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Stockfish is 1st with 25.5/42 points.

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What a match, what a finale! Magnus Carlsen, down 2 points before the final game, triumphs in the final clutch game and wins his match against Fabiano Caruana 9.5 - 8.5! Kudos to the World Champion on winning the International! ( Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club)

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It's Anish Giri who clinches the after a clean 7-2 victory over David Navara in the finals! What's more is that Giri remained undefeated over the course of this match! ( Andreas Kontokanis)

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David Navara becomes the second finalist of the after a stunning 7-2 win over Peter Svidler! It's going to be Giri vs Navara tomorrow! From the final game of the match, it's White to play and Mate in 4. There are two solutions - brownie points for finding both!

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Anish Giri becomes the first finalist of the after a resounding 6.5 - 2.5 victory over Anton Korobov! Svidler or Navara - who do you think will be the other finalist? Freebie Link

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Agadmator "Be consistent and make content that you enjoy yourself!" latest interview with the one and only Antonio Radic, popularly known as Agadmator, is now out on blog. Read on to know more about the man who revolutionized Chess on YouTube! Freebie Link ... Freebie Link

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Over-the-board events are rare these days, but the organizers of the Offerspill Invitational have done a good job by organizing a 'closed swiss' and limiting the entries to 30 players! The event is now live Freebie Link

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Anatoly Ivanishin & Ivan Vagner, two cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station, played a unique exhibition game today against former World Championship runner-up Sergey Karjakin! It resulted in a short but enterprising draw. The game was played to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ever Earth vs Space game played on this day in 1970!

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Some powerful chess by Leinier Dominguez to kick start his match against Fabiano Caruana! Never gave Fabi any respite and duly went on to win the game!

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We all know someone who has done this at some point!

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Magnus Carlsen takes on Jeffery Xiong as the first game of the International kicks off! MVL and Wesley So will also begin their match inside an hour - stay tuned! Freebie Link

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A little test of your chess GK! Who framed this evergreen quote?

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Pekka Koykka (2390) is 1st with 3.5/5 points. Won 3, drew 1, lost 1 . Avg. opponent rating 2278

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This is it! A glorious journey in the event comes to a fitting finish for Daniil Dubov as he wins the armageddon with the white pieces and clinches the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! He bags $45,000 and books a spot in the finals of the Magnus Carlsen Tour! ... ( FIDE)

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We have an Armageddon on cards as Dubov manages to hold Game 4 without much trouble courtesy of his great preparation! Nakamura has chosen black for the Armageddon game, which means that Dubov needs a win-on-demand while a draw will suffice for Nakamura to clinch the title. ... Freebie Link

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Nakamura strikes back and levels the scores! A relatively balanced endgame turned quickly worse for Dubov following a few inaccuracies. Eventually, Nakamura was able to create an outside passed pawn and he duly went on to win the game! ... Freebie Link

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Incredible turn of events! After an opening battle that clearly ended in Nakamura's favour, the American star began losing his way while Dubov kept his calm and eventually won in the endgame! Dubov 1.5 - 0.5 Nakamura... Freebie Link

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Game 1 ends in a quick draw, but Nakamura would definitely be the happier of the two players. A painless draw in the first game of the day that too with the Black pieces - who wouldn't like it! Freebie Link

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Game 1 Dubov wins Game 2 Draw Game 3 Draw Game 4 Draw... Daniil Dubov wins the second match of the finals and takes the matters to a third match, the winner of which will be crowned the champion! Here's his seamless win from game 1, a game that could make all the difference in the end!

