Wesley So grabs the lead after rapid portion
The last day of the rapid portion of the 2021 Paris Grand Chess Tour, gave us a series of intense and interesting games. Some players surged, while others tumbled hard, but it was American GM Wesley So who found himself with the most consistent play and landed in the top position as the players move into tomorrow’s […]
Hou Yifan sails into the quarterfinals
GM Hou Yifan becomes the 8th quarterfinalist of the FIDE Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship. In the last match of the Round of 16, she defeated IM Gulnar Mammadova 15:6. The top-rated female player started off with three straight victories and never looked back steamrolling her opponent in the 5+1 and 3+1 segments of the match. Gulnar, […]
Three-way tie on the top after Day 2
Round 2 of the GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz was another exciting day of chess. The full tour participants are joined by three unique wildcards in this event: French hero Etienne Bacrot, wunderkind Alireza Firouzja and World Champion Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. Today’s round was full of surprises, battles, and tumbling leaders! Round Four Despite some games […]