A 16-year-old Indian player has catapulted himself into the world elite and become an international master in a matter of just two months in what is described as an "exceptional" feat.
Aaditya Dhingra from Gurugram, a city southwest of New Delhi...
It was a day of sad goodbyes as five players were eliminated from PogChamps 5.
xQc won a tight match against Papaplatte, followed by three not-so-close match wins by Wirtual, QTCinderella, and I did a thing against Sykkuno, Jinnitty, and Tyler1 ...
The round three tiebreaks led to an unpleasant day for many of the higher-rated players in the 2023 FIDE World Cup, especially for GM Anish Giri, who was knocked out of the event by GM Nijat Abasov. GM Teimour Radjabov also fell at the hands…
British chess is being given a massive boost in a move that is said to be "potentially transformational" for a nation where chess has struggled to gain attention for years.
"The Great British Chess Revival" could begin this month, as U.K Prime M...
In a dramatic affair, GM Javokhir Sindarov knocked GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave out of the 2023 FIDE World Cup in the second game of round three, while GM Fabiano Caruana and Women's World Champion GM Ju Wenjun came dangerously close to exiting the e...
In a "grandmaster-only" round, GM Peter Svidler glided to victory over GM Jorden van Foreest, GM Magnus Carlsen displayed his incredible endgame skills, and GMs Daniele Vocaturo and Ivan Schitco pulled off wins against their higher-rated opponents...
GM Daniel Naroditsky won first place and $400 in August's first Bullet Brawl on Saturday after scoring 74 wins and amassing a score of 275 in the two-hour arena. Previous winners GMs Jose Martinez and Oleksandr Bortnyk, who finished in second and ...
With trash talk, surprise checkmates, and ruthless king hunts, the competitors went all out on day three of PogChamps 5.
Franks-is-heres inspired himself into victory vs. the ever-calm Sykkuno, tying with CDawgVA for first in Group A. Sapnap def...
IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, more commonly known as Sara Khadem, gained Spanish citizenship on Wednesday. The 26-year-old international master, who left her native country Iran in January and transferred chess federations in July, is the number-o...
It was a day that seesawed between inspiration and shock at PogChamps 5. As the players fought it out in their brackets, some rose from the ashes of their former selves to emerge victorious while others played their final moves of the event. ...