Eight of the world’s best chess players will collide online starting Saturday in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, with the tournament namesake coming in as the clear favorite to win the event. Magnus Carlsen leads a field that includes the top five players in the world, as well as the world’s […]
Chess betting took center stage momentarily during the COVID-19 pandemic until FIDE postponed the remainder of the Candidates Tournament due to Russian travel restrictions. But online chess offers a nearly perfect replacement for the live game, and some of the world’s top players will be in action on the internet […]
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has postponed the remainder of the Candidates Tournament, citing new Russian travel restrictions put into place due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, Russian officials announced a prohibition on international air travel beginning on Friday, March 27, with no prescribed end date for that restriction. […]
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi on Wednesday to tie the Russian at the top of the Candidates Tournament standings at the halfway point. Both Vachier-Lagrave and Nepomniachtchi have scored 4.5 points over the first seven rounds, putting them each a full point ahead of the rest of the field. MVL […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi scored back-to-back wins in Rounds 5 and 6 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament to push his score to 4.5/6, giving him a 1-point lead as the event reaches its halfway mark. Nepomniachtchi defeated Ding Liren on Monday, handing the Chinese grandmaster his third loss of the tournament. Nepomniachtchi […]
Eight of the world’s top chess players are competing in the 2020 Candidates Tournament for the right to challenge World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen for his title later this year. Taking place in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the Candidates Tournament started on Tuesday, with Wang Hao and Ian Nepomniachtchi booking wins in […]
Unibet continued strengthening its ties to the chess world, announcing Thursday that it had partnered with World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen on a two-year sponsorship deal. The agreement makes the Kindred Group – parent company of Unibet – Carlsen’s primary sponsor for the next two years. Carlsen will act as […]
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