The Grand Chess Auto Bots are here this November, bringing their shady dealings to the board as they calculate their next big scheme. It’s up to you to foil their plans and score exclusive rewards before the end of the month.
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GM Hikaru Nakamura's record-breaking victory streak in the Bullet Brawl arena has finally come to an end after GM Alireza Firouzja storm home to snatch first place in the 232-strong player event on Saturday.
Firouzja finished on 170 points, four ...
Nobody is happier after 11 rounds of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship than GM Fabiano Caruana, who has a new chance to win his fifth consecutive title. GM Wesley So entered the final round with a full-point lead, but the most likely result was not...
GM Javokhir Sindarov goes into the 2026 Salesforce FIDE World Championship against reigning champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju with a lead of 72 rating points and 22 places on the November FIDE rating list. The biggest climber near the top of the list w...
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov have teamed up for a training camp in Spain ahead of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot. Joining them are GM David Howell and Carlsen's longtime coach, GM Peter Heine Nielsen.
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GM Sina Movahed won Freestyle Friday for the second time in three weeks (channeling the old Meat Loaf song) on October 30, despite starting on 1.5/3 points. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev led much of the way, but settled for second place after his 10th-rou...
GM Alexey Sarana won the first 3 0 Thursday with a dominant 10/11 score. Not to be outdone, GM Arjun Erigaisi proceeded to win both the second and third tournaments. It was the second time this year that Arjun won two 3 0 Thursdays on…
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the second edition of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 with a final score of 20.5 points after three days. He earned $168,000 (including bonuses) and played the game of the tournament against GM Hikaru Nakamura along ...
Istanbul, Türkiye, will host the 2026 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships from December 26-30, FIDE announced on Thursday. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Bibisara Assaubayeva are the defending champions heading into th...
IM Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess, had a memorable visit to Bayern Munich to play chess with soccer stars Harry Kane and Michael Olise. The meeting came just two days after Kane won the prestigious Ballon d’Or in London.
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