IM Georgios Makropoulos, seven-time Greek chess champion who became one of the most powerful figures in international chess for decades, has passed away at the age of 72.
The Greek Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation (FI...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission has handed a two-year ban to a minor after he was caught with a mobile phone hidden inside his shoe during a tournament in Slovenia. The phone had the game position open on Chess.com.
The five-page de...
GM Hikaru Nakamura emerged as the winner of Bullet Brawl for a record 66th time on Saturday, September 12. It was a dominant performance, with Nakamura's 184 points leaving him 42 points clear of IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher in second place. With Nak...
No, it’s not an April Fool's. More than six years after Chess.com joked that the pandemic-interrupted FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 would resume in Antarctica, rated chess really is heading to the world’s coldest continent.
The...
GM Javokhir Sindarov beat GM Viswanathan Anand and made a draw against GM Alireza Firouzja as the FYERS American Gambits won both matches on day one of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. There were also wins for GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine...
GM Veselin Topalov staved off a counterthrust from GM Garry Kasparov by winning both blitz games to win the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match at the end of the third and final day. In the final analysis, Topalov scored 11-1 in blitz ga...
The Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after defeating defending champions Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi turned around a losing position with a bishop ...
GM Veselin Topalov won both blitz games to take a five-point lead over GM Garry Kasparov at the end of the second day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match. Topalov leads the match with a score of 8.5-3.5.
Kasparov failed to conver...
GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers will play GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters in this year's title match at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In a rare outcome for a chess tournament, both leaders lost on the final day but ...
Thirteenth World Champion GM Garry Kasparov found it tough to keep the clock and his nerves in control, as GM Veselin Topalov exploited his opportunities to gain a 2.5-1.5 lead at the end of the first day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends, the...