The 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam started with a bang on Monday. The first day featured six rounds of rapid chess and only six of the 36 games ended in draws! World number-one Magnus Carlsen and late addition GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov emerg...
GM Ju Wenjun survived heavy pressure on the board and on the clock to make a five-hour, 80-move draw against GM Tan Zhongyi that leaves the scores level at 2-2 after game four of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship. Both players competed to s...
Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland’s first grandmaster, two-time Nordic Champion, six-time Icelandic champion, the oldest living candidate for the world chess championship and former FIDE President, passed away on Friday April 4 aged 90 after endurin...