Wadim Rosenstein, a Russian tycoon and sponsor of the WR chess team, confirmed to Hans Niemann that WR Chess Masters High Roller with $1 million buy-in will take place on …
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Speed Chess Championship 2024 with live final in Paris
by doubleattackby doubleattackThe 2024 Speed Chess Championship is fast approaching—and this year it will end with a live, in-person final staged in Paris. For the first time, Chess.com is taking the climax …
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The 11th Cherry Blossom Classic 2024 is set to take place from 22-27th Mat at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, in Dulles, Virginia, USA. The event will have seven rating …
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Magnus Carlsen storming through Superbet final day
by doubleattackby doubleattackDay 5 of the 2024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz saw the thrilling finale in the race between overnight leader Wei Yi and Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen won 10(!!) consecutive games …
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2024 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Recap Day 3
by doubleattackby doubleattackDay 3 of the 2024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz saw the conclusion of the rapid portion of play, with the Chinese No. 2 Wei Yi continuing his fantastic run …
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C-Squared Podcast with Ian Nepomniachtchi
by doubleattackby doubleattackC-Squared Podcast by Cristian Chirila and Fabiano Caruana published another episode devoted to the recently concluded Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto. This time their guest was Ian Nepomniachtchi, himself twice …
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Hans Niemann: “Would you like to invite America’s brightest talent?”, Wadim Rosenstein: “Of course, buy-in is $1 million”
by doubleattackby doubleattackWadim Rosenstein, Russian-German tycoon and sponsor of the WR chess team, has announced the WR Chess Masters Cup, which will take place from 14-18th October in London, United Kingdom. The …
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Minh Le and Magnus Carlsen win Early/Late Titled Tuesday
by doubleattackby doubleattackThe latest editions of Titled Tuesday events took place on 7th May on Chess.com. The popular chess streamer GM Minh Le from Vietnam claimed a victory in the Early Titled …
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Zero to 1900 elo in 10 months? It’s possible
by doubleattackby doubleattackPopular League of Legends streamer Tyler Steinkamp, better known as Tyler1 or T1, who picked up chess in July 2023 has just broken 1900 rapid rating on Chess.com. Tyler1 learned …
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India announces massive chess budget of 8 million USD
by doubleattackby doubleattackNitin Narang, the recently elected President of the All-India Chess Federation (AICF), has announced a massive budget of INR 65 crore (nearly 8 million USD) for the development of chess …