Carlsen hits target to win Aimchess US Rapid
Magnus Carlsen is the Aimchess US Rapid winner after a near-faultless display against Vladislav Artemiev. The World Champion now marches into next month’s $300,000 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final top of the leaderboard and in top form. Having secured the Aimchess US Rapid, Carlsen takes home the $30,000 first prize. He has won three of the eight Tour […]
Kingue Victor Ebosse and Whilema Ndjock win Cameroon Championship
FM Kingue Victor Ebosse and Whilema Ndjock are new champions of Cameroon. The Cameroon Chess Championships of the 2021/2022 season started with the regional qualifying rounds, with the best players advancing into the final. The final was split between the two largest cities (four rounds in Yaoundé and four rounds in Douala) and held in Open and Junior Under […]
Carlsen bullies Artemiev on Day 1 of final
Magnus Carlsen dominated on the first day of the Aimchess US Rapid final and is now a hot favourite to win his third Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title. The World Champion and overall Tour leader raced into a swift lead against the event’s 23-year-old breakout star. Artemiev is ranked just 39 in the world but has entered three […]
15 qualifiers join China, India and Russia in Top Division
UPDATE: The teams of the Philippines (Pool A) and Ecuador (Pool E) will not qualify for the Top Division after the fair play team reported that they were found in breach of the rules of the tournament. As a result, Australia and Paraguay, respectively, advance to Top Division. Saturday, September 4th, 2021 – Division Two came to a close this afternoon with some very exciting […]