France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave led after seven of the planned 14 rounds, as global body Fide plans a later resumption with points already scored still countingThe world championship Candidates in Ekaterinburg was abruptly stopped on Thursday morning, …
Early rounds of the tournament saw Ding Liren, who had been in lockdown before the tournament, lose twice before beating the No 1 seed, Fabiano CaruanaFear of coronavirus has been a persistent backdrop to the start of the world Candidates, one of a ver…
World senior teams stop after seven of nine rounds in Prague, while the No 1 wins in Norway to reach 121 games unbeatenThe world senior team championships for over-50s and over-65s finished prematurely in Prague on Thursday after seven of the nine roun…
Global body issues detailed medical advice for World Senior Teams as Magnus Carlsen’s title defence is set for Dubai in DecemberCoronavirus is starting to affect major chess events. Five international Opens have already been cancelled or postponed whil…
Meanwhile at Moscow Aeroflot, one of the world’s strongest opens, a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old stunned the grandmastersNigel Short, who challenged for Garry Kasparov’s world title in 1993 and en route scored his greatest success with a match victory…
Ding Liren and Wang Hao to arrive early and prepare in isolated country house after Moscow grants them “humanitarian visas” ahead of the event in EkaterinburgThe world title candidates starting in Ekaterinburg on 15 March has survived a scare after Rus…
The Surrey club’s two wins in the 4NCL mean they are unbeaten since 5 May 2012 while a victory for Michael Adams, 48, makes him the world’s second oldest 2700-rated playerGuildford’s stranglehold on Britain’s Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) is set to …
• Carlsen to be global ambassador for Unibet in 2020-21• Fide official: ‘You can forget about this logo in Fide events’Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, has signed a controversial new two-year sponsorship deal for 2020-21 which could put the Norwegia…
The US world No 2 finished two points clear of the Norwegian on 10/13 and is now the favourite to win the candidates in MarchFabiano Caruana has set down an impressive marker for a 2020 campaign which could take the US world No 2 to a second shot at Ma…
Alireza Firouzja, the 16-year-old Iranian and centre of attraction, met his match in the American and NorwegianFabiano Caruana, the world No 2 who narrowly lost the title match to Magnus Carlsen at London 2018, is well placed to gain some revenge as th…
Iranian exile Alireza Firouzja, 16, shares the lead at tournament in the Netherlands after an impressive win against Anish GiriMagnus Carlsen’s streak of 111 games without defeat is a new landmark in the 29-year-old Norwegian’s career, but its climax h…
Fabiano Caruana wants revenge for his defeat in the 2018 world title match, while rising star Alireza Firouzja aims to join the eliteMagnus Carlsen starts his 2020 campaign on Saturday when the world champion plays his opening round at Tata Steel Wijk …
The world No 1 dominated his rivals in 2019, winning 10 elite tournaments, but is expected play less in his title defence yearMagnus Carlsen ended his vintage year of 2019 as he began it, as a superb all-round player who outclasses his rivals. Carlsen …
The No 1-ranked teenage player opts to play under Fide’s flag at the world speed chess championships in MoscowAlireza Firouzja, the 16-year-old Iranian, who ranks as the world’s top teenager, is competing this weekend under the international chess body…
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will be eliminated this weekend unless a Chinese talent upsets the Russian favourite, Ian NepomniachtchiMaxime Vachier-Lagrave, the world No 6, has long dreamed of qualifying as a world title candidate and going on to challenge M…
The world No 3 is on form and has established himself as the clear favourite to become Magnus Carlsen’s 2020 challengerDing Liren’s impressive triumph in last weekend’s Grand Tour final at London Olympia has made China’s world No 3 the firm favourite t…
The Norwegian has won a record eight tournaments in 2019 but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won a chaotic London gameMagnus Carlsen in 2019 has been the most active and arguably successful world champion ever, yet inconsistency at speed has recently arrived to…
World champion sets record Tour total and regains No 1 in rapid but loses twice in blitz in Kolkata to China’s Ding LirenMagnus Carlsen was back to his dominant best this week as Norway’s world champion, who turns 29 on Saturday, set a record total for…
World champion calls them ‘Tivi-esque’ in dig at Sergei Tiviakov, the rival claimant to the longest run in classical without defeatMagnus Carlsen is aiming for a record 111-game unbeaten streak, but the world champion has just made it harder for himsel…
The world No 1 can reach 111 classical games without losing at the fifth round of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in JanuaryMagnus Carlsen, the world champion, will face five opponents aged 21 or younger when he bids for a record eighth victory at Tata Steel W…
