Thirty-six-year-old GM Igor Kovalenko played his first tournament outside of Ukraine in three years as he made nine draws in the recent 2025 Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland. The world number-54 is still a soldier but revealed he was ...
GMs Matthias Bluebaum and Nihal Sarin continue to lead the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss after round eight, as not one of the seven players behind them was able to catch up. GMs Vincent Keymer and Jorden van Foreest, with respective wins against GMs Vidit...
Indian GM Nihal Sarin defeated GM Parham Maghsoodloo to grab the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss lead on 5.5/7, where he was joined by GM Matthias Bluebaum, who stunned GM Arjun Erigaisi. GMs Alireza Firouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Hans Niemann, and Vidit ...
Noland Arbaugh, the first person to receive Neuralink's brain-computer interface, appeared at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2025 on Wednesday. After an on-stage conversation about his remarkable journey, Arbaugh capped the session by facing none other t...
The teams in CoachChamps 2025 are set for the main event in October. The eight coaches—GMs Arturs Neiksans, Ben Finegold, IMs Levy Rozman, David Pruess, Andras Toth, WGM Dina Belenkaya, CM Can Kabadayi, and NM Robert Ramirez—have each ...
The late Titled Tuesday tournament may no longer run, but that doesn't mean the Tuesday chess action stops after one tournament, with the previously announced Titled Tuesday After Party happening each week as well. The inaugural After Party, a two...
GM Magnus Carlsen won Titled Tuesday by a full point on September 9, but don't let the final margin fool you into thinking the result was a runaway. Tied with GM Alireza Firouzja entering the final round of play, Carlsen needed to defeat GM Hikaru...
GM Parham Maghsoodloo drew against GM Arjun Erigaisi to remain sole leader of the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss going into the only rest day, while GMs Anish Giri and Nihal Sarin both won sharp games to join a six-player pack half a point behind. World…
In what is quickly becoming a can't-miss annual tradition, Chess.com is partnering with GM Judit Polgar again in 2025 for Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival. This year's main event is a community simul on September 30 starting at 7:45 a.m. ...
One of the longest-running tournaments in Spain sparked reactions this week after organizers tried to ban Israeli players and prevent them from competing under their national flag. Following backlash from players, media, and warnings from FIDE, th...