Hans Niemann clearly defeated Etienne Bacrot in the blitz section of their match in Paris to end the 5-day contest with a 15-point edge over the Frenchman. This was Niemann’s third consecutive match victory in the “Hans Niemann against the world” series. Thanks to his remarkable performances, Niemann climbed to the 17th spot in the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Alina Kashlinskaya became the outright winner at the inaugural event of the 2024/25 Women’s Grand Prix after beating Mariya Muzychuk with the black pieces in Saturday’s final round. Bibisara Assaubayeva, who was tied for first place going into the ninth round, drew R. Vaishali with black – thus, she finished in sole second place. Anna […]
By beating Anish Giri with white, Alireza Firouzja became the sole leader going into the rest day of the Sinquefield Cup. Firouzja has collected 3½ points and stands a half point ahead of Wesley So. The latter escaped with a draw after fiercely defending an endgame material down against R. Praggnanandhaa. Sunday’s sixth round will […]
Hans Niemann and Etienne Bacrot scored 2 wins each (and signed 2 draws) in the rapid section of their match in Paris. Saturday will be the final day of action, with 12 blitz games scheduled to take place – each granting 1 point for the overall score of the match. At this point, Niemann has […]
After an eventful day of chess at the Tbilisi Women’s Grand Prix, 2 players emerged tied for first place going into Saturday’s deciding round. Alina Kahslinskaya beat Lela Javakhishvili to join Bibisara Assaubayeva atop the standings. Importantly, both Assaubayeva and Mariya Muzychuk (who remains in the fight for first place) missed big chances to score […]
Vladimir Kramnik, known for his strong stance on fair play, took the test to address long-standing rumors and cheating allegations dating back to the 2006 World Chess Championship, as well as more recent accusations in online games. The test, conducted by Pinkerton and Global Polygraph Solutions, revealed “No Deception Indicated” on all key questions, including […]
Spilimbergo is a pleasant little town of about 12,000 inhabitants, located about 100 kilometres north-east of Venice. The town is most famous for its over 100-year-old mosaic school – and for chess! The festival was held for the 22nd time this year and attracted 450 participants from 31 countries. Among them was Levy ‘Gotham Chess’ […]
For a third day in a row, Hans Niemann scored a win (with white) and a draw (with black) in his match against Etienne Bacrot in Paris. These results leave Niemann 9 points ahead on the scoreboard going into the rapid section of the contest – 6 games of 15+10 games will take place on […]
In a round full of dynamic, interesting chess only 1 of 5 games ended decisively at the Tbilisi Women’s Grand Prix. The one winner of the day was Bibisara Assaubayeva, who defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk to grab the sole lead with two rounds to go. Mariya Muzychuk could have joined the Kazakhstani youngster in the lead, […]
All five games in round 3 of the Sinquefield Cup could have easily finished decisively. Three players missed winning chances, though, while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana did make the most of their opportunities and scored full points. With his win over Anish Giri, Nepo joined Alireza Firouzja in the lead. Caruana, on his part, […]