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Carlsen wins Esports World Cup 2025

Liquid.Magnus Carlsen defeated Alireza Firouzja 2-0 in sets to win the Esports World Cup 2025 Grand Final and claim the $250,000 first prize. Carlsen won the first set 4-2 and the second set 3-1 in the best-of-three format to secure vict...

08.01 22:25

Carlsen beats Sarin 3-1 in Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals

Magnus Carlsen defeated Nihal Sarin 3-1 in the Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Nihal Sarin is well known for his outstanding results in speed chess

07.31 15:06

Nakamura beats Aronian 3-2 in Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals

Hikaru Nakamura defeated Levon Aronian 3-2 in the Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals after a five-game battle. The match remained tied at 2-2 after four games before Nakamura secured victory in the decisive 5th game.

07.31 14:50

Firouzja defeats Abdusattorov 3-1 in Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals

Alireza Firouzja eliminated Nodirbek Abdusattorov from the Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory.

07.31 14:05

Arjun beats Nepomniachtchi 2-1 in Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals

Gen.G.Arjun Erigaisi defeated Aurora.Ian Nepomniachtchi 2-1 in the Esports World Cup 2025 quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Arjun will face Alireza Firouzja in the next round after the Team Falcons GM won his quarterfinal match.

07.31 13:50

Nepomniachtchi, Sarin, Nakamura and Abdusattorov survive elimination to reach EWC 2025 quarterfinals

Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nihal Sarin, Hikaru Nakamura and Nodirbek Abdusattorov survived elimination matches to secure the final four quarterfinal spots at Esports World Cup 2025. Andrey Esipenko, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wei Yi and Jan-Krzysz...

07.30 20:16

"I was even sponsored by chess.com at some point when I was 10" - Andrey Esipenko on early online chess days

Andrey Esipenko revealed his connection to Chess.com dates back to when he was 10 years old and possibly among the platform's earliest sponsored players. The Russian GM reflected on his online chess journey while competing at the Esports...

07.30 09:00

GM Maksim Chigaev and GM Saleh Salem claim Title Tuesday victories

GM Maksim Chigaev dominated the early Title Tuesday tournament with 10 points from 11 games, while GM Saleh Salem secured the late session victory with 9.5 points. Both grandmasters earned $1,000 first prizes in Chess.com's weekly blitz ...

07.29 22:22

Esports World Cup 2025 chess day 1 results: Aronian, Firouzja, Erigaisi and Carlsen advance

The first day of Esports World Cup 2025 chess group stage concluded with Levon Aronian, Alireza Firouzja, Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen winning their upper bracket winners matches to secure the first quarterfinal spots. Eight players...

07.29 18:50

Magnus won Abdusattorov, Duda defeated Caruana in EWC Group D

Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1.5-0.5 and Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Fabiano Caruana 1.5-0.5 in the Esports World Cup 2025 Group D upper bracket initial matches. Both winners advance to the Group D upper bracket winners matc...

07.29 16:11

Hikaru beat Sindarov and Firouzja won against Wei Yi in EWC 2025 Group C

Hikaru Nakamura defeated Javokhir Sindarov 2-0 and Alireza Firouzja beat Wei Yi 2-0 in the Esports World Cup 2025 Group C upper bracket initial matches. Both winners advance to the Group C upper bracket winners match scheduled for July 2...

07.29 15:30

Giri and Sarin lose upper bracket matches in EWC 2025 Group B

Arjun Erigaisi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won their initial matches in Group B upper bracket. Winners match scheduled for July 29. Anish Giri 0.5 - 1.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Nihal Sarin 0 - 2 Arjun Erigaisi

07.29 14:23

Aronian and Esipenko advance to Esports World Cup 2025 Group A winners match

Levon Aronian defeated Vladislav Artemiev 2-1 and Andrey Esipenko beat Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 in the Esports World Cup 2025 Group A upper bracket initial matches. Both winners advance to the Group A upper bracket winners match scheduled ...

07.29 12:20

EWC Chess 2025 Upper Bracket Initial Matches Begin Today

Esports World Cup 2025 Chess competition starts today with eight upper bracket initial matches featuring the world's top 16 players competing for the $1.5 million prize pool. The opening matches begin at 2:00 PM with Vladislav Artemiev a...

07.29 10:30

Lei Tingjie couldn't win agaist Deshmukh Divyat

All drew in in Game 1 of the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025.

07.22 16:40