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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 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 …
Azerbaijani chess player Azer Mirzayev has become the winner of the Marienbad Open 2022 held in Marianske Lazne, the Czech Republic. He secured the title with 6.5 points. Mirzayev had previously won the Prague Open 2022 and an …
Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili's defamation lawsuit against Netflix for a reference to her in the popular TV series The Queen's Gambit has received a date for hearing, with the United States District Court in the …
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 …
Azerbaijani women's team gained a victory in the sixth round of the European Chess Championship in Slovenia. Ulviya Fataliyeva defeated Daniela Movileana, and Khanym Baladzhaeva drew with Tea Gueci, Gunay Mammadzade with Marina …
Aronian would become the fifth American in the top 20 of the current Fide world rankings
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 …
Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Radjabov faced off Levon Aronian in the second match of the final of the Airthings Masters online chess tournament organized as part of the Champions Chess Tour. The match ended with the victory of the …
The second leg matches of the semi-finals took place at the Airthings Masters online chess tournament organized as part of the Champions Chess Tour. Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov reached the final, beating representative of the …
India and Russia have been declared joint winners of a major international chess tournament after two Indian players lost their internet connection during the final round. An online version of the Chess Olympiad contest is being held …
A 16-year-old chess genius Alireza Firouzja knocked Magnus Carlsen off his perch
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 …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated young Azerbaijani chess player Aydin Suleymanli on the victory at the World Youth Chess Championship in Under-14 category in India, Trend reports. “I extend my cordial …
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has won the second leg of the FIDE Grand Prix series in Riga after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with blacks in armageddon. Thanks to this triumph, Mammadyarov now …
The Armenian government decided today to release $133,300 for the Chess Federation. The country's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Gabriel Ghazaryan said the money will be spent on preparing Armenia’s best …
A chess match in the name of peace was held in Azerbaijan’s Shamkir district between five schoolchildren who are members of the Azerbaijani community of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and world champion Magnus …
The World Team Championship (Open and Women sections) will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on March 4-15, FIDE confirms. The women section includes the teams of Russia, Armenia, Hungary, Georgia, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, China, the U.S. …
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 …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich, AzerTAc reported.
