We saw history in the making, as Magnus Carlsen won his eighth tournament in a row at the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb. The world champion defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from the white side of a Grüenfeld to finish in clear first place a full point ahead of his closest pursuer with…
Goryachkina Wins Women’s Candidates With 2 Rounds To Spare
Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia, the youngest participant in the field, has secured victory at the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament in Kazan, Russia. The 20-year-old GM has a 2.5-point lead over Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) with two rounds to go. “She came, she saw and she conquered,” accurately describes Goryachkina’s performance at the women’s candidates. Her magnificent score of 9 points out of…
Women’s Candidates 2019 Is Underway in Kazan, Russia
The Candidates Tournament is taking place in Kazan, Russia, from May 29 to June 19, 2019. Eight strongest female grandmasters are playing in the competition with a prize fund of 200,000 Euros, the largest in history for a tournament of this kind. The participants are Mariya Muzychuk(Ukraine, 2563), Kateryna Lagno(Russia, 2554), Alexandra Kosteniuk(Russia, 2546), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2539), Aleksandra Goryachkina(Russia, 2522), Tan Zhongyi(China, 2513), Nana…
2019 Ontario Open Final Results & Prize List
The 6-round 2019 Ontario Open was successfully completed last weekend in Oakville. It was a close battle in all sections and particularly in the Championship section where there was a 3-way tie for first place with two GMs and an FM. You can see all the final results and standings in all sections here. A…
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…
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,…
EMC Level 2 Group Lesson Graduate Finishes Strong at our inaugural 2018 Montreal Open Championship
Our Group lesson students continue to show strong performances at chess events across the country. Over the past weekend, Hallie Green, one of our Level 2 Group lesson graduates, finished second overall and as the best girl in the U-900 Junior Section after winning 4 of 5 games played. You can see final results and…
Carlsen Arrives As Sinquefield Cup Begins
One of the most anticipated chess events in the chess calendar get underway today, Saturday, August 18 in the chess capital of the world. The 2018 Sinquefield Cup is an elite international event, featuring 10 of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in…