IM Alice Lee upset Women's World Champion and reigning WSCC Champion GM Ju Wenjun on Friday in the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship Quarterfinals. Lee dominated all three portions and won the match with a shockingly one-sided 9.5-3.5 score.
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In chess slang, adoption means beating an opponent 10 games in a row. It's an impressive accomplishment against any strong player, but GM Vladimir Fedoseev managed it against a whole field of opponents in 3 0 Thursday on July 23. He won his first ...
Moscow-born Kazakh billionaire Timur Turlov has put himself forward as a candidate to become FIDE president, with GM Viswanathan Anand as his deputy. Turlov was planning to run for deputy president under Arkady Dvorkovich, but the European Union's...