Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza FREE Online Blitz Tournament ($300 Prize Fund) October 31, 2020 4:00-7:00 pm Pacific Time For players under the age of 21 The DCM Chess Club is hosting our first ever Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza! The...
IM Carissa Yip wins US Girls’ Junior Championship for the 3rd year in a row
Day 3 Recap By IM Kostya Kavutskiy Top seed and two-time U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion IM Carissa Yip managed to pull a hat-trick and win her 3rd straight U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship title in a row, thanks to a brilliant...
2020 Global Chess Festival
We will open the virtual gates at 10.00 AM (CEST) at online.globalchessfestival.com For the program with the exact starting times check this link. Some of the highlights: Chess Judit Talks with Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, John Nunn, Jan Timman...
Aronian and Caruana lead Norway Chess after 3 rounds
Standings after 3 rounds Round 3 Armageddon Firouzja, Alireza – Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Round 3 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof – Aronian, Levon 0-1 Firouzja, Alireza – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ Tari, Aryan – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Round 2 Armageddon Carlsen, Magnus...
Play Magnus seeks listing on Oslo Stock Exchange
PRESS RELEASE: Play Magnus seeks listing on Oslo Stock Exchange Founded by four-time World Chess Champion Combined transaction of 404M NOK (~43M USD) By far the biggest investment ever in chess Cornerstone investors include Luxor Capital (Oslo, 24 September...
Carlsen and So tie for 1st at STL Rapid & Blitz
For Immediate Release Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So Tie For First in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Tournament World Champion and Chess960 World Champion Each Win $45,000 SAINT LOUIS, September 19, 2020 – The final day of Saint Louis...
Carlsen takes over STL Blitz after 6 rounds after dominating day 2
Round 6 Carlsen, Magnus Harikrishna, P. 1-0 Dominguez Perez, Leinier Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 So, Wesley Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ Xiong, Jeffery Aronian, Levon ½-½ Round 5 Aronian, Levon Harikrishna, P. ½-½ Dominguez Perez, Leinier Carlsen,...
Aronian & Harikrishna lead St Louis Blitz after 3 rounds
Day 1 Recap By WGM Tatev Abrahamyan The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz has been one of the stops of the Grand Chess Tour since 2017. This year, it’s a stand-alone online tournament with 9 rapid and 18 blitz...
STLCC to Host 2020 U.S. Chess Championships Online From October 9-29
For Immediate Release Saint Louis Chess Club to Host 2020 U.S. Chess Championships Online From October 9-29 The top chess players in the United States will battle online for the $330,900 in prizes for these five upcoming events SAINT...
Carlsen and Nakamura Tie For 1st in the Champions Chess 960 Showdown
For Immediate Release Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura Tie For First in the Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament World Champion and Newly Signed Esport Grandmaster Take Home $31,250 Respectively SAINT LOUIS, September 13, 2020 – The final day of...