Adult improvers, rejoice. More than 15 years since earning her first IM norm in 2010, and more than a decade after earning her third and final, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan played the "best tournament of my career" at the Budapest One Week in Hungary. She...
GM Fabiano Caruana won the only decisive game in round three of the 2025 Sinquefield Cup to knock GM Alireza Firouzja out of the lead. Caruana now leads with GM Levon Aronian, who survived miraculously and drew GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and GM Pr...
The Saint Louis Chess Club will reopen its doors in October following a major renovation and expansion, featuring a clash between none other than former world champions, GMs Garry Kasparov and Vishwanathan Anand. The match is followed by a rapid e...
Women's number-one Hou Yifan is through to the final of the the 2025 Women's Speed Chess Championship after beating GM Kateryna Lagno 12.5-8.5. Hou powered into a three-point lead after the five-minute section but then was caught as Lagno hit back...
On August 19, for the second time in less than two years, GM Magnus Carlsen swept both Titled Tuesdays on a single day. Carlsen also won last week's late event, giving him three in a row overall. He won both of today's events outright, including…
GM Alireza Firouzja has joined GMs Levon Aronian and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in leading the 2025 Sinquefield Cup after two rounds. He survived another difficult position, against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and even managed to win the 100-move marath...
GMs Levon Aronian and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu started with wins in the 2025 Sinquefield Cup to take the early lead. Aronian beat GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the black pieces in our Game of the Day, while Praggnanandhaa won a surprisingly easy-...
IM Polina Shuvalova will take on Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun in the 2025 Women's Speed Chess Championship Semifinals after defeating IM Alice Lee 9-5. A topsy-turvy match was too close to call for the the first two sections, and midway throug...
The Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is back for another thrilling season, and registrations for Fall 2025 are officially open! Once again, the CCL will boast a $25,000 prize fund and the exciting four vs. four team format that fans and players love....
When 10-year-old Keya Jha beat a grandmaster in the final round of the Joe Yun Memorial, she not only sensationally clinched first place in the tournament, but also set a U.S. record for being the youngest American to defeat a grandmaster in a cla...