Category: Chess Tournament

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. "Life is like a game of chess" is a popular phrase, but for one Delray Beach man its a phrase hes taught youth for two years and this weekend hes recruiting others with a free back-to-school tournament

Despite limits placed on social gathering and a miasma of other government-imposed, coronavirus-inspired restrictions, Guam Chess Federation continues to grow and is accepting new members. And, on Oct.

A local non-profit organisation, 100 Women Who Care, has called on local businesses and individuals to assist them in hosting boys between the ages of 10 to 13 years old for a chess tournament on September 11 in Midrand.

August 28 Kids across East Tennessee are invited to participate in the Aug. 28 Covenant Kids Run kickoff race at Zoo Knoxville

Nine Fiji chess players will be representing the country to the 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad beginning next weekend. Womens FIDE Master Hilda Kunau and Candidate Master Goru Arvind have non-playing captain roles to manage board order, offer draws in tactical situations and keep the team technically intact. Fiji is a part of 155 countries registered for the tournament.

July 21, 2021 By Rick Pezzullo A 19-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident is one of only 10 men who qualified to compete in one of the nations top chess tournaments, the U.S. Junior Championships, in St

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will resume his storied rivalry with Russian legend Garry Kasparov in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament beginning in Zagreb on Wednesday, returning to over-the-board action after more than a year. The Indian maestros last over-the-board event was in March 2020 before Covid-19 and related restrictions put a halt to sporting action across the globe. Anand will be featuring in both the rapid and blitz segments, while his long-time rival and former world champion Kasparov will take part only in the blitz event.

GM Anish Giri's excellent win with the black pieces in round 12 against GM Fabiano Caruana had little effect as GM Wang Hao failed to hold a difficult ending against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who continues to lead the FIDE Candidates Tournament by half a point. In a round that saw only decisive games, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave redeemed himself with a win against GM Kirill Alekseenko, and GM Ding Liren defeatedGM Alexander Grischuk. How to watch?You can follow the FIDE Candidates Tournament with Chess.com commentary on Chess.com/TV during each round

The FIDE Candidates Tournament finished with three decisive games on Tuesday. GM Ding Liren quickly defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi, who had already secured tournament victory

On May 29, the worlds top 16 chess players competed in the FTX Crypto Cup. Hundreds of thousands of fans tuned in to Chess24.com, Twitch, YouTube and the Champions Chess Tour website to watch their favorite players duke it out in the nine-day event. But unlike prior tournaments of this scale, where the prize pool is almost always denominated and paid in U.S.