Tournaments

  • 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 1

    In a hall of great splendor, players from 86 countries have trekked to Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. A total of 206 players assembled for the open section and 103 for the women’s section are competing for a record prize fund and three spots for the Candidates…

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  • 2023 World Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan)

    The World Cup chess tournament will start tomorrow and all of the world’s biggest stars will assemble in Baku, Azerbaijan for the massive knockout tournament. Just about everyone will be there including representatives nominated by smaller federations. There are a lot of headliners including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura (wildcard), Fabiano…

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  • After 2023 World Open, a new chess era unfolding

    A few weeks ago, Fidel Corrales Jimenez won the 2023 World Open with an undefeated 7.5/9 beating out eight others (including GM Hans Niemann) by a half-point. A strong performance was put in by 17-year-old IM Justin Wang who earned a GM norm in the pack of players ending on…

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  • 2023 Women’s World Championship (Shanghai/ Chongqing, China)

    2023 World Chess Championship Shanghai/Chongquing, China (July 4th-24th)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts. Ju Wenjun ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ Lei Tingjie ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½…

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  • Interview with Chess Connector, Adia Onyango

    Adia Onyango is known as the “Chess Traveler” for her voyages to chess venues around the world. She frequents overseas locations but is also a mainstay in major U.S. tournaments. Long a chess promoter, she granted an interview with The Chess Drum during the 2023 Chicago Open and told us…

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  • Oleiny Linares at 2023 Chicago Open

    Oleiny Linares Napoles is a four-time national champion of Cuba (2010, 2016, 2019, 2023) and competed in the U.S. for the first time at the Chicago Open in Wheeling, Illinois. A Woman Grandmaster (WGM) since 2010, she is one of the most featured women players on The Chess Drum. After…

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  • Zhou Jianchou wins 2023 Chicago Open

    The Chicago Open has become a marquee tournament in the U.S. circuit and since 2008 has taken place in the city of Wheeling at the Westin Hotel. In the 15th edition, Zhou Jianchou won first with superior tiebreaks in a three-way tie with GMs Awonder Liang and Emilio Cordova. GM…

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  • Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion

    2023 World Chess Championship Astana, Kazakhstan (April 7th-May 1st)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 pts. Ding Liren ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 Nepomniachtchi ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0…

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  • 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 14

    2023 World Chess Championship Astana, Kazakhstan (April 7th-May 1st)   Game 14: Nepo misses chance, game fizzles… tiebreaks ahead Match Score: – Official Site: https://worldchampionship.fide.com/ 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 14Saturday, 29 April 2023 The match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren came down to Game 14 of the classical…

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  • 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 13

    2023 World Chess Championship Astana, Kazakhstan (April 7th-May 1st)   Game 13: Ding presses, but match stays level Match Score: 6½-6½ Official Site: https://worldchampionship.fide.com/ 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 13Thursday, 27 April 2023 After a titanic struggle in Game 12, this game had tremendous tension, but the penultimate Game 13…

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