All eight games were drawn in round two of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates. In the open tournament, the standings remain unchanged with GMs Fabiano Caruana, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Javokhir Sindaro...
IM Polina Shuvalova and CM Aarit Kapil may be worlds apart in age and experience, but both have reached the same milestone: 3000 blitz on Chess.com—Shuvalova as the first woman, and Kapil as the youngest ever.
For most Chess.com members, b...