GM Wesley So won his third title and $87,500 at the 2026 Sinquefield Cup. After all the classical games ended in draws, he and GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu contested the champion's title in rapid playoffs. The two rapid games ended in draws, and w...
Fans now have a reason to tune in to their favorite streaming platform every Tuesday. Titled Tuesday (TT) broadcasts are back, hosted by the one and only GM Robert Hess! Shows start weekly at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CEST / 8:30 p.m. IST on…
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 GM Magnus Carlsen celebrates another Esports World Cup title, attention is already turning to the road to next year's event. The Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2026-2027 cycle remains the main road to the next Esports World Cup—with a tweaked...
The inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), which was set to feature a 128-player chess tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 2-29, has been postponed by one year to November 2027, the Esports Foundation (EF) announced on Tuesday.
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GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has caught GM Wesley So in the lead of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on 5/8, just before the final round. With the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in just 27 moves, while So made a draw against G...