Anna Ushenina, the classical World Champion in 2012, defeated Valentina Gunina in the final, leaving the score 7-4 in her favor. The Ukrainian outplayed her rival and was a deserved winner: a better opening preparation gave her the upper...
Giri celebrated birthday by eliminating Grischuk at Chessable Masters
PRESS RELEASE: Giri fires himself into the semis as Nakamura hangs on Anish Giri gave himself a big birthday present by ensuring a semi-final spot in the $150,000 Chessable Masters. The Dutch star rolled over three-time World Blitz Champion...
Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi breezed into the last four at Chessable Masters
PRESS RELEASE: Imperious Carlsen storms into last 4 of Chessable Masters Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi breezed into the last four of the $150,000 Chessable Masters with dominating displays today. Carlsen, the reigning World Champion, needed just three games to...
Free Summer Chess Camp by Coach Chris Torres
For the last quarter century, Chris Torres has focused his passion for chess education into organizing popular summer chess camps in California. These annual chess camps have paved the way for the success of thousands of children in chess...
Ding Liren & Giri take early lead vs Nakamura & Grischuk at Chessable Masters
PRESS RELEASE: Blow for blitz king Nakamura as Ding takes lead Chinese powerhouse Ding Liren underlined his credentials in the $150,000 Chessable Masters today with a cool first-set win over Hikaru Nakamura. The 27-year-old national number 1 drew first blood in...
Daily Chess Improvement: Game Saving Tactic!
White to move! How should white proceed? No computer analysis please!
Beast-mode Magnus Carlsen dominates Caruana at Chessable Masters
PRESS RELEASE: Beast-mode Magnus savages Caruana Magnus Carlsen’s demolition job stunned world number 2 Fabiano Caruana today as the Chessable Masters quarter-finals got under way. The World Champion got into his stride straight away showing the crushing style he...
Daily Chess Improvement: Find the Winning Plan!
White to move! Find the right winning plan for white? Please write out the winning plan and not just one move!
Giri tops Chessable Masters B group
PRESS RELEASE: Giri hits top gear as Ding overcomes internet outage to make knockouts The challenges of elite online chess events were laid bare today as Ding Liren overcame connection problems to book a place in the Chessable Masters...
Carlsen & Artemiev top Chessable Masters group A
PRESS RELEASE: Virtuoso Magnus books knockout spot as Hikaru survives scare Magnus Carlsen stormed into the Chessable Masters knockout stage today as his main rival overcame an almighty scare. The World Champion turned around a disappointing day 1 to...