Fresh off the back of his sixth Freestyle Friday victory, GM Hikaru Nakamura reclaimed his spot on the Bullet Brawl throne after scoring 56/68 and accruing a total of 180 points on Saturday. Nakamura kicked off the arena with a 30-game unbeat...
GM Vincent Keymer made it 3/3 with another brilliant win, this time over GM Karthikeyan Murali, but he leads the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 by only half a point after GM Arjun Erigaisi eased to victory over GM Ray Robson. It was a day…
GM Vladislav Artemiev, who also participated in the 2025 Esports World Cup this week, has taken home the first Freestyle Friday of August, the fourth straight week where someone won the event for the first time. The tournament still in the balance...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and Kick are thrilled to present Hikaru's Second Annual Chess 4 The Masses Sponsored by Kick. The event gives players of all levels the chance to win cash prizes—and maybe even see Hikaru commentating on their games! ...
GM Vincent Keymer is the only player on a perfect 2/2 in either section of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 after winning a wild game with Black against GM Pranav Venkatesh. The other winner was GM Ray Robson, who won a thrilling time ...
Velammal MHS School, from India, won the FIDE World Schools Team Championship 2025 with a perfect 8/8 score. The National School of Physics and Mathematics from Kazakhstan took silver with 6/8, while the Harker School from the U.S. took bronze wit...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his sixth Freestyle Friday on August 8, now three more than anyone else after 29 editions of the event. This day's top three places were all awarded outright, Nakamura on 10 points, GM Magnus Carlsen on 9.5 points, and GM Ol...
A former chess prodigy from China has been banned for six months after losing 13 consecutive games over two tournaments and dropping 400 Elo points in a year.
FIDE has frequently investigated cases of suspected use of computer assistance, ...
GMs Levon Aronian (Group A), Arjun Erigaisi (Group B), Alireza Firouzja (Group C), and Magnus Carlsen (Group D) all won two matches to reach the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Esports World Cup.
On their last lives in the Losers Brack...
Two former WSCC champions advanced comfortably into the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Women's Speed Chess Championship. Women's World Champion (and reigning WSCC Champion) GM Ju Wenjun beat FM Anastasia Avramidou 9.5-4.5, while GM Kateryna Lagno elimi...