A new documentary has been released on Prime Video that sheds light on the competitive race to secure the signing of GM Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Esports World Cup debut of chess, while the world number-one also shares the spotlight with Cristia...
There was no need for tiebreaks in any of the three 3 0 Thursday tournaments on July 2 as the three champions, GMs Denis Lazavik, Volodar Murzin, and IM Yoseph Taher, won outright.
In the curtain-raiser, Lazavik beat GMs Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Kr...
IMs Carissa Yip and Leya Garifullina won the rapid and blitz segments (respectively) of the WR Women's Chess Tour - Americas 2026 on Wednesday and Thursday. Along with the $7,000 first prize, they both qualify for the Grand Final in Stuttgart, Ger...
GM Alireza Firouzja has opened up a three-point lead after beating key rivals GMs Vincent Keymer and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu with the black pieces on day two of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac began in style with ...
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GM Alireza Firouzja shrugged off his bullet-chess loss to GM Nihal Sarin to take the sole lead on day one of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with wins over GMs Ivan Saric and Bogdan-Daniel Deac. His 5/6 put him a point ahead of…
Norway Chess 2026 and the UzChess Cup 2026 were two tournaments that shifted classical ratings for many of the world's top-15 on the July list. The most notable change was, unusually so, an 18-point drop in GM Magnus Carlsen's rating, just as he c...
Arkady Dvorkovich has confirmed he will seek a third term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), eight years after first campaigning on a promise that FIDE presidents should be limited to two terms.
The incumbent announced his...
GM Jose Martinez won Titled Tuesday on June 30 without much trouble, going undefeated and scoring 10/11 for his second victory in the last six weeks. No one came within even half a point, but five players scored nine points, with GM Fabiano Caruan...
Calling out all wizards and witches! The Chess.com Spell Chess Championship is the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The event takes place from July 15 to July 17 and features $2,500 in prizes.
Spell Chess is what happens when ...