GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has taken another step toward chess history. The 14-year-old Turkish prodigy crushed GM Veselin Topalov 5-1 in the Clash of Generations III on Friday, breaking the 2700 barrier on the live rating list for the first time and ...
Kazakh-based investment and technology company Freedom Holding has acquired ChessBase, perhaps the most influential company in chess software and professional training tools over the past three decades. The deal was confirmed in a press release ...
As a nine-year-old last year, FM Aarit Kapil stunned none other than GM Magnus Carlsen by making a draw against him in Chess.com's Titled Tuesday. Recently, he also broke the 3000 barrier on Chess.com, and now the Indian prodigy has become one of ...
In Netflix’s Untold: Chess Mates, GM Hans Niemann reflects on how his life was changed by cheating allegations, while GM Magnus Carlsen offers fresh insight into what sparked one of the most controversial scandals in modern chess. The 74-m...
Two newly-released clips from Netflix’s upcoming Untold: Chess Mates documentary offer glimpses into both sides of the Carlsen vs. Niemann saga, featuring candid reflections from GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, and Hikaru Nakamura, just da...
IM Polina Shuvalova and CM Aarit Kapil may be worlds apart in age and experience, but both have reached the same milestone: 3000 blitz on Chess.com—Shuvalova as the first woman, and Kapil as the youngest ever. For most Chess.com members, b...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a major ruling against the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR), ordering it to cease chess activities in occupied Ukrainian territories within 90 days—or face a three-year suspension from the ...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov headline the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open, part of the Grenke Chess Festival, which runs April 2-6 in Karlsruhe, Germany and is one of the largest and most spectacular events in the worl...
After just seven moves, GM Judit Polgar already held a clear advantage. By move 15, the game was effectively over. Twelve moves later, checkmate followed. The strongest female player in history showed no mercy against The World, defeating more tha...
GM Koneru Humpy has announced her withdrawal from the FIDE Women's Candidates, citing safety concerns ahead of the event in Cyprus. She is replaced by GM Anna Muzychuk, who said she is surprised and thankful for the opportunity to fight for the ti...
GM Koneru Humpy has said she is likely to withdraw from the upcoming FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament, scheduled to take place in Paphos, Cyprus, from March 29 to April 16, following safety concerns. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has...
Global soccer superstar Erling Haaland has entered the chess world as an investor in Norway Chess, backing the launch of the ambitious new Total Chess World Championship Tour—an elite circuit expected to feature GM Magnus Carlsen. "Chess i...
Arsenal and England playmaker Eberechi Eze goes head-to-head against none other than GM Magnus Carlsen in a new ad for clothing brand New Balance. In a surprise twist, the world number-one gets checkmated! The campaign, promoting New Balance&rsq...
Netflix has released the teaser for its upcoming documentary, Untold: Chess Mates, sparking widespread reactions across the chess world less than a month before its full release. The 71-second clip, released on March 10, gives a first preview of...
Chess.com returned to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston last weekend and hosted a packed program that explored chess, AI, and the connection between mental and physical performance. The annual gathering of leading sports execut...
Eleven-year-old WIM Bodhana Sivanandan has added another milestone to her rapidly growing chess career, surpassing the 2300 rating barrier for the first time to secure the FM title. The British prodigy is now rated higher at the same age as GM Jud...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro came within one victory of making chess history before losing the final round of the 2026 Aeroflot Open last week. Despite the loss, the youngster ended the tournament with a rating gain and remained positive ab...
GM Hikaru Nakamura tops the field in the first Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz, set for July 3–5 at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, United States. The event will bring together some of the world's strongest speed chess...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen is making a surprise early return to classical chess, as he headlines TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 on May 1-7. In Malmo, Sweden, he'll be challenged by some of the world's brightest young stars. Carlsen and 2024 winner...
IM Levy Rozman became the world's biggest chess YouTuber by teaching millions of players how to win at chess. Two and a half years after a massively successful book debut, he's taking it one step further by targeting readers who can't yet walk, ta...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro continues to break barriers. In recent weeks, he climbed to fifth on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard. On Saturday, the youngster begins his hunt for his final grandmaster norm, which could make him the youngest ...
The lineup for Norway Chess 2026 has been finalized, setting the stage for another clash between world number-one Magnus Carlsen and reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. The 14th edition of the prestigious tournament will take place p...
Netflix officially announced on Tuesday that its highly anticipated documentary on the 2022 scandal, involving GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, will premiere on the platform on April 7, 2026. Untold: Chess Mates revisits one of the most explos...
GM Zhou Jianchao's extraordinary unbeaten run ended last weekend after 158 classical games. The Chinese-born grandmaster has made it to the history books by achieving the longest known run of consecutive classical games without losing. The 37-ye...
Seven of the world's leading players have published an open letter expressing frustration about a scheduling conflict in August between this year's Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup. The letter, signed by GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Lev...
