No one has ever scored a perfect 11/11 in 3 0 Thursday, but GM Jeffery Xiong became the closest player to that elusive mark in the second tournament on August 27. Xiong won his first 10 games and had a forced mate on the board…
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu came back from behind to win the final match against GM Fabiano Caruana and claim his maiden title in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, which comes with $200,000. The Indian grandmaster started the day six points behin...
We're excited to announce a special edition of the Gambit Cup, a poker event taking place on August 31. The event starts at 12 p.m. ET / 18:00 CEST / 9:30 p.m. IST and is open to all Gambit members.
The Gambit Cup is a…
GMs Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anna Muzychuk have taken the final spots in the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Grand Final after winning the WR Women's Chess Tour Europe 2026 events in Saint-Tropez, France. Assaubayeva survived two armageddon games befor...
GM Wesley So won his third title and $87,500 at the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on Wednesday. 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...
GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 9-3 in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals title match after making a draw in game two. Praggnanandhaa had huge winning chances in the opposite-color bishop endgame, but Caruana surviv...
IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) is the latest addition to team Basilisk, the global esports organization. Rozman joins a team that already consists of super-GMs Anish Giri and Vincent Keymer, though his role will not be as a player but as the Head of...
GM Fabiano Caruana won the first classical game of the title match against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, earning six points. The Indian grandmaster held his own in an unusual version of the Italian Opening,...
In the last Titled Tuesday before big changes coming shortly, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda took home victory with a 9.5/10 start, while GM Arjun Erigaisi came in second place with a 9.5/10 finish after missing the first round. Due to Arjun's missing roun...
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...