WFM Anna Cramling blundered a piece against 12-year-old Zac Chua from Canada and didn't realize until three moves later, but she shrugged off that slip-up to win the sixth episode of Kids vs. Stars 2.5-1.5. "I would rather go skydiving!" she said ...
GM Jose Martinez of Mexico, IM Mai Narva of Estonia, and IM Faustino Oro of Argentina emerged winners of the Men, Women, and U21 sections, respectively, of the month-long 2025 GCL Contenders held on the Chess.com platform. They all qualified as Am...
GM Magnus Carlsen won Titled Tuesday on October 14, his third of the Autumn Split and first since the recent birth of his son, leading commentator GM David Howell to dub the champion "Daddy Carlsen." Carlsen flirted with a perfect score after reac...
The featured match in the third week of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) saw IM Roman Pyrih escape from two lost positions to score a perfect 4-0 and lead his Texas Tech University (TTU) chess team to their first victory of the season. It was…
WFM Alexandra Botez is best known for her career as a chess content creator and streamer, but now she's also entering game development with the launch of her first videogame. Co-produced with indie studio Millions of Monsters, Chess Arena reimagin...
GMs Wesley So and Sam Shankland joined GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian in a four-way tie for the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship lead on 1.5/2 after scoring the only wins in round two. So beat his old college roommate GM Ray Robson while Shankl...
Former world champion Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in the live finals of the Speed Chess Championship in 2024. Both players look ready to return this year, as they began the 2025 edition with decisive victories against grandmasters ...