The 2019 FIDE World Cup Starts on September 9th in Khanty-Mansiysk
The FIDE World Cup 2019 takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 9 – October 4. The competition is a part of the...
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Buys Chess Online platform, Chessable.com
When you are a great chess player and you combine it with business, you are not only a world chess champion, you...
Chess Tournaments Happening this September 2019!
Chess
calendar: September 2019
These key tournaments in the yearly calendar will keep chess fans entertained during most of September,...
Grandmaster Ding Liren Wins the 2019 Sinquefield Cup
Ding Liren wins the 2019 Sinquefield Cup as
the first player since 2007 to beat Magnus Carlsen in
a playoff earning $82,500 and 16.5 Grand Chess Tour points as...
Egypt Wins the African Games Chess Championship Taking Home All the Gold Medals
Egypt rules at the African Games Chess Championships, taking home all the Gold medals in dominating fashion. Having already won the Gold in...
Chess Grandmaster Pal Benko Dies at 91
Pal Benko, standing with folded arms, at a 1959 match in Slovenia between Bobby Fischer, right, and Paul Keres. The others in...
Maxime Lagarde and Pauline Guichard are the 2019 French Champions
The 2019 French Chess Championship took place in Chartres, near Paris. The French Chess Federation treats this competition as its flagship event, hosting 10 simultaneous...
Egypt Tops the Standings at the Team’s Competition of the African Games Chess Championship
Egypt topped the standings at the team's competition of the African Games Chess Championship, undefeated with eight matches won and one match...
The 2019 African Games Chess Championships Kicks Off Today
The African Games kicks off this week in Casablanca, and the chess competition will begin today (Saturday ), with the dispute of...
Evgeny Tomashevsky and Olga Girya become the new Russian Champions
The Super finals of
the 72nd Russian Championship and the 69th Russian Women's Championship
finished in Izhevsk on August 22. Both events were 11-round...
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45th Chess Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Upsets USA, Vietnam Defeats Uzbekistan
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...
Rising Star Deborah Quickpen Debuts at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
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