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One Story To Watch For Every FIDE Candidate
It’s that time again. Every two years, the FIDE Candidates Tournament arrives, ready to nominate another challenger to go into the lion’s den and face off against the reigning World Champion of chess,...
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Sindarov On The Candidates: 'I Know It Will Be Very Hard To Win, But I Want To Try'
Twenty-year-old GM Javokhir Sindarov is the youngest of eight participants in the upcoming 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, the event that will determine the next challenger to World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju....
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Who Will Win The Candidates? 7 GMs Offer Their Take
Just because you're playing in the 2026 Candidates Tournament doesn't mean you can't rank your opponents ahead of time. Seven grandmasters, including four of the candidates, recently gave their takes about the...
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Sindarov Rises To No. 5, Erdogmus Becomes Youngest-Ever 2700 On May 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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Duda Abides Late Loss, Recovers To Win Titled Tuesday
Chess.com Open runner-up GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup with the result, followed up by winning Titled Tuesday on April 28. Propelled by an 8/8 start, Duda would only score...
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Carlsen Wins Chess.com Open, Recovers From Tough Start Vs. Duda
Team Liquid's GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs after defeating GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in an exhilarating Grand Final. Duda, coming from the Losers Bracket, dominated the first match 2.5-0.5,...
