Ian Nepomniachtchi Wins the 2022 Candidates Tournament
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Ian Nepomniachtchi Wins the 2022 Candidates Tournament

The 2022 Candidates Tournament wrapped up in Madrid, Spain on July 4. Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia won the event with a round to spare with a phenomenal score of 9.5/14. This victory secures his se...

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2022 Candidates Tournament

The most important tournament of 2022, the Candidates Tournament, will kick off tomorrow in Madrid, Spain. The tournament will take place from June 17 to July 5 at the stunning venue of the Palacio...

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Levon Visit, American Cup

About a month ago, super Grandmaster Levon Aronian visited our office for a few days. We had some brainstorming sessions with Levon sharing ideas on how to improve the ChessUp board and ways to use...

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Chess Tournament Formats

In my previous blogs I have mentioned several tournament formats and have briefly explained what they are like. Let’s take a closer look at them in this post. If you are interested in playing in an...