Defending Champion GM Magnus Carlsen said he was "in no shape to play chess," but he still beat GMs Andrey Esipenko and Hans Niemann 1.5-0.5 to reach Friday's Playoffs of the $1.5 million 2026 Esports World Cup. He's joined by GMs Hikaru Naka...
The Kenyan chess community is mourning the loss of Hawi Kaloki, one of the country's leading chess players and a former national number one. He passed away at the age of 19, just weeks before he was due to make his Olympiad debut.
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Round two of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup featured wins on four out of five boards, with the white pieces scoring every point. GM Levon Aronian came back from the dead to beat GM Vincent Keymer, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat GM Sam Sevian in a compli...
As the main chess event at the Esports World Cup began in Paris on August 11, Titled Tuesday continued apace. FM Artin Ashraf, who plays most weeks and has recorded multiple top-five finishes before, was the victor outright on 10/11 points.
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GM Shreyas Royal became the youngest British Champion in history at 17, while 11-year-old FM Bodhana Sivanandan broke the age record for the British Women’s title. Fellow prodigy FM Supratit Banerjee, 12, also completed his third IM norm.
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