19-year-old Indian IM Divya Deshmukh has one foot in the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup Quarterfinals after scoring an impressive win over Chinese number-two seed GM Zhu Jiner as round four began in Batumi. The remaining three Chinese players—G...
Nineteen-year-old Dutch IM Eline Roebers set a new record in June, becoming the highest-rated woman in the history of Chess.com. Her new rating of 2932 beat GM Kateryna Lagno's previous record of 2928.
ELINE IS UNSTOPPABLE! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/g...
NBA superstar Victor "Wemby" Wembanyama is bringing his passion for chess back home. The San Antonio Spurs phenom is hosting a chess tournament in his hometown in France on Sunday, July 20.
The French NBA sensation has already given his hometown...
For GM Alexey Sarana, the early Titled Tuesday tournament on July 15 was his 16th career win in the event, and his third of the year. For up-and-coming GM Sina Movahed, the late tournament was his first ever.
The established player was the one…
World number-four GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu headlines a star-studded preliminary list of participants signed up for the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for the Esports World Cup (EWC), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The LCQ, scheduled for July 24-26, o...