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Nona Gaprindashvili says line she ‘never faced men’ in series is grossly belittling The female Soviet chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for $5m for a line in its hit series The Queen’s Gambit that claimed she “never...September 17, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
China and India eliminated in semi-finals as big four of world chess outclass their rivals Russia’s highly rated squad won gold at last week’s 150-nation online Olympiad, yet the US silver medal team could argue that they were moral...September 10, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The 58-year-old lost in seven moves in Zagreb in July but is scoring well this week against top grandmasters Garry Kasparov made a surging and inspired comeback in St Louis on Thursday and Friday nights after the legend, who many...September 3, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The 18-year-old showed his best online form yet, but lost to the 23-year-old from Omsk in an Armageddon tie-break while Carlsen reached the Aimchess US Rapid final with smooth victories Alireza Firouzja, at 18 the world’s best teenage...August 27, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Frenchman’s opening skills impress at prestigious Sinquefield Cup as all games drawn in three of the last four rounds Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 30, France’s top player and the world No 10, edged out three US rivals by half a point on...August 20, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The five-time US champion exchanged frosty tweets with the world No 1 after the rapid/blitz tournament in St Louis Hikaru Nakamura, the five-time US champion, has a flourishing online presence with more than a million followers to his...August 13, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Popular 60-year-old grandmaster’s eighth-round defeat is overturned while England’s No 1, Michael Adams, halves with 10-year-old from Scotland Keith Arkell became online British champion at age 60 in controversial circumstances last...August 6, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the 23-year-old who last year ended the world champion’s 125-game unbeaten sequence, went on to win Thursday’s final against Russia’s Sergey Karjakin Magnus Carlsen has never won the biennial World Cup knockout, and...July 30, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The Russian 19-year-old held his own for six games against the world champion and rivals Alireza Firouzja as heir apparent to the Norwegian’s crown Magnus Carlsen has never won the $1.9m World Cup, and his early exit at his last attempt...July 28, 2021 from Chessdom
The 2021 FIDE World Cup reached Quarterfinals in Men’s event, while the Women’s World Cup got to the stage of Semifinals. 6 tie-break matches of Round 5 were played yesterday in Open section, bringing exciting games and great...July 26, 2021 from Chessdom
The 2021 FIDE World Chess Cup reached the 5th round. Only 16 players emerged in the Open event and 8 players in the Women’s section. The first games of the Round 5 ended in a peaceful manner. Only one game in the Open section and...July 24, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The alert I get when an opponent has made their move gives me the shot of excitement I used to get from social media notifications Lord help me, I am in the whirlwind throes of the beautiful game. Online chess. The ancient pastime...July 23, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Several top seeds were eliminated while a 10-man Russian phalanx plus five teenagers reached the last 32 in Sochi Magnus Carlsen’s serene progress through the early rounds of the $1.9m (£1.38m), 206-player World Cup at Sochi hit a rock...July 23, 2021 from Chessdom
Round 4.1 of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2021 brought only two decisive results and 6 draws. One of them happened on the first board in the match between former World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria 2463) and last World...July 20, 2021 from Chessdom
The third round of the FIDE World Chess Cup cut the battlefield to only 32 players in Open section and 16 players in Women’s section! As the stakes started to be high, the games became sharper, bringing more surprising results!...July 20, 2021 from Chessdom
Dutch top chess player and World No.8, Anish Giri, got expelled from the FIDE World Cup in the round 3, when he suffered a loss from 16 years old Jumabayev Rinat (Kazakhstan 2634). However, this did not affect Giri’s famous sense...July 20, 2021 from Chessdom
International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded on 20th July in 1924 in Paris, under the motto “Gens una Sumus” (Latin for “We are one Family”). Today, FIDE celebrates the 97th birthday anniversary and the whole...July 18, 2021 from Chessdom
After withdrawal from the FIDE World Cup 2021 due to a fever and Covid19 symptoms, Levon Aronian made a joke with his fans describing his trip to Sochi. Read more: Aronian forfeits the 1st game at the FIDE World Cup We hope that a good...July 18, 2021 from Chessdom
The 2nd round of the FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 brought several upsets and surprising results. 29 matches, in both Opean and Women’s sections, were decided in tiebreaks. Shortly before the start of the Round 2, Levon Aronian...July 16, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The 58-year-old former world champion wins only one game in 18 due to outdated openings and poor time management Garry Kasparov, still the all-time No 1 in the eyes of many chess fans, suffered one of the worst moments of his career at...July 15, 2021 from Chessdom
When the round 2 of the FIDE World Cup 2021 started today, it looked like everything will go smoothly. At the start of the round, the reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen received the 2020 Fair Play Svetozar Gligoric award from...July 15, 2021 from Chessdom
