GM Frederik Svane's win over GM Hans Niemann saw Germany defeat top-seeded U.S.A. 2.5-1.5 in round five of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. Germany is joined in the lead on 10/10 match points by Uzbekistan, who crushed Hungary 4-0, and India, who def...
Round four of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 saw no major upsets on the top 11 boards, which consisted of the 21 teams with a perfect score. The most dominant score was the U.S.'s 3.5-0.5 against Ukraine, with GM Levon Aronian winning the Game of…
No one has ever scored a perfect 11-0 in 3 0 Thursday, but FM Artin Ashraf and GM Jeffery Xiong both came close on Thursday, September 17. Ashraf started by winning 10 consecutive games in the first event. His final-round loss cost him perfection,...
The seed favorites generally won in round three of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with two notable exceptions on the top 50 boards. 79th seed Kyrgyzstan beat 31st seed Brazil 2.5-1.5, while 50th seed Singapore upset 21st seed Norway with the same s...
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Chess is hitting the big screen. Grandmasters, the new chess film following the dramatic tides and incredible characters of top-level chess, is showing in 90+ AMC theaters across the United States on October 11 and 14. For the first time, you can ...
With the striking exception of El Salvador (94th seed) upsetting Cuba (44th seed), the favorite teams won their matches in round two of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. It wasn't smooth sailing, as Uzbekistan, the United States, India, the Netherland...
GM Magnus Carlsen expects GM Javokhir Sindarov to defeat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, calling the challenger a "pretty significant favorite" and warning that the match could "get a little bit ugly" if Gukesh falls behind early.
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The favorites won in round one of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, but there were a number of shocking individual upsets. Thai IM Prin Laohawirapap's win against Indian super-GM Arjun Erigaisi is the Game of the Day, while Iraqi CM Ali Ehsan Aryan's ...
GM Sina Movahed claimed his third Titled Tuesday of the year and fourth of his career on September 15, coming out ahead of GM Vincent Keymer on tiebreaks after both scored 9.5/11. One move of extra tactical foresight in round 10 helped move M...