1/28/2023 – Nothing changed atop the standings of the Tata Steel Masters, as Nodirbek Abdusattorov held Anish Giri to a draw with black, and Magnus Carlsen could not get much with white against Wesley So. Thus, Abdusattorov still has a half point lead over Giri ahead of the tournament’s final weekend. Meanwhile, in the Challengers, Alexander Donchenko beat top seed Amin Tabatabaei to go into the final two days of action in sole first place. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/26/2023 – Magnus Carlsen and Dommaraju Gukesh continued their good runs of results in round 10 of the Tata Steel Masters, as they scored full points in the only two decisive games of the day. Carlsen has won three games in the last four rounds and is now sharing third place with Wesley So, while Gukesh won two out of his last three encounters to recover from a subpar start in Wijk aan Zee. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/25/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov grabbed the lead at the Tata Steel Masters in round 5, and has topped the standings ever since. In Tuesday’s round 9, however, he could have been caught by Anish Giri, who got the better of Ding Liren in a sharp encounter. The Dutchman would be now in the shared lead had Vincent Keymer made the most of his advantage against Abdusattorov — the Uzbek defended resourcefully, though, and the game ended in an 89-move draw. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/23/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead the Tata Steel Masters going into the second rest day of the event. The number of players chasing him a point back has been reduced from four to two, though, as Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana lost their games on Sunday. Notably, Caruana was defeated by Magnus Carlsen, who recovered from his losses in rounds 4 and 5 by scoring back-to-back wins over the weekend. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/22/2023 – In the most eventful round of the 2023 Tata Steel Masters so far, Nodirbek Abdusattorov extended his lead to a full point after obtaining a remarkable win over Arjun Erigaisi. Sharing second place are now four players, as Wesley So and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu both scored full points to join Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana in the chasing pack. In the Challengers, Alexander Donchenko is in clear first place after beating former co-leader Mustafa Yilmaz with the white pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/21/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov is still the sole leader after six rounds at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. The Uzbek GM drew his game with white, as did Anish Giri, who entered the round a half point behind in sole second place. The winners of the day were Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, who got the better of Dommaraju Gukesh and Vincent Keymer respectively. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/19/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov grabbed the lead at the Tata Steel Masters after inflicting Magnus Carlsen’s second consecutive loss. A memorable round, played at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, also saw Arjun Erigaisi finding a tactical recourse to all but force a draw from an inferior position against Ding Liren, while Levon Aronian and Parham Maghsoodloo both scored full points with the white pieces. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/19/2023 – Round 5 of the Tata Steel Challengers tournament took place on Wednesday, while the participants of the Masters had their first rest day. Three decisive results left Mustafa Yilmaz as the sole leader in the standings. The Turkish champion defeated top seed Amin Tabatabaei with the black pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/18/2023 – Round 4 of the Tata Steel Masters saw the two highest-rated players in the world losing on adjacent boards, as Anish Giri and Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren respectively. Giri is now sharing the lead with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who got the better of Parham Maghsoodloo. In the Challengers, four decisive results left three players sharing the lead on 3/4 points. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/16/2023 – Fabiano Caruana scored the one decisive game in round 3 of the Tata Steel Masters, as he beat Jorden van Foreest with the white pieces to join the leading pack, now comprising five players. The longest games of the day in this section saw Vincent Keymer and Arjun Erigaisi successfully defending tough positions against Praggnanandhaa and Levon Aronian, respectively. Meanwhile, six players are sharing first place in the Challengers. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/16/2023 – Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri joined Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Ding Liren in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters tournament after winning their second-round games. Giri sacrificed material to get a remarkable victory over Gukesh, while Carlsen showed great technique to take down Vincent Keymer. In the Challengers, Eline Roebers, Alexander Donchenko and Amin Tabatabaei grabbed full points in round 2. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/15/2023 – Ding Liren and Nodirbek Abdusattorov were the first winners at the Masters section of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Both players scored with the black pieces, as Ding got the better of Dommaraju Gukesh and Abdusattorov defeated Richard Rapport. In the Challengers, Max Warmerdam and Abhimanyu Mishra collected full points on opening day. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

1/13/2023 – The 2022-23 edition of the German Bundesliga kicked off on October 22 last year and is set to finish on April 30. All 16 teams have played at least four rounds, but 10 of them have brought forward their round-7 matches. Three squads won all their confrontations: SG Solingen, OSG Baden-Baden and SC Viernheim. The next three rounds are scheduled for February 2-4.

1/11/2023 – The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. The second-youngest in the list — only older than Gukesh — is Praggnanandhaa. In 2022, the 17-year-old faced both ambitious rising stars (in open events) and the very best in the world (mostly online). And he excelled in both types of tournaments! | Photo: Alina l’Ami

1/10/2023 – The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. Penultimate in line is 18-year-old Vincent Keymer. In September last year, the unassuming boy from Mainz crossed the 2700 rating barrier for the first time in his career. And just a couple of weeks ago, he proudly took home the silver medal from the World Rapid Championship in Almaty! | Photo: Amruta Mokal

1/9/2023 – The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. In fifth place is US grandmaster Hans Niemann. Chess blew up in mainstream media after Magnus Carlsen implicitly accused Niemann of cheating. But that did not prevent the Californian from continuing his rapid ascent in classical chess, as he broke the 2700-barrier for the first time (in an official FIDE ratings list) just this month! | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

1/8/2023 – The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. Former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov is fourth in the list. At 18, he has proven his mettle as a leader, playing top board for Uzbekistan in an astounding run to Olympic gold in Chennai. | Find here analysis of a remarkable victory by Abdusattorov, annotated by Ivan Sokolov.

1/7/2023 – The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. We now move on to the third spot in the junior ranking, where Arjun Erigaisi stands serenely, though certainly looking upwards. In 2022, Arjun dominated the Tata Steel Challengers’ tournament and had a marvellous showing at the Olympiad. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess