Vanessa West is a National Master, a chess teacher, and a writer for Chess.com. In 2017, they won the Chess Journalist of the Year award.
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On Friday, the FIDE Qualification Commission and mathematician Jeff Sonas proposed several changes to the rating system aimed at counteracting deflation―so that FIDE ratings more accurately represent players' strength. The commission is opening ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura clinched the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Friday, shutting down GM Magnus Carlsen's comeback in overtime in an epic Grand Final. Back in Norway with his home setup, Carlsen switched into another gear and went on a t...
GM Hikaru Nakamura sits atop the Winners Bracket after defeating GM Alireza Firouzja in an electrifying final at the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Thursday. He awaits the player who will fight their way out of the Losers Bracket to meet him in...
With swift and tricky play, GM Alireza Firouzja defeated GM Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Wednesday. GM Hikaru Nakamura bested GM Daniel Naroditsky in match loaded with dazzling tactics. Firouzja and Nak...
GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Hikaru Nakamura won their matches by the highest margins in the Winners Quarterfinals of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Tuesday. They each defeated formidable grandmasters, Andrew Tang and Jose Martinez respectivel...
The favorites swept the underdogs in the opening round of the Bullet Chess Championship 2023 on Monday. Debuting in the event, GM Magnus Carlsen won nearly every game vs. GM Eric Hansen. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk fought off GM Fabiano Caruana's ...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Wesley So in the Division I Grand Final to clinch the Champions Chess Tour Aimchess Rapid 2023. After a 2-0 start by Carlsen, So made a stunning comeback by winning on demand with Black. In game four, Carlsen combined...
GM Wesley So has emerged out of the Losers Bracket victorious and will challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the Division I Grand Final of the Champions Chess Tour Aimchess Rapid 2023. In a sacrifice-loaded match vs. GM Eduardo Iturrizaga, the America...
The organizers of Norway Chess recently announced their groundbreaking vision to host an all-female super tournament in 2024 with conditions equal to their annual top-level competition. The minds behind "the world's strongest chess tourname...
With an unbelievable perfect score on Saturday, GM Magnus Carlsen seized the lead by a three-point margin at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023. His 9-0 blitz performance plus his victories in the last two rapid games add up to an 11-gam...
In their first-ever tournament encounter, GM Gukesh D. defeated his mentor, GM Viswanathan Anand, on day three of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023. GMs Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared first for the rapid segment, ...
After a winless day one, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi came back with a vengeance today, winning all three of his games to join GMs Viswanathan Anand and Fabiano Caruana in the lead at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023. Caruana also had...
GM Viswanathan Anand emerged as the early leader, defeating GMs Richard Rapport and Constantin Lupulescu on day one of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023. Rapport himself beat GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the previous leader, in the la...
GM Levon Aronian and the Triveni Continental Kings stole the show on day nine of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023, winning vs. both the SG Alpine Warriors and Balan Alaskan Knights to join the tie for first. Aronian defeated fellow ico...
Day eight of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 featured two combative matchups that came down to photo finishes. In a match of almost all decisive games, GM Levon Aronian defeated fellow icon, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, leading the Triveni ...
In a highly-anticipated rematch, GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Viswanathan Anand, leading the SG Alpine Warriors to an epic comeback victory and the top of the standings on day seven of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023. Carlsen had ...
GM Viswanathan Anand scored yet another victory, defeating GM Jan-Krysztof Duda, but it wasn't enough for the Ganges Grandmasters, who lost a nailbiter to the Chingari Gulf Titans on day six of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023. W...
The Balan Alaskan Knights leaped back out of last place with a victory over the previously leading SG Alpine Warriors in a close battle on day five of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023. The Knights' gained the match win despite victories ...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk won the B-Cup 2 presented by Chess.com, hosted at Espot Paris on June 17. In the final, she scored a perfect 3-0 to defeat GM Pavel Tregubov. GM Laurent Fressinet and IM Wojtek Sochacki were semifinalists. GM Etienne...
In a final loaded with stunning tactical play and amazing counterstrikes, GM Gukesh D. defeated GM Raunak Sadhwani by a seven-point margin to become the 2023 Junior Speed Chess Champion. Currently ranked number 13 in the world, Gukesh earned $21...
FM Alice Lee earned the international master title at age 13 and reset the record as the youngest American-born female to do so. Lee gained her third IM norm at the 2023 Canadian Transnational Chess Championship, facing eight grandmasters and on...
The last round of the Cairns Cup 2023 featured an epic matchup between IM Anna Zatonskih and her longtime U.S. Women's Championship rival GM Irina Krush. Further cementing her tournament victory, Zatonskih held off Krush's pressure in th...
IM Anna Zatonskih clinched the Cairns Cup 2023 with a day to spare on Sunday. She defeated GM Zhansaya Abdumalik in the penultimate round to reach an undefeated plus four―1.5 points ahead of the field. With this victory, Zatonskih secured her...
IM Anna Zatonskih stretched her lead to a full point at the Cairns Cup 2023, defeating IM Gunay Mammadzada in round six. The American underdog has performed so well that she has chances to earn a GM norm, depending on her last two games. Curiously...
