Explaining the 45+30 format, the fast classical time control that players will play on the opening five days at Total Chess

BUDAPEST: WEDNESDAY, in a way, marked a new beginning for the world of chess with the start of the opening two rounds of the pilot edition of the Total Chess Wo ...

Coming soon: A two-year FIDE calendar

BUDAPEST: THESE are interesting times in the world of chess. In under two weeks, D Gukesh will be up against Javokhir Sindarov in the 14-game Championship to de ...

Total Chess Pilot: Vaishali pulls off upset wins over Niemann and So; Carlsen wins blitz event

R. Vaishali defeated Hans Niemann and Wesley So with black pieces to produce two major upsets in the opening blitz competition of the Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot here on Tuesday.
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Magnus Carlsen goes unbeaten to win Total Chess opener as Hans Niemann and Fabiano Caruana trail

Magnus Carlsen wins the Total Chess blitz opener unbeaten in Budapest, finishing ahead of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as the ...