Magnificent Magnus Wins Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz
In the end, the only thing that could stop Magnus Carlsen was a tummy bug. Carlsen shattered his own single-event Grand Chess Tour point record,…
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How Wesley So Became the Fischer Random World Champion
There are countless chess variants, some enjoying more popularity than others, but none have gotten as much recent attention as the brainchild of Bobby Fischer:…
Rachael Li, 9, Youngest Female US Chess Master Ever
Congratulations to Rachael Li of Texas, who has broken the 2200 barrier at just nine years old to become the youngest female US Chess Master in history….
I am IM: Carissa Yip on Earning Her Final Norm at SPICE
The SPICE Cup is a popular tournament for norm seekers, due to the large number of foreign IMs and GM who typically play. This year’s…
[NEWSFLASH] Abhi Mishra Earns IM Norm #3, “GM Karjakin: I’m Coming.”
Rising superstar Abhimanyu Mishra earned his third IM norm at the GM Maxim Academy Closed event in New York City. Mishra has now, pending processing…
Wesley So Wins Inaugural FIDE Fischer Random Championship
It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Wesley So lost in the online quarterfinals at chess.com, only to fight through the “losers bracket” to earn…
Cover Stories with Chess Life: November Guest GM Joel Benjamin
The November 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel Lucas,…
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FLASH REPORT: GM Wesley So is the Fischer Random World Champion
At the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter art museum located close to Oslo, Norway, GM Wesley So became the first World Champion in Fischer Random Chess. So…
Here Comes Hikaru
Never write Hikaru Nakamura off. In our last report, posted after Round 6 of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, we noted that Nakamura was at…
Caruana and Wang Hao Lead at Isle of Man
Fabiano Caruana shares first place with Wang Hao after six rounds of play in the 2019 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. He will meet Alexander Grischuk…
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