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Happy Birthday to the super-talented Wei Yi who turns 21 today! In 2015, he became the youngest ever player to break the 2700 barrier, a record that was previously held by Magnus Carlsen! Here's an interesting position from Wei Yi's famous win against Anne Haast where he found a brilliant move. It's White to play! ( Niki Riga)

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The first day of the finals had it all but in the end, it was Hikaru Nakamura who came out on top! Nakamura won games 1 and 2, Dubov struck back in game 3, and finally Naka drew game 4 with some clinical play to seal the deal. Freebie Link

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An over-the-board event after ages! The first round of the Mestarit Areenalla tournament has kicked off in Helsinki, Finland featuring six Finnish players! Check it out... Freebie Link

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And then there were two! We are set for an absolutely thrilling final as the super-fast Hikaru Nakamura and a raging Daniil Dubov clash over three 4-game matches to decide the champion of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! Who do you think will win?... ( Lennart Ootes)

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Hikaru Nakamura makes his way to the finals of Lindores Abbey after Magnus Carlsen goes from a great position to a balanced one and then finally blunders a full Rook. Absolutely shocking turn of events! Nakamura will face Daniil Dubov, the surprise package of the event, in the finals which will be played over three 4-game matches. Naka or Dubov - pick your winner!... Freebie Link

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Good news for chess fans as Vishy Anand is back to his homeland after being stuck in Germany due to Covid19 for close to 3 months. However, he will be in institutional quarantine for 7 days in Bangalore and then in home quarantine for 14 days. Freebie Link

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It was nothing short of an eventful day at the Lindores Abbey tournament! Magnus Carlsen stunned Nakamura 3-0 in their first match of the semis while Dubov kept his great run going by beating the ever-solid Ding Liren! Can Naka or Ding make a come back... What do you think?... Freebie Link

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We have the fabulous four who will feature in the Semis of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! It's going to be... Nakamura vs Carlsen Ding Liren vs Dubov ... Which two players are you rooting for to make it to the finals!? ( Lennart Ootes/ Freebie Link )

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Strange thoughts on the night before an important game are just so common, aren't they!

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Over the years, Anish Giri has thoroughly established himself as an elite chess player. At the age of 25, he has already been a two-time candidate to the world title and is currently ranked #10 in the world. Alongside this, he is known as a witty and vocal individual and is understandably quite popular among chess fans. Recently, Shubham Kumthekar caught up with him for a brief interview, attempting to know his thoughts on the current situation of the chess world. They als...o ventured into some lesser-known aspects of being a top chess player and went on to discuss his prominence on social media. These discussions were followed by trademark blitzkrieg segment, wherein Anish revealed his favourite among the current crop of players! Read on to know more! ( Tata Steel Chess) Freebie Link

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Daniil Dubov has gone for the super rare 5...g5 which was surprisingly played by Emil Sutovsky back in 2018! Freebie Link

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Aronian manages to outwit Nakamura in the notorious R+B vs R ending and draws the first blood in their first Quarterfinal match Freebie Link

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To mark the legendary Anatoly Karpov's birthday, here's a game against Timman where Karpov was at his aggressive best! He blows White's kingside apart, hunts the White King, and simply sails away to a victory!

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Birthday wishes to one of the greatest chess players of all time - the former World Champion Anatoly Karpov! Nicknamed as Boa Constrictor for his positional style of play, Karpov was the #1 player in the world for a stunning 102 months, a record that stands only next to Carlsen and Kasparov! What's your favourite memory/game of the maestro?... ( Alina L'Ami/Tata Steel Chess)

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The round-robin stage of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge being played on Chess24 came to a stunning finish yesterday - Magnus Carlsen faced Alireza Firoujza in R11. Carlsen had to avert defeat with black at all costs to qualify for the Knockouts, while Firoujza required a win-on-demand to make it to the next phase. In the end, it was Magnus Carlsen who won a great game to book a knockout spot, while Firoujza, Grischuk, Duda, and Wei Yi were eliminated. On the other hand..., Hikaru Nakamura thoroughly dominated this stage as he cruised to an unbeaten 7.5/11. The Quarterfinals commence tomorrow and here are your matchups! Nakamura - Aronian Karjakin - Dubov Yu Yangyi - Ding Liren Wesley So - Carlsen Which 4 players do you think will make it to the Semis!? Freebie Link

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Magnus Carlsen scores a crucial win courtesy a powerful exchange sacrifice that set his central pawn roller in motion! He is through to the Knockout stage while Alireza Firoujza has been eliminated from the tournament.

