Azerbaijani grandmaster defeats Magnus Carlsen
Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli has achieved a victory over the 16th world chess champion, world ranking leader Magnus Carlsen.
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Russia’s Nepomniachtchi wins 2022 Candidates Chess Tournament
Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia has clinched a victory in the 2022 Candidates Chess Tournament by drawing Richard Rapport of Hungary with the white pieces in round 13. Nepomniachtchi scored nine points to be unreachable for rivals one …
Azerbaijani chess player takes second place in Tata Steel Masters
Azerbaijani chess player Shakhriyar Mammadyarov took second place at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Wageningen (Netherlands).. In the 13th round, Mammadyarov played a draw with the American chess player Fabiano Caruana. As a …
Russia’s Nepomniachtchi loses to Carlsen in world championship’s game nine
Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in game nine of the battle for the world chess crown in Dubai on Tuesday. With nine games already played, Carlsen leads 6-3. The tenth game …
Dubai to host FIDE World Chess Championship
The next FIDE World Chess Championship – the highlight of the world chess calendar – will be held at Expo 2020 Dubai, promising an enthralling contest that will delight chess fans and the wider public alike, according to the official …
How Iranian boy beats best chess player in the world
A 16-year-old chess genius Alireza Firouzja knocked Magnus Carlsen off his perch
Magnus Carlsen becomes five-time World Blitz champion
Norwegian chess sensation Magnus Carlsen has added yet another title to his huge collection of awards, taking the 2019 World Blitz crown in the Russian capital of Moscow. After 21 tours, the 29-year-old chess grand …
Russia's Daniil Dubov wins World Rapid Chess
Russian chess grandmaster Daniil Dubov won the gold medal in the World Rapid championship, which ended on Friday night in St Petersburg. Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the silver …
Magnus Carlsen won his 4th straight World Chess Championship
World number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has retained his World Chess Championship title, beating U.S. opponent Fabiano Caruana. Following a record-breaking streak of 12 drawn games of regular chess, …
Azerbaijani grandmaster wins Biel tournament ahead of time trial
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov won the chess tournament in the Swiss city of Biel ahead of time trial. Mamedyarov won the tournament one tour before the end of the competition. In the game of the ninth …
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov moves up to second position in FIDE rating list
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has improved his person rating moving up to the second position in FIDE rating list (2814). World Champion Magnus Carlsen is number one with a rating …
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov gets into FIDE top three
The FIDE published the first rating list of 2017. World Champion Magnus Carlsen starts the year as number one with a rating of 2834. The US chess player Fabiano Caruana ranked second with 2811. …