Draws for the leading trio of GMs Anna Muzychuk, Zhu Jiner, and Tan Zhongyi in the penultimate round of the 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Women's Grand Prix left the standings unchanged, but mean Zhu has booked a FIDE Candidates spot, while Tan miss...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the only decisive game of round seven in the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025. He is now in a group of four players who are a half-point behind the leaders. With draws in all the other ...
At Titled Tuesday on May 13, GM Magnus Carlsen tied for first place in both events, winning the first one on tiebreaks before GM Hans Niemann took home the second tournament. GM Hikaru Nakamura, meanwhile, broke one of his own (and Chess...
The Czech-German grandmaster Vlastimil Hort, the strongest Czech-born chess player between the eras of GMs Richard Reti and David Navara, a former world number-six, a candidate for the world championship, and a commentator renowned for his wit and...
It's the first tournament of its kind: CoachChamps, where eight coaches select will each draft four students with the goal of guiding their students to victory! We previously announced half of the coaching field and the format, but now it's time t...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has introduced significant changes for the 2025 World Blitz Championship in Doha, Qatar, most notably, a new rule to ensure the tournament ends with a clear winner.
FIDE's move, announced Tuesday, comes ...
After six rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, we still are far from having a frontrunner. Four players are tied in first place. In the only decisive game of the round, GM Alireza Firouzja defeated World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to ...
GM Zhu Jiner's fifth win in a row, this time against GM Nana Dzagnidze, has given her a share of the 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Women's Grand Prix lead and left co-leader GM Anna Muzychuk missing out on a FIDE Women's Candidates spot to GM Aleksandra…
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IM Faustino Oro's rise shows no signs of slowing. Now, the 11-year-old prodigy is set to face former World Champion Viswanathan Anand in a match, and potentially in a knockout event. The youngster also dazzled a national TV audience in Spain ...