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Wow. Magnus Carlsen blunders a piece in an already tricky position vs Daniil Dubov. The World Champion now runs the risk of elimination if he loses with Black against Firouzja in the 11th and final round-robin game Freebie Link

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The second day of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge wasn't the best for the World Champion as he lost two of the four games played - first against Yu Yangyi and then against Duda. Here's a position from his game against Yu Yangyi. How did the Chinese Super GM build a mating net to drive home the full point? White to play! Freebie Link

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Do you recognize the two famous personalities in the picture below? In what may seem like a slightly surprising crossover, it's the great revolutionary Che Guevara (left) pictured talking to chess legend Miguel Najdorf in 1962. Being the Director of the National Bank and Minister of Industries, Che Guevara covered the cost of the Capablanca Memorial chess tournaments. And guess what? The Capablanca Memorial was the highest paid chess tournament in the world at that time! So w...hy this story all of a sudden? Well, flashback broadcast of the first ever Capablanca Memorial played in 1962 came to a close today. It was won by Miguel Najdorf half a point ahead of Spassky and Polugaevsky in a stunning fashion, considering the legend lost both his first two games in this huge 22-player round robin! He won nine straight games from rounds 6 to 14 and then wrapped up the event with four consecutive wins in the last four rounds. If you haven't followed this event on FollowChess, we urge you to play over the games, especially those by Najdorf! Freebie Link

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Yikes! Wei Yi walks into a Mate in 1 in an endgame where he was a pawn up for the good. Once again, it's the tricky Knight that strikes in a fast time-control game! Freebie Link

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The second stage of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour has begun - it's time for the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge featuring 12 of the strongest players in the world! Freebie Link

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From the 1st Online Sunway Sitges Open played last month. IM Liam Vrolijk's last move was Queen to c1. In reply, GM Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo missed a simple yet elegant tactic, possibly due to time trouble. Can you find it? It's White to Play! Freebie Link

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We all have done this at some point and then dearly regretted it later!

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Final standings of the FIDE Online Open Magnus Carlsen... Daniil Dubov Peter Svidler Women Kateryna Lagno Lei Tingjie Zhansaya Abdumalik

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Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen & Kateryna Lagno - the winners of the FIDE Steinitz Memorial that was in progress on Chess24! The wins came in contrasting fashions - Carlsen won the open section with a round to spare while Lagno won the Armageddon vs Lei Tingjie to clinch the women's title. Freebie Link

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The star move of the day at the FIDE was definitely the finishing blow by Peter Svidler against Magnus Carlsen himself! In the position on the left, it's White to play. If you think that you have seen a similar tactic before, you are right! Magnus himself played the stunning Qxh6 in the final tie-break game of the 2016 World Championship match vs Sergey Karjakin. Not the exact same pattern, but certainly similar in some ways! Freebie Link

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It's not often that you see Magnus Carlsen lose two games on the trot, but the Russian duo of Dubov and Svidler have done the seemingly impossible in rounds 9 and 10 of the Freebie Link

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One of the most famous chess quotes by arguably the most charismatic chess player of all time - the great Robert James Fischer. How much energy do you think you exert on your chess!?

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Magnus Carlsen is thoroughly a man of his word - he states the opening on Twitter (!!) and then actually goes for it! Freebie Link

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The open section of the has started with Anton vs Xiong and Grischuk vs Korobov. Of course, Magnus Carlsen will be playing very soon! Freebie Link

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Alexandra Kosteniuk is currently ruling the roost at the Steinitz Memorial. With wins over Sebag, Abdumalik, Cori, and Paehtz, she has maintained a perfect 4/4 score so far! Freebie Link

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