The World Chess Championship has kicked off in Singapore! Ding Liren stunned 18-year-old Gukesh D with a bold win in Game 1. Can the young prodigy bounce back? Details: 📸 Eng Chin An

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The Chennai Grand Masters concluded with a thrilling finale. In a surprising turn, Aravindh Chithambaram emerged victorious after defeating Parham Maghsoodloo and then besting Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian in tiebreaks. Congratulations! Report:

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Awaken the Tigran in you! From this position, White skillfully hunted down the black king. The open h-file naturally plays a key role - good luck! Solution:

FIDE and the World Solving Championships hosted free online lessons to get participants ready for the FIDE World Solving Championships. Today we bring you the solutions to the two-movers we shared last week. Were you able to solve them? Read on:

Fresh off his US Championship win, Fabiano Caruana clinched another title with a commanding performance at the Chess 9LX Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. Congratulations! 📸 Lennart Ootes Final report:

In 1968 the Greek Chess Federation invited a 25-year-old Bobby Fischer to play a clock simul match against five strong players. The games played in Athens have been recorded and carefully annotated by Greek GM and trainer Efstratios Grivas. Read on:

Do you also think that Black is winning in this position? Then you might try to refute 28.Be3 - which is the move that was played in the game! Counter-trick:

Arjun Erigaisi made history by cementing Vishy Anand's legacy in Indian chess by becoming the second ever Indian (and we know a third is hot on his heels) to break the elusive 2800 rating barrier! 📸 Michal Walusza Read on:

Fabiano Caruana successfully defended his US chess champion title in Saint Louis. This was his third consecutive national triumph, and his fourth overall! 📸 Lennart Ootes Report:

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Congratulations to @carissayipchess on winning the US Women's Chess Championship for the third time in her career - at 21 years of age! 📸 Lennart Ootes Report:

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Congratulations to @ArjunErigaisi on winning the @wr_chess Masters Cup! 📸 Abhyudaya Ram / @ChessbaseIndia Final report:

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are set to compete in a Freestyle Chess match in Singapore, just days before the match for the World Chess Championship between Ding and Gukesh! As revealed by main sponsor Jan-Henric Buettner. Read on:

The Latin American #chess community has lost one of its most important figures with the passing of Paraguayan Grandmaster Zenón Franco on Tuesday in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at the age of 68. An obituary:

India made history by achieving a double gold at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest! In the open, Gukesh and Arjun led the way, while Divya and Vantika starred in the women's section - all four players grabbed individual gold medals as well! Final report:

What would you play with Black in this position emerging from the Panov variation in the Caro-Kann? In the latest issue of the ChessBase Magazine, @RobertRis analyses four continuations, all leading to positions that are both sharp and fun! Read on:

Arjun Erigaisi, knocking on the door of 2800 rating points, has a perfect 5/5 score in the #ChessOlympiad. In rounds 3 and 4, he displayed some scintillating chess. You don't want to miss this! 📸 Michal Walusza (edited) Read on: