GM Sergey Karjakin, a former challenger for the world chess championship title, has been sanctioned by the European Union (EU) for his continued support of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
The EU's new measures were announced on the third ...
In week five of the Collegiate Chess League Spring 2025 (CCL) the star-studded Saint Louis University Team continued their undefeated season with a dominant performance against Yale University.
The CCL continues with week six on Saturday, ...
GM Tan Zhongyi beat IM Sara Khadem in round six to score her first win of the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix. The day's other winner was GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, who exploited a time-trouble mistake by GM Koneru Humpy to move into second pl...
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Young French GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi delivered a masterlass at the Djerba Chess Festival, producing one of the most stunning tournament performance of 2025 so far.
The 17-year-old grandmaster was seeded only ninth in the 10-player round-robin th...
Following an eventful fortnight, GM Hikaru Nakamura returned to the Bullet Brawl to capture his 36th title and the $400 first prize, scoring 65/74 and finishing with a score of 232 ahead of 228 other titled players.
The event was headlined ...
GM Kateryna Lagno continues to lead the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix before the rest day after all games were drawn in round five. GM Koneru Humpy let a big chance slip in a long game against GM Tan Zhongyi, while GM Aleksandra Goryachkina…
GM Kateryna Lagno said "it’s been a long time since I played such a beautiful game" after defeating GM Elisabeth Paehtz to take the sole lead in the 2025 Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix on 3/4. The remaining games were drawn, with GM Aleksand...
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won Freestyle Friday on February 21, becoming the fifth player to win one in the first five weeks of the event. More notably, this victory comes on the heels of a win in the late Titled Tuesday on February 18, making Duda…
It took just about one hour for GM Magnus Carlsen to win the Grand Final against GM Hikaru Nakamura and thus the 2025 Chessable Masters, the first event of this year's Champions Chess Tour. He defeated Nakamura for the second time in the even...