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How To Watch And What You Need To Know About The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament
The chess world holds its breath as it awaits the start of the most important over-the-board tournament of the year. The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament kick off on March...
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Meet The 2026 Women's Candidates: Who Should You Root For?
The women’s world championship cycle hasn’t always looked like this, and the Women’s Candidates tournament certainly hasn’t always been held concurrently with the Open. But isn’t it...
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Wrapping Up 2025 And Looking To 2026
Welcome to 2026! We had another great year at Chess.com in 2025, all because of you. As we enter the new year, let's take a look back at the last month of action—GM Magnus Carlsen's continued dominance, our...
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Sindarov Rises To No. 5, Erdogmus Becomes Youngest-Ever 2700 On May FIDE Rating List
If 2024 was the golden year for India, with double gold in the Olympiad and GM Gukesh Dommaraju crowned world champion, 2026 is shaping up to be a golden year for Uzbekistan so far. The nation's number-one GM Nodirbek...
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Sindarov, Vaishali Triumph: 7 FIDE Candidates Conclusions
GM Javokhir Sindarov blew away the field in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus to win €170,000 (~$200k) and, much more importantly, earn a world championship match against GM Gukesh Dommaraju. The 2026...
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Vaishali Wins Women's Candidates; Sindarov Breaks Record
24-year-old Indian star GM Vaishali Rameshbabu will play Chinese GM Ju Wenjun for the women's world championship title after clinching the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates with a final-round win over GM Kateryna Lagno....
