GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was recently described by GM Magnus Carlsen as the strongest 14-year-old in the history of the game. He's demonstrated his ability in recent months, and gained more points than anyone else among the world's top-100 players i...
It’s no secret that pro athletes love to play chess, even the ones who prefer skates and skis over sneakers and cleats. That’s why this month we’re rolling out the Frozen Five, a team of winter sport athletes who love to warm up ...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov called it a "dream come true" as he defeated GM Arjun Erigaisi's Evans Gambit to win the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters with 9/13. GM Javokhir Sindarov gambled to keep playoff hopes alive and ultimately beat GM Thai Da...
GM Hikaru Nakamura's historic run in the Bullet Brawl arena continued on Saturday with a fifth consecutive $400 victory, marking the first time a player has won a full month of Brawls since the event's inception. Reminiscent of the pre...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov takes a half-point lead into the final round of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after beating GM Matthias Bluebaum while GM Javokhir Sindarov made a quick draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Sindarov is the m...
GM Javokhir Sindarov has joined his compatriot GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters lead on 7/11 after winning a pawn and grinding out a win against GM Arjun Erigaisi. GM Hans Niemann joins a three-way tie half a point beh...
GM Sina Movahed won his fifth Freestyle Friday on January 30, holding at least a share of the lead in every round of the tournament to join GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Oleksandr Bortnyk, Arjun Erigaisi, and Magnus Carlsen with five or more. Carlsen finis...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his first six games in the opening 3 0 Thursday tournament on January 29, bringing his Chess.com blitz rating to a record 3454. Nakamura slowed down after that and the tournament winners of the day were GMs Sina Movahed, Mag...
The SP Lohia Foundation is hosting an RSVP-only panel discussion and book signing in connection with Speed Chess Championship on Friday, February 6 at 19:30 GMT, taking place at 180 Strand in the Soho Works. The conversation between IM Danny Rensc...
Queen of Chess, the Netflix documentary directed by Rory Kennedy about GM Judit Polgar's rise from child prodigy to one of the world's top players—woman or man—debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, ahead of its official ...
GM Matthias Bluebaum has crossed 2700 and moved to second place in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after winning a wild 25-move game against GM Anish Giri. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads by half a point going into the final weekend, while ...
Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and 2025 Tour winner GM Fabiano Caruana will be playing in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour. The list of full tour participants was announced on Tuesday for a tour with a $2 million prize fund that will take off i...
GM Dmitry Andreikin won a wild Titled Tuesday outright on January 27 with a score of 9.5/11. Andreikin, who wasn't in the picture atop the standings for much of the tournament, worked his way up and then became the only one of six players who ente...
"I thought I'd never win a chess game again," said GM Matthias Bluebaum after beating World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju with Black in round nine of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters. GM Jorden van Foreest demolished GM Vincent Keymer in just 26 move...
The Prague International Chess Festival is an annual tournament which has been held in the Czech capital since 2019. This year's edition will take place in the Don Giovanni Hotel from February 25 to March 6, and the organizers recently announced a...
It's time to celebrate your chess consistency with Chess.com's new Streaks feature! Whether you're looking to build good habits to improve your game or show off just how passionate you are about chess, you can now do it by starting and maintaining...
An incredible weekend for Dutch GM Anish Giri ended with him adding victory with Black over leader GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov to his win over World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju the day before. Abdusattorov still leads the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Mas...
GM Hikaru Nakamura tightened his iron grip over the Bullet Brawl arena on Saturday after winning his fourth straight title of 2026. In this week's edition, Nakamura timed his streaks well and posted a score of 165 after chasing down Turkish phenom...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov felt he played his best game yet as he defeated GM Vincent Keymer with Black to take a one-point lead as we cross the halfway mark of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters. World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju slumped to ...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov took advantage of a heartbreaking blunder in an equal position by World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to take the sole lead in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters on 4.5/6. GM Javokhir Sindarov is now half a point behind in...
The tournament leaders going into the final round of all three 3 0 Thursday tournaments on January 22 all lost their games and their leads. The chaotic day ended with GM Alexey Sarana winning a tournament for the third straight week, GM Hikaru Nak...
GM Pranav Venkatesh is now a Freestyle Friday victor, taking his first tournament on January 23 with a 9.5/11 score. Coming in second place was GM Martin Kravtsiv, followed by GM Nodirbek Yakkuboev in third and GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov in fourth, wh...
GM Daniel Naroditsky's death has been ruled accidental and likely the result of an underlying medical condition, according to a report released this week by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office in North Carolina. The popular U....
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura treated chess fans in Barcelona with fascinating insight and entertainment when they appeared for a discussion about chess and played a blindfold game, expertly commented on by none other than IM Levy Rozman....
GM Javokhir Sindarov looked to have spoiled a win against 14-year-old GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus but went on to grind out a 74-move victory that saw him join GMs Hans Niemann and Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters lead. GM Vlad...
