GM Alireza Firouzja has won the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia after beating GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a nerve-wracking armageddon game. Such a finale looked unlikely when Firouzja started the day with a three-point lead, but after scoring...
GM Arjun Erigaisi was crowned the winner of Saturday's Bullet Brawl after hawking down GM Jose Martinez in the final 10 minutes of the arena. Chasing his first title since 2024, Martinez scored 161 points, almost getting the job done, but it ...
French GM Alireza Firouzja heads into the final day of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with a three-point lead over GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after scoring a stunning 8/9 on the first day of blitz. GM Praggnanan...
GM Vladimir Kramnik has been banned from FIDE events and official chess-related roles for two years after the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) found him guilty of bullying, harassment, and unfounded cheating accusations. Kramnik cal...
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu goes into the blitz section of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia as co-leader after winning all three games on day three—against GMs Ivan Saric, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, and Anish Giri—to catch GM Alireza...
A new documentary has been released on Prime Video that sheds light on the competitive race to secure the signing of GM Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Esports World Cup debut of chess, while the world number-one also shares the spotlight with Cristia...
There was no need for tiebreaks in any of the three 3 0 Thursday tournaments on July 2 as the three champions, GMs Denis Lazavik, Volodar Murzin, and IM Yoseph Taher, won outright. In the curtain-raiser, Lazavik beat GMs Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Kr...
IMs Carissa Yip and Leya Garifullina won the rapid and blitz segments (respectively) of the WR Women's Chess Tour - Americas 2026 on Wednesday and Thursday. Along with the $7,000 first prize, they both qualify for the Grand Final in Stuttgart, Ger...
GM Alireza Firouzja has opened up a three-point lead after beating key rivals GMs Vincent Keymer and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu with the black pieces on day two of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac began in style with ...
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GM Alireza Firouzja shrugged off his bullet-chess loss to GM Nihal Sarin to take the sole lead on day one of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with wins over GMs Ivan Saric and Bogdan-Daniel Deac. His 5/6 put him a point ahead of GMs Praggn...
Norway Chess 2026 and the UzChess Cup 2026 were two tournaments that shifted classical ratings for many of the world's top-15 on the July list. The most notable change was, unusually so, an 18-point drop in GM Magnus Carlsen's rating, just as he c...
Arkady Dvorkovich has confirmed he will seek a third term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), eight years after first campaigning on a promise that FIDE presidents should be limited to two terms. The incumbent announced his...
GM Jose Martinez won Titled Tuesday on June 30 without much trouble, going undefeated and scoring 10/11 for his second victory in the last six weeks. No one came within even half a point, but five players scored nine points, with GM Fabiano Caruan...
Calling out all wizards and witches! The Chess.com Spell Chess Championship is the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The event takes place from July 15 to July 17 and features $2,500 in prizes. Spell Chess is what happens when ...
GM Magnus Carlsen has now been the world chess number-one on every FIDE rating list for the past 15 years, since July 2011. Although Carlsen has suffered scares—for instance, any loss to GM Fabiano Caruana in the 2018 World Championship matc...
As Erling Braut Haaland leads Norway's quest for World Cup glory, it's easy to forget that just three months ago the Manchester City superstar made headlines in a very different arena. Haaland's investment in Norway Chess sent shockwaves through ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura bounced back from last week's rare defeat in emphatic fashion on Saturday, storming to victory in the latest edition of Bullet Brawl with 178 points. Nakamura finished 15 points clear of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and with this win ca...
GM Nihal Sarin won the 2026 Bullet Chess Championship after pulling off what once seemed impossible. After taking down GMs Andrew Tang and Arjun Erigaisi in the Losers Bracket, he went on to win back-to-back matches against three-time and defendin...
GM Alireza Firouzja is through to the Grand Final of the 2026 Bullet Chess Championship after winning an exhilarating Winners Final against GM Arjun Erigaisi 13-11, including tiebreaks, this Friday. In the Losers Bracket, three players remain. GM ...
Young Norwegian FM Havard Haug won his first 3 0 Thursday title June 25, scoring 9.5/11 in the second event of the day. The other winners were more experienced champions. GM Dmitry Andreikin took his second 3 0 Thursday title of the month, defeati...
GM Pranesh M began 9/9 and finished 10.5/11 in Freestyle Friday on June 26, his first victory of the year and fourth overall, as the first half of the Freestyle Friday Championship (FFC) came to its conclusion. FFC leader GM Pranav Venkatesh finis...
The race for the presidency of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) officially kicked off on Friday as Wadim Rosenstein announced his long-expected candidacy, hours before fellow German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner entered the competition...
GMs Alireza Firouzja and Arjun Erigaisi advanced to the Winners Final of the 2026 Bullet Chess Championship on Thursday. Firouzja won a close match against GM Nihal Sarin 12.5-9.5, while Arjun blew away GM Andrew Tang 16-6. Just six players are le...
Chess.com has announced that private markets investment firm CVC Capital Partners has invested in the company, joining existing investor General Atlantic. As Chess.com now enters its third decade, the company says it looks to continue growing the ...
