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Tata Steel Chess Masters: Magnus Carlsen triumphs at the end of week two

  The fourth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters began with two players vying for top spot. Bitter rivals Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen were just half a point apart, with the chasing pack one point further back. Giri strengthened his claim on this title with a fortuitous win against Sam Shankland today, with …

Tata Steel Chess Masters 2019: week one update

Aalkmar   The Tata Steel Masters chess tournament has been one of the most enjoyable events on the calendar for Grand Masters in recent years. Players get to play their games and relax between games in picturesque locations in the north-eastern area of Holland. The early rounds have already been played in the province of …

Carlsen retains World Blitz Chess Championship title; Kateryna Lagno takes women’s title

Magnus Carlsen became blitz world champion shortly after retaining his classical crown   The final day of the World Blitz Chess Championship ended with the game's greatest star lifting the open title in convincing fashion. Magnus Carlsen had jointly led the way after day one, with Vladislav Artemiev being the only player able to match …

Day one of the Blitz Chess World Championship concludes with Carlsen as joint leader

  The first day of the 2018 Blitz Chess World Championship kicked off in St Petersburg today, with an open and women's event both getting underway. Players have three minutes thinking time on their clocks at the start of the game, and gain an extra two seconds for each move once they hit they hit …

Daniil Dubov and Wenjun Ju are crowned Rapid Chess World Champions

  At no point during either the men's or women's Rapid Chess World Championship was there a runaway leader. This fact bears testament to the quality of play that has been on display in St Petersburg over the last few days. Relative unknowns barged their way up to the heady heights of the top few …

Seven-way tie for 1st at the end of Rapid Chess World Championship second day

  After a frenetic first day at the Rapid Chess world Championship in Russia, the standings were certainly not as most would have predicted. Some of the stronger players had ground to make up and there was always a chance that those near the top would start to feel some pressure as the tournament went …

Carlsen hits turbulence as day 1 of Rapid Chess World Championship concludes

  In the process of securing the most coveted title in chess several weeks ago in London, Magnus Carlsen significantly raised the profile of Rapid Chess. This could be seen as surprising, given that the coveted title in question is the Classical Chess World Championship. During his duel with world number two Fabiano Caruana, the …

Carlsen crushes Caruana in rapid tiebreaks to retain world crown

  On Monday, chess fans were up in arms. The reigning champion had thrown away a chance to press for a win when he had the upper hand in the final classical game of this match. His opponent, Fabiano Caruana was down on time and seemed slightly shocked to be offered a draw, which he …

World Champion Carlsen inexplicably gifts shock draw to Caruana in game twelve

Has Carlsen blundered?   The chess world was gripped, with Fabiano Caruana having been adventurous in his initial development, choosing to clash with the world champion in an 'Open Sicilian'. As the name hints, the opening can lead to open attacking games. For a while, it seemed that Caruana may be able to put Carlsen …