In the fall 2025 season, the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) team fell just short, losing in the finals 8.5-7.5 against St. Louis University (SLU). They fought their way back in the spring 2026 season, claiming the title 9.5-6.5 against SRM In...
WGM Jennifer Shahade delivers a case for why chess thinking matters far beyond the board in her new book Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life.
The two-time U.S. Women's Champion has long been known as one of the…
Armenian chess legend GM Smbat Lputian was arrested on Friday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and forgery, according to national media. He was later released, though charges against him remain in place.
The arrest has been...
Seventeen-year-old Ukrainian IM Roman Dehtiarov has made history as both the youngest and lowest-seeded player ever to win the European Individual Chess Championship. He started the event in Katowice, Poland ranked 126th out of 501 players, with a...
WFM Alexandra Botez is not intimidated to play chess in front of a legion of strangers online. But now she's about to do something much scarier—play against four kids who are literally younger than Instagram. The next episode of Kids vs. Sta...
GM Arjun Erigaisi has proven his mettle once again in the Bullet Brawl arena by confirming his second title in a commanding display of attacking chess. Arjun scored 52/63 in two hours for a score of 175 points, earning him the $400 first priz...
GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has taken another step toward chess history. The 14-year-old Turkish prodigy crushed GM Veselin Topalov 5-1 in the Clash of Generations III on Friday, breaking the 2700 barrier on the live rating list for the first time and ...
Luis Ignasio, aka EyeoftheTiger1204, defended his title in the second edition of the 4-Player Chess Championship. Despite starting the first game of the Knockout by finishing last, he made what commentator Jai Sandhu called "a sensational return a...
IMs Renato Terry and Karina Ambartsumova extended their records for 3 0 Thursday tournament victories on Thursday, April 16. Terry won a record 11th victory in the third tournament of the day, advancing ahead of GM Jose Martinez for the most wins ...
The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, after its 10th round, continues to be the GM Javokhir Sindarov show as he leads by two points. The Uzbek star scored his record-breaking sixth win against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and can now boast the most...