Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri topped their respective groups to lead eight players into the quarterfinals of the Chessable Masters. The Chessable Masters is the third event in the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, the World Champion’s series of elite online chess tournaments. Carlsen, Giri Tops in Group Stage This leg […]
Voyboy hung on by the smallest of margins to defeat Hutch in the Pogchamps championship bracket, winning the online chess tournament and its $10,000 first prize. Hutch won the first game of the final, handing Voyboy his first loss of the tournament. Pogchamps Finals Both Go to Tiebreakers Voyboy went […]
The two highest-rated players in the field will meet up in the Pogchamps finals as both Voyboy and Hutch overcame fierce resistance to advance to the championship bracket final. Hutch came from behind to beat NymN in a tiebreaker, while Voyboy got past Boxbox after two competitive games. NymN Scores […]
The Pogchamps online chess tournament has reached the semifinal round, with four players remaining in both the championship and consolation brackets. Wednesday saw the final quarterfinal matches played, with NymN taking on Papaplatte while Fuslie faced off against xQc. NymN Looks Solid in Pogchamps Quarterfinal Win NymN came into his […]
League of Legends streamer Boxbox managed to outplay Hearthstone streamer Forsen in a blitz tiebreaker to advance in the championship bracket of the Pogchamps chess tournament on Tuesday. That was one of three matches played on Tuesday. Here’s a breakdown of all the Pogchamps action, including two contests from the […]
Two of the favorites in the Pogchamps online chess tournament breezed through the quarterfinal round on Monday, as both Hutch and Voyboy scored 2-0 wins. Neither of the Twitch streamers found themselves in any real trouble in either of their games, defeating far lower-rated opponents to move on to the […]
Eight Twitch streamers remain in contention for the $10,000 top prize in the Pogchamps online chess tournament, which wrapped up its group stage on Sunday. All 16 participants are still fighting for something, as the bottom two players from each pool have moved on to a consolation bracket with a […]
Magnus Carlsen is among the four players who advanced to the semifinals of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown International, defeating young American grandmaster Jeffery Xiong 11.5-6.5 in their quarterfinal match. Carlsen will take on Levon Aronian in the semifinal while Americans Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So will meet up on […]
Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov defeated Hikaru Nakamura in an Armageddon tiebreaker to win the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge on Wednesday. Dubov earned $45,000 for his victory and a spot in the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Grand Final. Dubov Dominates Armageddon to Secure Title Wednesday’s victory capped an impressive comeback by […]
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in their third and final semifinal match on Saturday, advancing to the finals of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge. Nakamura came back from a match down to take the semifinal clash 2-1, and will meet Daniil Dubov in the final […]
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will do battle yet again beginning on Thursday as the rivals face off in the semifinals of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge. The two chess titans reached the best-of-three match semifinals by sweeping their quarterfinal opponents earlier this week. Nakamura, Carlsen Meet Again The World […]
Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is building on the success of his first major online chess tournament by announcing the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, a series of four preliminary events and a final offering a combined prize fund of $1 million. The tour retroactively began with the Magnus Carlsen […]
Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-1.5 in a back-and-forth final to win the first-ever Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Carlsen earned the $70,000 first prize in the online chess tournament, which came together due to the COVID-19 pandemic eliminating live chess events. Carlsen Fends Off Nakamura in Back-And-Forth Final The final saw […]
The two most prolific speed chess players in the world will meet in the finals of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, as Hikaru Namakura and Magnus Carlsen each advanced after tightly contested semifinal matches. Both players dealt with frustrating moments in their semifinals matches before advancing. Nakamura Prevails in Blitz Tiebreaker […]
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in an Armageddon tiebreak to secure the top seed heading into the semifinal round of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Nakamura will next face off against countrymate Fabiano Caruana, who lost to Anish Giri 2.5-1.5 in his Round 7 matchup. Carlsen Punished for Offbeat […]
All four semifinal positions have been sewn up in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, though seeding and some prize money will still be on the line in the final day of round-robin play on Thursday. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will be joined in the knockout rounds by world No. 2 […]
Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja each booked their first wins of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Sunday, but the top four players are still pulling away after the conclusion of the fifth round of the online chess tournament. Giri handed Magnus Carlsen his first loss of the event, while Firouzja […]
Magnus Carlsen maintained the lead in his namesake tournament thanks to a 3-1 victory over Fabiano Caruana in Round 3 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational (MCI). Carlsen now has eight points after three rounds, a near-perfect score that puts him one point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura at the top of […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana are tied atop the standings after two rounds of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, with the two rivals set to compete head-to-head in a Round 3 match on Wednesday. Caruana and Carlsen are the only two players in the eight-player field to […]
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational kicks off on Saturday with the opening two matches of the first round, featuring four of the world’s top players including the World Chess Champion himself. Carlsen will start with his longtime rival and speed chess specialist Hikaru Nakamura, while Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja is paired […]
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