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...
The President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, said Thursday could be his "last day" as head of the chess governing body. Hours later, he was included in the European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia, f...
GM Anish Giri, the longtime top-10 chess player and instructional author, has signed with Basilisk Gaming (stylized BASILISK), the esports organization announced in a press release and on social media Thursday. Giri will begin representing Basilis...
GM Alireza Firouzja has taken clear first place in the 2026 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after making a draw with GM Arjun Erigaisi in the final round. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov could have forced a playoff with a win, but instead he overpressed a...
GM Alireza Firouzja goes into the final round of the 2026 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters with a half-point lead after making a draw against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov while his co-leader GM Arjun Erigaisi lost to GM Nihal Sarin. The other big story ...
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is your winner for Titled Tuesday on July 21, scoring 9.5/11 points and a big win over GM Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round that proved to be the difference between first and second place—Caruana also scored 9.5 ...
GM Judit Polgar, the greatest woman chess player in history, was invited to be Hungary's next president, a largely ceremonial position with a maximum term of five years. On Sunday, Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on social medi...
Chess will soon be coming to the Junior Olympic Games. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has announced that it will add chess as its latest competition, joining established programs covering dozens of sports. Matt Thomas, the first American chessbo...
GM Arjun Erigaisi has beaten World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to catch GM Alireza Firouzja in the lead with two rounds of the 2026 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters to go. Gukesh sprang an opening surprise and gained a winning position, but lost his w...