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Three elites lead the pack after day 1 of the much-anticipated FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, playing at home, saw his perfect run after four rounds tainted by fellow 4-pointer, Georgian Grandmaster,…
As the chess world gets ready for the World Rapid and Blitz event to be held in Warsaw, top players are warming up in their various ways against the event. Some were back online; having…
Ian Nepomniachtchi, former world championship contender has come out to clear the air regarding the recent Dubov vs Russians controversy. In an interview with Vladimir Barsky of the Russian Chess Federation site, Ian maintained the…
After successfully defending the world championship title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus released a 3-minute video revealing the identities of those that worked with him regarding his preparation for the match. These persons includes GM…
Now that the world championship match is basically over, Magnus Carlsen has gone ahead to properly reveal his team. In a 3-minutes video shot at their Spanish training camp, Magnus revealed those that helped him…
It’s been coming. Since Ian Nepomniachtchi slipped to a tight defeat in game 6 of the world chess championship, it’s been coming. Now, the 31-year old Grandmaster from Norway has successfully defended his World Champion…
When Carlsen said it was a good outcome to face Nepo rather than Fabiano Caruana or Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship 2021, many thought he was teasing Nepo; Playing mind games to destabilize…
The predictions of several fans and experts are starting to play out as Magnus Carlsen clinched another victory against his challenger. The Norwegian was backed to grab more wins against the once-beaten Russian who would…
Some were already calling for a different time format. Some also did suggest that FIDE should bring variants into the mix. One journalist even suggested a different tournament format for determining the World Champion, and…
Grandmaster(GM) Alireza Firouzja just became the new world #2 after crossing the legendary 2800-rating barrier. The 18-year old Grandmaster just finished with a superb 8/9 at the European Team Championship adding a massive 22+ rating…