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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.

July 31, 2025

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…

July 31, 2025

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 …

July 30, 2025

"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 …

July 30, 2025

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 fir…

July 29, 2025

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 f…

July 29, 2025

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 …

July 29, 2025

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 brac…

July 29, 2025

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 …

July 29, 2025

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 …

July 29, 2025

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 begi…

July 29, 2025

Nepomniachtchi claims first Freestyle Friday, 25.07

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won his first Freestyle Friday with 9 points from 11 rounds, finishing ahead of GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda on tiebreaks. GM Magnus Carlsen finished fourth with 8…

July 25, 2025

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.

July 22, 2025

"It has nothing to do with Magnus" - FIDE CEO responds to Hikaru on Candidates rating spot

Emil Sutovsky, FIDE CEO, responded to Hikaru Nakamura's criticism of the Candidates rating spot system, rejecting claims that the qualification method exists for Magnus Carlsen's potential return. Na…

July 22, 2025

"I'm alive and I am fighting" - Levon Aronian on Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas victory

Levon Aronian won the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas title after defeating Hans Niemann in the finals. The Armenian GM overcame world number one Magnus Carlsen in a tiebreaker before beating Hi…

July 21, 2025

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Quarterfinals game 1 results are in

Tingjie Lei 🇨🇳 won against Nana Dzagnidze 🇬🇪 in quarterfinals Game-1 of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 with Black.

July 19, 2025

"This really big person from Chess.com is contacting me. I was a nobody." - Anna Cramling on becoming chess streamer

Anna and Pia Cramling joined the C-Squared podcast in St. Louis to discuss chess careers, streaming, and women's participation in competitive chess. Anna explained how her streaming career began with…

July 18, 2025

"e5 pawn is a knife to the king's throat" - Team Spirit GM Artemiev Remembers Life Lesson

Vladislav Artemiev reflected on chess wisdom from his early training days while discussing his opening philosophy in a 50-question interview for Team Spirit Chess. The grandmaster recalled his first …

July 16, 2025

"I was completely lost. Especially in the first game" - Vaishali, in post-game interview

Vaishali Rameshbabu (2481) secured her place in the fourth round of the FIDE Women's World Championship 2025 after defeating Carissa Yip (2431) 2-4 in tiebreaks following a dramatic comeback from los…

July 14, 2025

Fedoseev and Aravindh are leading in Biel 2025

The Grandmaster Triathlon began at the Biel International Chess Festival with rapid chess rounds. Vladimir Fedoseev and Aravindh Chithambaram share the Masters lead with 7 points each after five game…

July 14, 2025