GMs Andrey Esipenko, Yu Yangyi, Vladislav Artemiev, Wei Yi, Alexander Grischuk, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Sam Sevian, and Anish Giri qualified for the 2025 Chessable Masters Playoffs. Wei qualified directly by winning the Swiss tournament, while the oth...
Ukrainian esports organization Natus Vincere (NAVI) has entered the competitive chess scene with a bang by snapping up star grandmasters Wesley So, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Oleksandr Bortnyk. Meanwhile, world number-nine GM Wei Yi has also been ...