Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has reached the Grand Final of the Chess.com Classic after a string of victories in the Losers Bracket, where he eliminated Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Hikaru Nakamura. He will now face Magnus Carlsen, needing to defeat the Norwegian twice to claim the title. MVL heads into the Grand Final with confidence, since […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
With six rounds completed at the Sharjah Masters, Anish Giri and Aleksandar Indjic share the lead on 5 points, closely followed by top seed Nodirbek Abdusattorov on 4½. The open tournament remains tightly contested, with fourteen players trailing half a point behind Abdusattorov. Among the standout performers are lower-rated contenders Dai Changren and Visakh N […]
In this Svitlana Demchenko and Arne Kaehler reflect on the Biel Chess Festival, which they describe as one of the most joyful and diverse chess events in Europe. They highlight a legendary 2009 game between Alexander Morozevich and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (MVL), showcasing chaotic Sicilian Najdorf tactics, razor-sharp sacrifices, and an astonishing defensive resource by MVL […]
Magnus Carlsen has reached the Grand Final of the Chess.com Classic after victories over Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Hikaru Nakamura in the Winners Bracket. Nakamura’s unexpected resignation in a winning position brought the day’s play to a dramatic close. Several top players, including Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren, were eliminated, while Abdusattorov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, […]
The first two rounds of the 2025 TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament have produced a mix of decisive results and hard-fought draws in Malmö. Richard Rapport, Javokhir Sindarov (pictured) and Yagiz Erdogmus lead the standings with 1½ points each. Tan Zhongyi, meanwhile, has suffered two losses and both with the white pieces. Round three […]
The Chess.com Classic is the second and final leg of the 2025 Champions Chess Tour. The deciding stage is taking place from Tuesday to Friday, as sixteen players, including Magnus Carlsen, world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Hikaru Nakamura, battle in a double-elimination bracket. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CET […]
The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament is taking place on 20-26 at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Sweden. The tournament is an 8-player single round-robin featuring Richard Rapport, Javokhir Sindarov and Ray Robson as the top seeds. Living legend Vasyl Ivanchuk and former women’s world champion Tan Zhongyi are also in the mix. | […]
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GM Daneshvar Bardiya of Iran and IM Song Yuxin of China emerged as the champions of the 2025 Asian Chess Championship, held on 6-15 May at the Danat Resort Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. Bardiya claimed gold in the open section with 7/9 points, edging out top seed Nihal Sarin on tiebreaks. In the women’s […]
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