The 2021 Vugar Gashimov Memorial finished in an unexpected way, with GM Fabiano Caruana “stealing” first place from GM Richard Rapport, and former World Champion Vishy Anand having a disappointing tournament

The FIDE Grand Swiss is over and the 18-year-old GM Alireza Firouzja is the big winner with a remarkable 8/11 score and a ticket to the 2022 Candidates Tournament

Wesley So won the tiebreaks against Caruana and Sevian to grab for the third time the title of the US Champion, while Carissa Yip finished clear first with the last round to spare

Rustam Kasimdzhanov, famed chess player and coach, resigned as Fabiano Caruana’s second, according to an interview with Chessbase