Tournaments
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2022 African Individual Championships (Lagos, Nigeria)
In a few days, Africa’s top players will trek to Africa’s most populous city (25 million) Lagos for the African Individual Chess Championship (AICC). According to Africa Chess Media’s Babatunde Ogunsiku has been counting down to the day of the tournament’s start. The marquee tournament on the continent comes in…
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Carlsen bolts Sinquefield after loss; rumors swirl
The Sinquefield Cup was rocked after world champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament after losing to Hans Moke Niemann the previous round. Carlsen tweeted his decision and included a video of José Mourinho, head coach of Italian Serie A Club Roma. Mourinho has a history of accusing referees of…
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2022 Chess Olympiad (Chennai, India)
The 2022 Chess Olympiad is here! There is excitement brewing in Chennai as the organizing committee and the Tamil Nadu province is doing everything to make this 44th Olympiad the best ever! Social media is buzzing and there is a festive atmosphere that includes various videos of the chess-themed Napier…
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Magnus Carlsen will NOT defend title!
Magnus Carlsen Just over three hours ago, an announcement was made that Magnus Carlsen will not defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi, who recently won the right to challenge him. Twitter exploded after the news came out on chess24 about his decision. After successfully defending his title for the 4th…
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Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates… Carlsen undecided on rematch
Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates Tournament yesterday ending on an undefeated 9.5/14. In fact, he avoided real trouble (for the most part) and his +5 showed a consistent level. Magnus Carlsen spent a few days in Madrid and met with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Director-General GM Emil Sutovsky. They…
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Nepomniachtchi leading Candidates 2022 after six
Ian Nepomniachtchi came into this Candidates Tournament as the last player who earned the right to play Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship. That match ended in a 7½–3½ disaster as the Russian lost three of the last four games. While he was gracious in defeat, Nepomniachtchi may get a…
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2022 Candidates Tournament (Madrid, Spain)
In two days, the 2022 Candidates tournament will begin with a very interesting field of new faces and some returnees from the 2020 edition. Ian Nepomniachtchi won the tournament and went on to face defending champion Magnus Carlsen for the crown. The champion got a crushing 7½-3½ win, a total…
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Jeffery Xiong nets another Chicago title!
Jeffrey Xiong won his second Chicago Open title after his 2015 breakthrough. At the 2022 Chicago Open, he finished on 7/9 along with three others but won the tiebreak battle. Xiong has made steady progress since then and had previously made the national team. With the addition of Levon Aronian…
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Cayman Islands’ Chess Jubilee!
The Cayman Islands Chess Federation was formed in 2018 with a grand plan to build a chess community as many of their neighbors had done. Only two years later, the federation became a member of FIDE, the world’s chess body. Carlo Lee speaks about chess in the Cayman Islands at…
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India to host FIDE Chess Olympiad
The FIDE Chess Olympiad will be held later this year in Chennai, India according to a FIDE press release. The decision was made by the FIDE Council yesterday after postponing the event in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. FIDE President Nigel Short announced via Twitter,…
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