Following an eventful fortnight, GM Hikaru Nakamura returned to the Bullet Brawl to capture his 36th title and the $400 first prize, scoring 65/74 and finishing with a score of 232 ahead of 228 other titled players.
The event was headlined ...
GM Kateryna Lagno continues to lead the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix before the rest day after all games were drawn in round five. GM Koneru Humpy let a big chance slip in a long game against GM Tan Zhongyi, while GM Aleksandra Goryachkina…
GM Kateryna Lagno said "it’s been a long time since I played such a beautiful game" after defeating GM Elisabeth Paehtz to take the sole lead in the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix on 3/4. The remaining games were drawn, with GM Aleksand...
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won Freestyle Friday on February 21, becoming the fifth player to win one in the first five weeks of the event. More notably, this victory comes on the heels of a win in the late Titled Tuesday on February 18, making Duda…
It took just about one hour for GM Magnus Carlsen to win the Grand Final against GM Hikaru Nakamura and thus the 2025 Chessable Masters, the first event of this year's Champions Chess Tour. He defeated Nakamura for the second time in the even...
India's chess stars continue to receive well-deserved recognition for their achievements, with two of the nation's brightest players, IMs Divya Deshmukh and Tania Sachdev, being honored with awards this week. The national teams were also cele...
World number-one GM Magnus Carlsen made an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience where he openly addressed the infamous controversy with GM Hans Niemann for the first time.
The controversial Joe Rogan, a comedian, UFC commentator, and former TV...
GM Vincent Keymer has taken the lead in the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Final after winning game one against GM Fabiano Caruana. He is a draw away from winning the $200,000 prize on Friday. In the match for third place, GM&nbs...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk won a sharp battle in round three of the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix to knock GM Tan Zhongyi down to world number-four. The other win was a 5.5-hour marathon that saw GM Aleksandra Goryachkina return to 50 percent by...
GMs Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana won two grueling matches and advance to the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Final. In the shorter match, Keymer ended GM Magnus Carlsen's hopes of earning the $200,000 first prize by drawing game ...