Levy Rozman, known online as GothamChess, has joined BASILISK as Head of Chess, taking charge of the organisation’s global chess content strategy and long-term competitive plans. Rozman brings a large online audience and joins a chess roster that already includes Vincent Keymer and Anish Giri. BASILISK, which presents itself as an esports organisation for science-minded […]
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Bibisara Assaubayeva reached both finals at the WR Women’s Chess Tour stop in Saint-Tropez, winning the rapid event before finishing runner-up to Anna Muzychuk in the blitz. Assaubayeva and Anna Muzychuk ultimately secured the last two places in November’s Grand Final in Stuttgart. Elisabeth Paehtz again came close to advancing, but lost to Assaubayeva in […]
Fabiano Caruana retained a six-point lead over Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in the Grand Chess Tour final after holding a difficult 95-move draw in the second classical game. Pragg had several winning chances but could not convert them. In the third-place match, Vincent Keymer moved ahead of Wesley So by winning the bonus blitz game after their […]
Awonder Liang won the 62nd Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój with 5½/9, finishing half a point ahead of four players. The American recovered from a third-round loss to top seed Vladimir Fedoseev and secured first place by beating Szymon Gumularz in the final round. Jan Malek had entered round nine as the sole leader, but his […]
The BBC has released a 1977 documentary from its archives on YouTube about the then world chess champion, Anatoly Karpov. The programme traces Karpov’s rise to the world title and features footage from the 1977 Interpolis Tournament in Hilversum, with many of the leading players and prominent figures in chess.
Bibisara Assaubayeva won the rapid tournament at the European qualifier for the WR Women’s Chess Tour Finals in St Tropez. In the first round, she knocked out Elisabeth Paehtz in an Armageddon game. In the final, she defeated Mariya Muzychuk. Today, eight of Europe’s strongest women players will compete in the blitz tournament. | Photo: […]
Fabiano Caruana took the early lead in the Grand Chess Tour final by beating Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in the first classical game, capitalising on a single tactical error to collect six points. In the third-place match, Vincent Keymer and Wesley So split the points after a complicated London System ended in a draw. Both matches continue […]
At its meeting on Monday, the FIDE Council rejected the Russian Chess Federation’s application for its teams to take part in the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian teams have been barred from international sporting events. Russia, however, has continued to push for this decision to be relaxed.
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Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu booked their places in the deciding match of the Grand Chess Tour Finals after prevailing in Monday’s rapid and blitz section of the semifinals in Saint Louis. Praggnanandhaa clinched his match against Vincent Keymer with three games to spare, while Caruana completed an 18-12 win over Wesley So. The finalists […]