GM Pranav Venkatesh added another feather in his cap in the first 3 0 Thursday tournament of the week, finishing with an undefeated 9.5/11 and outscoring no fewer than eight super-GMs. Wins over GMs Aravindh Chithambaram, Sergei Zhigalko, Hans Nie...
GM Alireza Firouzja is back in the top 10 on the August 2026 FIDE rating list after his victory in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov's last-round loss to GM Dmitry Andreikin saw him drop two places to eighth. For a...
A Russian artillery attack destroyed the 121-year-old building that housed Kherson’s Children’s and Youth Sports School for Chess and Checkers, consuming what the regional chess federation says housed a library of more than 5,000 chess...
WFM Alexandra Botez's venture into the game development world continues with a new chapter. Last year, the Canadian creator announced her involvement with Chess Arena, a fast-paced chess-themed battle royale game. Now, she's hosting the Chess Aren...
The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) is returning for its fourth season with GM Magnus Carlsen headlining the field in Bengaluru, India. With a stellar lineup of the strongest players in the game teaming up in exhilarating matchups, the fou...
Who says chess needs to be an individual game? Call up your buddy and get ready for the madness of the Chess.com Bughouse Chess Championship! The event features a $5,000 prize fund and will take place from August 3 to August 7.
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Eleven-year-old FM Bodhana Sivanandan added two more age records with a stunning performance at the Dole Open in France last week, becoming the youngest girl ever to score an international master norm and the youngest girl known to defeat a 2600-r...
Team USA won the match against Uzbekistan in the inaugural WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026. They clinched the match 13-9 with a round to spare. They played the final round anyway, and tied, so the final score was 14-10.
Team USA consisted o...
GM Alireza Firouzja returned to Titled Tuesday on July 28 and won the event outright with a score of 9.5/11, including ripping off seven straight wins from rounds four through 10. The win was Firouzja's first of 2026 after he posted four victories...
Geneva, Switzerland will host the 2026 FIDE World Championship between Indian World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and his Uzbek challenger GM Javokhir Sindarov, with the 14-game match running November 25 to December 15. FIDE Interim President GM Viswa...