Vanessa West

After years of uncertainty, 12-year-old FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family have been officially granted political asylum in the United States.

GM Hikaru Nakamura won his fifth 2022 Speed Chess Championship, defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in an immensely close final on Sunday. Nakamura dominated the 5+1 segment, capitalizing on his own winning chances while disrupting Carlsen’s―finishing undefeated. From there, the match became a fascinating b…

This year, Robson defeated his main rival, FM Dimitrios Ladopoulos, in both the Winners Final and the Grand Final, to continue his reign.

In their first-ever classical encounter, 18-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in round five of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, drawing a hard-fought clash vs. GM Praggnanandhaa R. in round six. GM Fabiano Caruana climbed the scoreboard with an attacking victory vs. Gukesh D., joining GM Anish Giri in the chase after Abdusattorov from half a point...

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave are the last two players standing in Winners Bracket of the 2023 AI Cup.

GMs Hans Niemann and Abhimanyu Mishra have taken over the lead at the U.S. Championships in round two. Niemann came within inches of blundering and running out of time but fought back to defeat the previous leader, GM Sam Sevian. Contrastingly, Mishra caught GM Andrew Tang in opening preparation, achieving...

GM Wesley So scored the first victory at the 2023 Sinquefield Cup. When GM Richard Rapport sacrificed for dynamic ideas in the King’s Indian Defense, So navigated his way to safety while inc

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer prevailed in the Winners Semifinals in Division I of the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024.

The upcoming 2024 FIDE World Championship between defending champion GM Ding Liren and the youngest challenger in history, GM Gukesh Dommaraju, will have a few differences from previous editions.