The Russian world title challenger and the controversial American have personal issues but similar ratings, and drew 4-4 with a win apiece and six draws
Ian Nepomniachtchi, who won two Candidates tour…
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Chess: Turkey’s Yagiz Erdogmus, 14, reaches record 2700 rating – ‘now for 2800 and 2900’ ⊕⊕
The teenager crushed Veselin Topalov 5-1 to become the youngest ever 2700-rated grandmaster, after which his coach said his future target was 2900
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 14, has become chess’s youngest …
5 months ago
Chess: Magnus Carlsen back in World Rapid and Blitz as Fide signals jeansgate peace ⊕⊕
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The Norwegian world No 1 will compete at Doha next week, a year after he was penalised for wearing jeans in New York
One year ago, the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, and the global chess body, Fide, were…
6 months ago
Chess: Sindarov, 19, becomes youngest World Cup winner as London Classic begins ⊕⊕
The Uzbek won $120,000 and qualified for the 2026 Candidates in Cyprus, which will decide the official challenger for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world crown
Javokhir Sindarov, 19, became the youngest ever win…
7 months ago
Chess: Fide to ‘discipline’ Kramnik over Naroditsky cheating allegations ○
The Fide president, Arkady Dvorkovich, said that Kramnik, who is accused of unfounded allegations against Naroditsky, will be referred to its ethics disciplinary committee
Fide has responded to the de…
Fide to investigate Kramnik over attacks on Naroditsky as chess reels from player’s death ⊖
Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneer
Kramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusations
Fide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignation
The International Chess Federation (Fide) said on…
8 months ago
‘Chess Messi’ Faustino Oro achieves grandmaster norm and 2500 rating at just 11 ⊕
The Argentinian looks set to break the record for the youngest GM after winning the Legends and Prodigies tournament in Madrid
Faustino Oro, the 11-year-old “chess Messi” from Argentina, set new world…
9 months ago
Chess: Vincent Keymer, 20, routs Indians in their Chennai heartland ○
The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup
Germany’s Vincent Keymer, 20, has laid down a marke…
Chess: Adams wins ninth British title, while 10-year-old girl breaks two world records ○
The 53-year-old is just one short of Jonathan Penrose’s record, while Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever female IM
Michael Adams edged nearer the all-time record for British Championship titl…
11 months ago
Russians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists began ○
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A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week
It would have been inconceivable in the glory days of the Soviet chess …