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The Kings and Queens of America: U.S. Championships Kick Off in St. Louis

Every year, a dozen each of America’s top men and women flock to the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC) to play in the U.S.

The Isle of Man's grand chess spectacle

The Isle of Man plays host once more to the chess world's crème de la crème, as the 3rd FIDE Grand Swiss and 2nd FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tournaments are set to launch on 25 October. The return of these prestigious world championship qualifying competitions to the Isle of Man marks a momentous occasion. Over the course of 12 days, from 25 October to 5 November, the island in the Irish Sea will emerge as the epicentre of the chess world, hosting an elite assembly of top-tier players fighting for the prizes, prestige and a spot in the 2024 Candidates.

GCL Day 3: Ganges Grandmasters remain invincible, Continental Kings climb up

Ganges Grandmasters maintain their sole lead by beating Balan Alaskan Knights 3-0 (11-6). Leinier Dominguez's win over Teimour Radjabov certainly set the tone for the team. Bella Khotenashvili and Andrey Esipenko ensured the team gets some more valuable game points. Triveni Continental Kings started the day by losing their match against SG Alpine Warriors 0-3 (7-8). However, they bounced back by finishing the day with a victory over Balan Alaskan Knights. Both TCK and SGAW have the same match points (9) currently, the former having one more match played than the latter. The week ends with four matches tomorrow, starting with upGrad Mumba Masters vs Ganges Grandmasters from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Anna Zatonskih scores surprise win in women's chess tilt

There's still half a year to go, but IM Anna Zatonskih's victory in the 3rd annual Cairns Cup earlier this month looks certain to rank among the most unexpected results of 2023.

Zatonskih Wins Cairns Cup With Round To Spare, Kosteniuk Second

There from the start: Fathers, children and chess

They may not have been very strong players themselves, but many can claim credit for teaching the game's greatest stars how to set up the board and the difference between a pin and a fork.

Cairns Cup: Alexandra Kosteniuk clinches second place

The ninth round of the Cairns Cup saw Alexandra Kosteniuk grabbing a third consecutive win to secure clear second place in the final standings. Kosteniuk defeated Elisabeth Paehtz with black, while Irina Krush, who was sharing second place with Kosteniuk before the final round, failed to get the better of tournament winner Anna Zatonskih in a tricky endgame. In the other decisive game of the day, Nana Dzagnidze defeated Gunay Mammadzada. | Photo: Crystal Fuller

Anna Zatonskih wins Cairns Cup with one round to spare

Cairns Cup - Live!

The Cairns Cup is taking place on June 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Harika Dronavalli are the top seeds in the 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control. The event will feature one of the strongest female fields, as they compete for a total prize fund of $180,000. | Follow the action live starting at 20.00 CEST (14.00 ET, 23.30 IST)

Surprise! Zatonskih Leads Cairns Cup At Halfway Point

We told you that no lead was safe! Heading into the rest day of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Cairns Cup, the standings after five (or four — more on that in a minute) rounds only loosely resemble the standings from just two rounds prior.