π Congratulations to GM Jeffery Xiong for winning today's Junior #SpeedChess Championship match! π
Final score:
GM Xiong: 18.5
GM Abdusattorov: 11.5
Final score:
GM Xiong: 18.5
GM Abdusattorov: 11.5
π Congratulations to GM Anton Smirnov who won today's Junior #SpeedChess Championship event presented by @ChessKidcom! π
Final score:
GM Smirnov: 16.0
GM Sadhwani: 11.0
Final score:
GM Smirnov: 16.0
GM Sadhwani: 11.0
Speed Chess Championship: 7 Things To Watch For
In just three days from now, one of the biggest events of 2020 starts: the $100,000 #SpeedChess Championship Main Event. What can we expect?
In just three days from now, one of the biggest events of 2020 starts: the $100,000 #SpeedChess Championship Main Event. What can we expect?
2020 #SpeedChess Championship
Two matches left in the #speedchess round of 16!
Don't miss these next two matches π
Sunday: Duda vs. FabianoCaruana
Monday: Anish giri vs. Artemiev
Two matches left in the #speedchess round of 16!
Don't miss these next two matches π
Sunday: Duda vs. FabianoCaruana
Monday: Anish giri vs. Artemiev
β The #SpeedChess Championship continues this Sunday with a must-watch matchup!
βοΈ GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda βοΈ
βοΈ GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda βοΈ
Congrats to Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who defeated Fabiano Caruana 17-9 and qualified for the #SpeedChess quarterfinals where he'll meet Wesley So!
The updated bracket for #SpeedChess is here. On Monday we'll have the last match in the Round of 16 between Anish Giri and Vladislav Artemiev!
Artemiev Beats Giri In Speed Chess Match
Vladislav Artemiev will be Magnus Carlsen's opponent in the quarterfinals of the 2020 #SpeedChess Championship Main Event. The Russian grandmaster beat Anish Giri 15.5-11.5. Report:
Vladislav Artemiev will be Magnus Carlsen's opponent in the quarterfinals of the 2020 #SpeedChess Championship Main Event. The Russian grandmaster beat Anish Giri 15.5-11.5. Report:
The #speedchess round of 16 is complete. We are on to the quarterfinals!
We'll be announcing dates soon. Which match are you most excited about?
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
Magnus Carlsen vs. Artemiev
So vs. Duda
Vachier_Lagrave vs. Lev Aronian
We'll be announcing dates soon. Which match are you most excited about?
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
Magnus Carlsen vs. Artemiev
So vs. Duda
Vachier_Lagrave vs. Lev Aronian
"Wesley So is the best player in the entire world in the 3|1 time control!"
A bold claim from GM Robert Hess, but So's record in this #speedchess format is incredible. πͺ
https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-defeats-duda-with-incredible-3-1-performance-in-speed-chess
A bold claim from GM Robert Hess, but So's record in this #speedchess format is incredible. πͺ
https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-defeats-duda-with-incredible-3-1-performance-in-speed-chess
It's #SpeedChess quarterfinals week!
Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Aronian-MVL
Dec. 3 at 5 a.m. Pacific / 14:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Artemiev
Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Aronian-MVL
Dec. 3 at 5 a.m. Pacific / 14:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Artemiev
Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
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Super-GM, 20-year-old chess deity, and "most hated man in Russia" according to @DanielRensch will (like all of us) still always be mama's little boy. π
#speedchess
π Chess.com (@chesscom)
https://www.chess.com/news/view/duda-upsets-grischuk-in-epic-speed-chess-match
#speedchess
π Chess.com (@chesscom)
https://www.chess.com/news/view/duda-upsets-grischuk-in-epic-speed-chess-match
Daily chess puzzle
Caruana - Jan-Krzysztof Duda, #SpeedChess 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/215092
Caruana - Jan-Krzysztof Duda, #SpeedChess 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/215092
chesspuzzle.net
Puzzle 215092: Black to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Caruana, Fabiano - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof, chess.com 2020.
The #speedchess quarterfinals are over!
The semifinals and finals will be December 11-13 as @GMHikaru takes on Wesley So and World Champion @MagnusCarlsen plays @Vachier_Lagrave.
Which two players will make it to the finals? π
The semifinals and finals will be December 11-13 as @GMHikaru takes on Wesley So and World Champion @MagnusCarlsen plays @Vachier_Lagrave.
Which two players will make it to the finals? π
Finally, mercifully, it's over, with Hikaru Nakamura beating Vladimir Fedoseev 21.5:5.5: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/speed-chess-2020-nakamura-fedoseev/3/1/9
Hikaru will now get a chance to take revenge for the #SkillingOpen when he plays Wesley So in the #SpeedChess semi-finals!
Hikaru will now get a chance to take revenge for the #SkillingOpen when he plays Wesley So in the #SpeedChess semi-finals!
chess24.com
Fedoseev, Vladimir vs. Nakamura, Hikaru | Nakamura vs. Fedoseev | Speed Chess 2020
Replay the Nakamura vs. Fedoseev | Speed Chess Round 3 game played on 03/12/2020 with computer analysis
Today GMHikaru turned 33 years old. His #SpeedChess skills are legendary and in fact, he plays a semifinal with Wesley So later today!
Here's a lesson to try and Play like Nakamura:
https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-hikaru
Here's a lesson to try and Play like Nakamura:
https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-hikaru
Chess.com
Play Like Hikaru Nakamura - Chess Lessons
Play through some of the best games of Super-Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. Try to spot his brilliant combinations against world class opponents including World Champion Anand and World Champion Challenger Boris Gelfand. See if you can spot the combinationsβ¦
GM Hikaru is the first player through to the #speedchess finals presented by @OnJunoHQ!
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World Champion Magnus Carlsen and French #1 Vachier_Lagrave play for the second slot this Friday at 9 a.m. PT, 6 p.m. CET. Don't miss the action on http://chess.com/tv!
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World Champion Magnus Carlsen and French #1 Vachier_Lagrave play for the second slot this Friday at 9 a.m. PT, 6 p.m. CET. Don't miss the action on http://chess.com/tv!
It is Hikaru Nakamura vs. Vachier_Lagrave
tomorrow in the #speedchess final presented by OnJuno!
Watch all the action live on http://chess.com/tv at 9 a.m. PT, 6 p.m. CET.
tomorrow in the #speedchess final presented by OnJuno!
Watch all the action live on http://chess.com/tv at 9 a.m. PT, 6 p.m. CET.
Who do you think will win the 2020 #speedchess finals presented by OnJuno tomorrow? π€
public poll
MVL π«π· β 6
πππππππ 60%
Ss, @ErfanBz01, @BESTK7, @Fariborz991, ., Dhanush
Hikaru Nakamura πΊπΈ β 4
πππππ 40%
βYQ, @Moein_Radmanesh_Graphic, @aka_pm_unfriendly, @SrinidhiKulkarni
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
public poll
MVL π«π· β 6
πππππππ 60%
Ss, @ErfanBz01, @BESTK7, @Fariborz991, ., Dhanush
Hikaru Nakamura πΊπΈ β 4
πππππ 40%
βYQ, @Moein_Radmanesh_Graphic, @aka_pm_unfriendly, @SrinidhiKulkarni
π₯ 10 people voted so far.