The 2019 Tata Steel Chess Tournament is off to a great start with majority of the world’s top players participating in this year’s event. The top encounter between Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw. Viswanathan Anand and Ian Nepomniachtchi won their games in the first round of the event taking place in Wijk aan Zee,…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
With excitement, we will shortly welcome 2019! We at Elevate My Chess want to wish you all a Happy New Year and a safe celebration. In many ways, 2018 was a successful year for us and for members of our chess community. We hope that we have continued to earn your trust and to elevate…
Carlsen Defends World Blitz Chess Championship & Daniil Dubov Emerges As New World Rapid Champion
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships came to an end about a day ago with Carlsen retaining his $60,000 world blitz title with 17/21, half a point more than the 2nd place finish won by Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Nakamura finished in 3rd place with 14.5 points. On the women’s section, Russian GM Kateryna won the…
Merry Christmas!
Once again, it is that special time of the year, when we celebrate the joy, hope, peace and love that comes with Christmas with families and friends. The entire team at Elevate My Chess wish you all a very Merry Christmas as you spend time with loved ones to celebrate this wonderful season. We pray…
Carlsen, Anand To Defend Rapid, Blitz Titles In St. Petersburg
Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, the winners of last year’s world rapid (Anand) and blitz (Carlsen) championships, will be defending their titles this year, from December 26–30. Although the main sponsor didn’t change, the tournament was moved from Saudi Arabia to St. Petersburg, Russia. Read more…
Magnus Carlsen Retains The World Chess Championship
For those of you that have been following the world chess championship, Magnus Carlsen has now successfully defended his title in playoff chess. He convincingly retained his world chess champion title by beating Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in the rapid match after all 12 classical games had ended in draws. Read more here…
World Chess Championship – Final Classical Game 12 Tomorrow After 11 Draws
The challenge for the World Chess Championship continues after 11 draws. This is certainly a big battle between the two chess gladiators. The last couple of games have been sharp and interesting as both players are not taking more risk to attack. It now comes down to the final classical game and this may decide…
Carlsen Vs. Caruana: 2018 World Chess Championship Opens In London
One of the most anticipated world championship matches in recent memory kicked off Thursday at the The College in Holborn, London. For the first time since 1990, and organized by World Chess, the biggest belt in chess will be contested by the world’s top two players. Not only will Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana be contesting the world championship in this cavernous,…
Women’s World Chess Championship Is Currently Underway
Yesterday, the first round of the 2018 Women’s World Chess Championship got underway in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 64 players from 28 countries are fighting in a knockout format to determine the new champion—and that might be for the last time. Canada is proudly represented by WIM Maili-Jade Ouellet. She is paired in the first around against one of…
Upsets at the 2018 Isle Of Man International Open
The 2018 Chess.com Isle of Man International, the strongest open tournament in history, fielded a score of 2700s. The main section of the tournament attracted 164 players, with the first round featuring the typical big rating gaps in all boards. However, unlike in other open events, we saw many of the underdogs drawing their higher-rated colleagues….