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Magnus Carlsen continues his perfect run at the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals as he got a second consecutive 3-0 win on Thursday. The world champion defeated Anish Giri while former co-leader Jan-Krzysztof Duda lost to Le Quang Liem, which means Carlsen has now taken the sole lead with three rounds to go. Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi also won their round-4 matches.

Two players have 6/6 match points at the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2022. Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda both won their first two matches without needing tiebreaks and are now sharing the lead. Anish Giri and Le Quang Liem stand two points back. Duda and Giri will face each other in Wednesday’s third round.

Wesley So will join Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri and Praggnanandhaa in San Francisco for the final event of the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions...

The FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship is back with its second edition. The over-the-board final is taking place at the Berjaya Natura Hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 25-30 October. The 8-player lineup includes defending champion Wesley So, classical chess champion Magnus Carlsen and rapidplay specialist Hikaru Nakamura. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST)

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen takes on Hikaru Nakamura today in Reykjavik, Iceland, as the 8-player FIDE World Fischer Random Championship be...

Levon Aronian is one of the most colorfully dressed Grandmasters in the world, and also someone who has an immense passion for chess. He played for Armenia, and won multiple medals at the Olympiads before he moved to the United States. Aronian has played some brilliant games at the Olympiads against very high-quality opposition. In the 6th and final episode of "Olympiad Stories with Saravanan", IMs Sagar Shah and Venkatachalam Saravanan discuss about the strong chess culture in Armenia,...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of becoming the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour Rating mark after crushing Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi on Day One of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final -- the seventh leg of ...

Magnus Carlsen was an accurate move or two away from making it 4 wins in a row against Arjun Erigaisi in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, but despit...

At 15, Christopher Yoo is the youngest player in the event and the youngest player to make it to a Meltwater Champions Chess Tours knockout stage. Yet he was up against another talented teen, Arjun Erigaisi, who impressed in the preliminary rounds and has looked a force throughout.Erig

India's 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi overcame a strong challenge from 15-year-old American Christopher Yoo to secure a semifinal berth in the Julius Baer Generation Cup -- the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour --, ...