GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won a pawn and ground down GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in 60 moves to join GMs Hans Niemann and Arjun Erigaisi in the early 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters lead on 1.5/2. The day's only other winner was GM Vladimir Fedoseev...
IM Levy Rozman explained that when he plays blitz, "I get very creative and my brain reacts very fast." He demonstrated those abilities by defeating IM Julien Song 6-2 in the blitz portion of their match. Combined with Rozman's 8-6 match lead...
Bullet Brawl's most prolific winner, GM Hikaru Nakamura, has started 2026 with a hat trick of victories. In Saturday's event, GM Jose Martinez built a 21-point lead, but with just over 20 minutes to go, Nakamura bolted to the finish line, not only...