GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov takes a half-point lead into the final round of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after beating GM Matthias Bluebaum while GM Javokhir Sindarov made a quick draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Sindarov is the m...
GM Sina Movahed won his fifth Freestyle Friday on January 30, holding at least a share of the lead in every round of the tournament to join GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Oleksandr Bortnyk, Arjun Erigaisi, and Magnus Carlsen with five or more. Carlsen finis...
GM Javokhir Sindarov has joined his compatriot GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters lead on 7/11 after winning a pawn and grinding out a win against GM Arjun Erigaisi. GM Hans Niemann joins a three-way tie half a point beh...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his first six games in the opening 3 0 Thursday tournament on January 29, bringing his Chess.com blitz rating to a record 3454. Nakamura slowed down after that and the tournament winners of the day were GMs Sina Movahed, Mag...
The SP Lohia Foundation is hosting an RSVP-only panel discussion and book signing in connection with Speed Chess Championship on Friday, February 6 at 19:30 GMT, taking place at 180 Strand in the Soho Works. The conversation between IM Danny Rensc...
Queen Of Chess, the Netflix documentary directed by Rory Kennedy about GM Judit Polgar's rise from child prodigy to one of the world's top players—woman or man—debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, ahead of its official ...
GM Matthias Bluebaum has crossed 2700 and moved to second place in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after winning a wild 25-move game against GM Anish Giri. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads by half a point going into the final weekend, while ...
Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and 2025 Tour winner GM Fabiano Caruana will be playing in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour. The list of full tour participants was announced on Tuesday for a tour with a $2 million prize fund that will take off i...
GM Dmitry Andreikin won a wild Titled Tuesday outright on January 27 with a score of 9.5/11. Andreikin, who wasn't in the picture atop the standings for much of the tournament, worked his way up and then became the only one of six players who…
"I thought I'd never win a chess game again," said GM Matthias Bluebaum after beating World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju with Black in round nine of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters. GM Jorden van Foreest demolished GM Vincent Keymer in just 26 move...