In a remarkable exhibition of speed and control, Hikaru Nakamura won the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Tournament with three rounds to spare, going through 27 rounds undefeated against a field completely made up of 2700+ rated players. Fabiano Caruana and Richard Rapport finished second and third respectively. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Two Vietnamese films have been named among the 26 projects chosen for the Asian Project Market (APM) at this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) of the Republic of Korea.
Wesley So (Photo from chess.com) Wesley So failed to sustain a good start as he struggled in the second day of the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Saint Louis 2021 in Missouri, USA on Friday morning (Philippine time). The Cavite-born American grandmaster So settled for two draws before
An online music gala named “Cam on nhung dieu phi thuong” (Thank you for extraordinary things) will take place on August 15 to raise funds in support of the front line of the fight against COVID-19.
In this week's "Weekly Show" IM Lawrence Trent is doing something a little different: he will analyse the first "Over-the-Board" game he has played for about 18 months! It is his victory vs Torben Schulenburg from a match between the SK Norderstedt and the Chess Friends Hamburg in the "Oberliga", Germany's third league. Lawrence will also talk about the big news such as the Chessable Masters, World Cup winner etc. | Lawrence's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target=" blank">register a Premium account here</a>