The second Superbet Chess Classic is the first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, live from the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel in Romania. Eight of the nine tour players are joined by two wildcards for nine rounds of classical chess. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Maurice Ashley, and IM Almira Skripchenko for the move-by-move.
2021.06.06
GrandChessTour.org
The fifth Paris Grand Chess Tour is a rapid and blitz tournament and the second stop on the 2021 Tour. Players compete in nine rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess, live from Gobelins Manufactory. Today has three rapid rounds. Join GMs Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Almira Skripchenko for the move-by-move.
2021.06.18
KasparovChess.com
GrandChessTour.org
The second Superbet Chess Classic is the first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, live from the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel in Romania. Eight of the nine tour players are joined by two wildcards for nine rounds of classical chess. Watch from June 5-14!
GrandChessTour.org
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows two of his games from the American Hybrid World Cup Qualifier, an online event. See Akobian win his third semifinal game, and see how his second game from the final match against Leandro Krysa slipped through his fingers.
FIDE Master Thalia Cervantes plays chess with the people while baking a "chess cake."
2021.06.02
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani revisits Magnus Carlsen's Round 9 win over World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the 2013 World Championship match. The victory over Vishy put Carlsen at an insurmountable three points ahead.
2021.06.02
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen, Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013): E25 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1737896
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani teaches a chess class on a topic of her choice.
2021.06.02
FIDE Master Thalia Cervantes plays chess with the people while baking a "chess cake."
2021.06.02
The dates for the first two events are in June.
The 2021 Grand Chess Tour will feature two classical and three rapid & blitz events, picking up after the cancellation of the 2020 season. Tour participants will compete for a total prize fund of $1.275 million, including $325,000 per classical tournament and $150,000 in prizes for rapid & blitz events.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows his quarterfinal World Cup Qualifier game against Cuban GM Luis Manuel Perez at the online hybrid knockout tournament. Akobian won his match against Perez, but ultimately failed to qualify for the Cup.
2021.06.01
Varuzhan Akobian vs. Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez, 2021: D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence, exchange variation
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=4287864
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