GM Jeffery Xiong is off the mark in 2026 after he won August's second Bullet Brawl off the back of an explosive 10/10 start. Playing more than 70 games in the two-hour arena, Xiong accrued a score of 159 and earned the $400 first prize,…
GM Alice Lee is the youngest ever winner of the Women's Speed Chess Championship after winning the final two bullet games to clinch an 11.5-9.5 victory over women's number-one GM Hou Yifan. The final clash couldn't have been tighter, with neither ...
WCM Modipalli Deekshitha soared from 1985 to a live rating of 2454 in four European tournaments, climbing to second in the world among girls under 20.
Just over a month ago, the 14-year-old Indian from Hyderabad was rated below 2000. Now she has ...
GM Pranesh M scored a nearly perfect result in the first 3 0 Thursday on August 6. His 10.5/11 score tied the record for the most dominant run in the history of the tournament. In the second tournament of the day, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda caught…
GMs Vladislav Artemiev, Parham Maghsoodloo, Wei Yi, Oleksandr Bortnyk, and Alexander Grischuk have snatched the five spots available in the $1.5 million 2026 Esports World Cup after competing in the three-day Last Chance Qualifier in Paris. They'r...
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won his maiden title and $50,000 in the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz on Thursday. Though GM Javokhir Sindarov came within a half-point of catching him, Praggnanandhaa never let go of the lead in all five days of ...
Chess.com and Neuro Gums are extending their partnership for another year. Neuro will continue to help advance Chess.com's mission to grow chess by supporting events like the Speed Chess Championship and the Champions Chess Tour.
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The USA is again missing GM Hikaru Nakamura for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, but with GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hans Niemann, it remains the top-ranked team in the Open section. Defending champion India, host nation Uzbekistan, and 2018...
The 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz has only had one leader for four days, and he has been GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. The Indian grandmaster put up the highest score in nine rounds of blitz, scoring 6/9, and is ahead of GM Javokhir Sindarov ...
For a third consecutive day, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu finds himself at the top of the standings in the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. He finished the rapid portion with 12 points on Tuesday and stayed in the lead even after losing to GM J...