Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha from India was 2.5 years old when he picked up chess. Now he plays up to five hours a day, and at just three years, seven months, and 20 days, he has become the youngest FIDE-rated player.
Chess is becoming younger ...
The 2025 FIDE World Cup is over, with a month of frenetic chess action whittling 206 players down to just one, GM Javokhir Sindarov. The 19-year-old star is both the youngest and lowest-seeded player ever to win the World Cup, earning him a hero's...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov clinched "truly an amazing tournament for me" with a round to spare after forcing a draw from a position of strength against GM Alireza Firouzja. Elsewhere in the London Chess Classic Elite Tournament it was a dream day fo...
Almost all favorites won their SuperPogChamps quarterfinal matches. Sardoche overpowered Linda Diaz with his chess, while Wirtual's own mouse betrayed him in his match against Andrea Botez.
In the Consolation Bracket, Cows went extinct as Sparg0...
The Finals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, taking place near Cape Town, South Africa, are just around the corner. The year-long tour brings together eight world-class players to compete in a Chess960 tournament that starts at the Groo...
When Jaguar TCS Racing was looking for someone to help launch their new campaign ahead of Season 12 of the all-electric Formula E Championship, they turned to renowned streamer, content creator, and WFM Anna Cramling.
“In chess, every piec...
Samay Raina can make you laugh, and Samay Raina can make you cry. The Indian comedian won every single game in Group B of SuperPogChamps, guaranteeing his spot in the Championship Bracket's semifinals. Sardoche and Wirtual both made it to the uppe...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov now leads the London Chess Classic Elite Tournament by two points with two rounds to go after beating GM Luke McShane for a sixth win in a row. The remaining games were drawn, with second-placed GM Alireza Firouzja frustra...
Today was the first day of something you thought you'd never see. When watching PogChamps, one might expect Botez Gambits, stalemates, and generally the worst chess you've ever seen when tens of thousands of dollars are on the line.
That was not...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his second Titled Tuesday in three weeks on December 2, needing only 9.5 points to take the tournament without even needing tiebreaks. He caught and passed GM Sina Movahed in the 11th round, and clinched the outright win when...