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Jan 30, 2024 · The Winton British Chess Solving Championship 2024 took place on Saturday 19 February at Harrow School. David Hodge won the championship, retaining his 2023 title. Professor Jonathan Mestel, a former World Chess Solving Champion, took second place and newcomer Audrey Kueh came third. The competitors tried to solve chess problems such as ...
Apr 26, 2023 · English. From the jaws of defeat, GM Ding Liren clutched a win over GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 12th game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship to bring the match right back into contention with two games to go. In his second-to-last game with the white pieces and in desperate need of a full point, Ding created a tactical slugfest, but ...
Apr 30, 2023 · English. GM Ding Liren is the new world champion after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final rapid tiebreak game of the 2023 FIDE World Championship. Following a 7-7 tie in a thrilling 14-game classical match, it all came down to the final rapid game, which Ding won with Black in sensational style. GM Magnus Carlsen 's reign is no more.
GM Jose Martinez has won what IM Levy Rozman described as "one of the craziest chess events in history," the Clash of Claims in Madrid. He beat former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik 14.5-11.5, with two games to spare, losing 6.5-7.5 over the boar...
2023 – saved front page. We are pleased to announce that this year’s British Chess Championships will be held at The Venue, De Montfort University in Leicester, with events running from 20th to 30th July 2023. The Venue at DMU is located at the edge of the De Montfort University Campus and is close to the centre of Leicester.
Dec 10, 2023 · Adams Wins With "Best Ever Result," Royal Makes 2nd GM Norm. GM Michael Adams said it was probably his best-ever result to win the London Chess Classic 2023 at the age of 52. He clinched the title with a draw against the future of English chess, 14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal, who described himself as "really happy and really excited" to make a ...
Dec 11, 2023 · English. GM Wesley So continued his unbeaten run at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals with his most impressive day yet, scoring match wins over GMs Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured his first match win in an all-French clash with GM Alireza Firouzja while GM Hikaru Nakamura 's woes continued as he ...
