Quarterfinals set at Speed Chess Championship
GM Vladislav Artemiev (@Sibelephant) will be GM Magnus Carlsen’s opponent in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event. The Russian grandmaster beat GM Anish Giri (@AnishGiri) 15.5-11.5. Based on his online experience and the Chess.com ratings, Artemiev was the slight favorite and he lived up to the expectations. Playing just a little bit faster than his opponent and […]
Chess.com, FIDE agree to broadcast rights deal for 2021 FIDE World Championship
Chess.com has become the first company to acquire broadcast rights for the 2021 FIDE World Championship Match. The company, based in Palo Alto, California, will be an official broadcast partner for what is set to be the biggest global chess event of recent decades. The groundbreaking agreement between Chess.com and FIDE will bring the world chess […]