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Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, and Teimour Radjabov ended their winless droughts in round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. It’s almost like the trio conspired in a plot to leave Jan-Krzysztof Duda as the…
Only one player remains unbeaten after Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022: Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian has a score of +4-0=4 so far in the tournament, and he’s a point clear of his…
Coming into Round 7 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, Ian Nepominiachtchi was the sole leader with 4.5 points out of a possible 6. The closest was former world championship challenger Fabiano Caruana as the…
It seems Magnus Carlsen might not be getting his wish as his preferred challenger languishes at the sole bottom of the standings. Round 6 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 was arguably the most interesting…
Ian Nepomniachtchi came into Round 5 as the sole leader, thanks to his convincing win against Alireza Firouzja in the previous round. He aimed to carry on his winning form but was lucky to escape…
Going into Round 3, Ian Nepominiachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the sole leaders with 1.5 points each. In the previous round, all of the games except one were drawn. The only decisive match was Hikaru…
Coming into Round 2, there were mixed feelings around the Palace of Santoña. While Nepo and Fabi were definitely in full gear mode with their impressive wins in round 1, Hikaru and Ding were looking…
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! After the last championship match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen where Magnus retained the title, chess lovers worldwide have waited eagerly…
Tanitoluwani Adewumi Tanitoluwa Adewumi is one of the world’s fastest rising chess stars. Tani discovered the game of chess in a homeless shelter in New York, after his family fled from the violence in Nigeria.…
Introduction The war in Eastern Europe has received massive attention from around the world, and the chess community has not abstained from the matter. So far, we’ve seen several entities stand against and, rather surprisingly,…