Freestyle Chess and FIDE have agreed to join forces to stage the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, scheduled for February 13–15, 2026, in Weissenhaus, Germany.
The surprise announcement was made on Wednesday, just over one mon...
GMs Viswanathan Anand and Hans Niemann lead 2026 Tata Steel Chess India with 2.5 points out of the first three games. Anand scored wins against GMs Wesley So and Aravindh Chithambaram, while Niemann scored his against 2024 Rapid World Champio...
Freestyle Chess and FIDE have agreed to join forces to stage the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, scheduled for February 13–15, 2026, in Weissenhaus, Germany.
The surprise announcement was made on Wednesday, just over one mon...
GMs Viswanathan Anand and Hans Niemann lead 2026 Tata Steel Chess India with 2.5 points out of the first three games. Anand scored wins against GMs Wesley So and Aravindh Chithambaram, while Niemann scored his against 2024 Rapid World Champio...
Five national chess federations have formally launched a legal challenge against the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), contesting the decisions taken at December's online General Assembly to lift re...
GM Magnus Carlsen is off to a fast start in Titled Tuesday in 2026, winning the January 6 tournament with a 9.5/11 score. He came out ahead of second-place GM Vincent Keymer and third-place GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda on tiebreaks. Duda, Keymer, and Car...
2025 was an eventful year for chess, and we surely had a lot to celebrate! We were lucky enough to see chess take over the world stage at the Esports World Cup, witness viral table-banging moments, gasp at brilliant sacrifices, and more.
We aske...
The first 16 players have been determined for the 2026 Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot tournament (“Total Chess 2026 Pilot”), FIDE and Norway Chess announced on Tuesday. This year's event is a test run for the 2027 inaugural ...
We’re excited to announce the first event of the 2026 Chess.com Community Championships. The 2026 Chess.com Puzzles Championship takes place on January 15 and 16, starting at 1 p.m. ET/19:00 CET, and features a $5,000 prize fund. The event w...
What happens when two of the world's biggest creators collide? You're about to find out with the upcoming Gotham vs. Song match, taking place in Madrid, Spain from January 15 to 18. IMs Levy Rozman and Julien Song will compete in a series of 14…