The FIDE World Cup 2021 kicked off in Sochi, Russia. The event takes place from 10 July – 8 August 2021 at the Galaxy Entertainment And Leisure Complex. Of the 309 qualified players in the Open and Women’s groups, there were only 8...July 9, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Garry Kasparov to take on world title challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, this weekend Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare double setback last weekend when the world champion twice lost three games in a row at the $100,000 Goldmoney Asian Rapid....July 1, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The American beat Sergey Karjakin’s 2002 mark in Budapest to take the record that has been held by Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer and Judit Polgar One of the most enduring chess records, Sergey Karjakin as the youngest grandmaster ever at...June 25, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Ian Nepomniachtchi’s Berlin Wall novelty makes Garry Kasparov want to turn the clock back to 2000 Starting at midday on Saturday, Magnus Carlsen will take on in succession: first, the 18-year-old widely tipped as a future world champion;...June 19, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Thousands expected to turn up to free event on 18 July where chess coaches will offer free lessons It has been one of the runaway success stories of the pandemic, fuelled by the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit and an explosion in...June 18, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
Entry is free, the prize fund is expected to be at least £1,200, and the winner qualifies for the 2022 world solving championship This week’s puzzle is the opening round of a national contest where Guardian readers traditionally perform...June 11, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The 58-year-old will play several of the current elite grandmasters at the over-the-board event in Zagreb, Croatia Garry Kasparov, now aged 58 and for many still the all-time No 1 player, will make a rare cameo comeback next month when...June 4, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
The world No 1 atoned for two final losses against So as complaints over quickly halved Champions Tour games are growing Magnus Carlsen’s uneven progress through the online Meltwater Champions Tour, two tournament victories in six...May 28, 2021 from Chess | The Guardian
An invasion of insects sparked losing errors from Ian Nepomniachtchi against Wesley So in their semi-final An invasion of mosquitoes defeated Russia’s world title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi on Friday evening when his online opponent,...September 18, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The Round 3 tiebreaks were played on September 18. Three matches were decided in rapid games. Peter Svidler (Russia) proved his strength by stopping Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany). In the first game, the Russian GM had no particular...September 17, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The return games of round 3 of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 17. None of the players who had lost in the first game managed to level the score today. The tournament’s sensation Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) defeated the...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The game between Ju Wenjun (2576) Alina Kashlinskaya (2487) was a French Winawer with 7. Qg4 Kf8. The World Champion wasted no time on launching the attack on the kingside, as it is the standard plan in this variation. Alina looked for...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The starting games of the Round 3 of FIDE World Cup were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 16. Seven encounters resulted in victories. The biggest upset of the day was Kirill Alekseenko's (Russia) beating the higher-rated...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
FIDE World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships (under 14, 16 and 18 years old categories) finished in Salobrena, Spain. 178 players from 22 countries, including 1 GM, 5 IMs, 12 FMs, 1 WIM, 12 WFMs participated in the chess forum in...September 15, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The first game to come to an end was the clash between Elisabeth Paethz (2479) and the tournament co-leader Ju Wenjun (2576). The World Champion went for a Petrov defence, and some early exchanges quickly lead to a dull position, in...September 15, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
Tie-breaks of the Second Round of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 15 in Khanty-Mansiysk. An overwhelming majority of matches ended after rapid chess games. Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan) defeated Nihal Sarin (India), Lenier...September 14, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The tournament leader Valentina Gunina (2502) was very close to biting the dust in her game against the veteran Pia Cramling (2487). Loyal to her style, the Russian jumped into some sharp tactical skirmishes as soon as she had the...September 14, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
Second games of the Second Round of the World Cup were played on September 14 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Three players won their matches with two wins: Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)....March 8, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
World Team Chess Championships 2019, held from March, 4 - 15 2019 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Open section and Women section board results. Round 5 starts March, 9 2019 at 3 PM local time. Please visit the official website ...