GM Magnus Carlsen expects GM Javokhir Sindarov to defeat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, calling the challenger a "pretty significant favorite" and warning that the match could "get a little bit ugly" if Gukesh falls behind early.
The worl...
The favorites won in round one of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, but there were a number of shocking individual upsets. Thai IM Prin Laohawirapap's win against Indian super-GM Arjun Erigaisi is the Game of the Day, while Iraqi CM Ali Ehsan Aryan's ...
GM Sina Movahed claimed his third Titled Tuesday of the year and fourth of his career on September 15, coming out ahead of GM Vincent Keymer on tiebreaks after both scored 9.5/11. One move of extra tactical foresight in round 10 helped move M...
IM Georgios Makropoulos, seven-time Greek chess champion who became one of the most powerful figures in international chess for decades, has passed away at the age of 72.
The Greek Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation (FI...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission has handed a two-year ban to a minor after he was caught with a mobile phone hidden inside his shoe during a tournament in Slovenia. The phone had the game position open on Chess.com.
The five-page de...
GM Hikaru Nakamura emerged as the winner of Bullet Brawl for a record 66th time on Saturday, September 12. It was a dominant performance, with Nakamura's 184 points leaving him 42 points clear of IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher in second place. With Nak...
No, it’s not an April Fool's. More than six years after Chess.com joked that the pandemic-interrupted FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 would resume in Antarctica, rated chess really is heading to the world’s coldest continent.
The...
GM Javokhir Sindarov beat GM Viswanathan Anand and made a draw against GM Alireza Firouzja as the FYERS American Gambits won both matches on day one of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. There were also wins for GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine...
GM Veselin Topalov staved off a counterthrust from GM Garry Kasparov by winning both blitz games to win the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match at the end of the third and final day. In the final analysis, Topalov scored 11-1 in blitz ga...
The Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after defeating defending champions Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi turned around a losing position with a bishop ...