the epic C vs K saga was announced as the most important one up to this moment. A game in which Magnus… Read More »
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GM Cristian Chirila writes about round nine of the World Chess Championship, in which Magnus Carlsen was perilously close to losing his second game… Read More »
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At the end of the Champions Showdown, a 24 game marathon between Vishy Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Veselin Topalov in… Read More »
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Photo Max Avdeev
The World Chess Championship 2016 game number 8 displayed epic fighting chess. After seven straight draws… Read More »
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Magnus Carlsen, Photo Brian Glover
Today in New York City, spectators packed the house lining up around the corner in near freezing… Read More »
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Magnus in round six, Photo Brian C Glover
Entering into today’s game the World Championship match was tied 2.5-2.5 with all games ending… Read More »
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World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin, Photo Brian C. Glover
New York City, the commercial center of the US bustled around the… Read More »