The International Chess Federation (FIDE) confirmed on Tuesday that they have formally filed a complaint against GM Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th world champion, referring him to the Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) for investigation into t...
GM Alexander Donchenko followed up his win over GM Anish Giri by knocking out German teammate GM Matthias Bluebaum to reach the Last 16 of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. He's joined by GMs Jose Martinez and Levon Aronian, who gave GMs Alexey Sarana and…
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Eleven was the number of the day, with GM Magnus Carlsen winning the 11th Titled Tuesday of the current season on November 11 by scoring a perfect 11/11. In the last four rounds, he toppled a quartet of top rivals in GMs Hans Niemann, Alireza…
Two-time world cup winner GM Levon Aronian smoothly beat GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek as round four of the 2025 FIDE World Cup began in Goa. The day's only other winner was GM Jose Martinez, who followed a 2-0 victory over GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a...
GM Hikaru Nakamura has all but secured his place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, after winning the 1st Annual Washington Dulles Open over the weekend—a five-round Swiss event that provided the final classical games he needed to meet ...
No team has had a better run in the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) this season than the University of Texas, Dallas. They've defeated both of last season's finalists, and raced out to a perfect 6-0 start. In contrast, Texas Tech University has had ...
We're excited to announce 3 0 Thursday (three-oh-Thursday), our new weekly prize event for titled players! The event will feature a 3+0 time control, the most popular among titled players on our website. Every Thursday, titled players can now play...
GM Yasser Seirawan described Crazyhouse as "one-person Bughouse," so it was fitting that NM Isaac Chiu, one half of the 2025 Bughouse Championship winning team, also triumphed in the 2025 Crazyhouse Championship. Chiu won the Winners Final 3-1 aga...
Thirty-two players remain in contention to win the 2025 FIDE World Cup ahead of round four. The following players advanced after winning round-three tiebreaks on Sunday: GMs Wei Yi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Richard Rapport, Yu Yangyi, Sam Shankland...