World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju is in last place of the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters and has slumped to world number-20 after losing to Indian countryman GM Aravindh Chithambaram in round six. GM Jorden van Foreest still leads by half a poin...
GM Javokhir Sindarov won Titled Tuesday on March 3 as the spring split, the third and final portion of the 2025-26 Titled Tuesday season, opened. Sindarov defeated GM Nihal Sarin in the final round and emerged as the victor on tiebreaks after cole...
IM Levy Rozman became the world's biggest chess YouTuber by teaching millions of players how to win at chess. Two and a half years after a massively successful book debut, he's taking it one step further by targeting readers who can't yet walk, ta...
Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 and the Challengers, which started in mid-January and ended at the start of February, were responsible for most of the rating changes for the world's top players. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov followed up his 19-point gain...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won another rollercoaster game against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to join GM David Navara in second place in the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters after five rounds. Navara won a beautiful game against GM Nodirbek Ya...
GM Mikhail Antipov won the 2026 Saint Louis Masters with 7.5/9 to earn the $25,000 first prize. He and GM Fabiano Caruana were neck and neck going into the last round, and both had the black pieces. Antipov managed to win his last game against…
GM Jorden van Foreest is now the sole leader of the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters on 3/4 after beating GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, with the Dutch star overtaking World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju on the live rating list. Gukesh was frustrated by fin...
GM Andrew Tang secured his 15th career Bullet Brawl titles after laying down one of the best performances in recent history on Saturday. Having seen off challenges by GMs Arjun Erigaisi and Nihal Sarin, Tang stormed home to a 15th career victory. ...
GM Jorden van Foreest has now beaten both the top seed and the world champion in Prague after sacrificing a rook to defeat GM Gukesh Dommaraju in round three of the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters. Van Foreest moved into a four-way tie for firs...
IM Reza Mahdavi followed up his win in the final 3 0 Thursday the previous week by winning the opening 3 0 Thursday on February 26. Not to be outdone, IM Renato Terry won the second tournament of the day with his record seventh title…