GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, Bullet Brawl's third most prolific winner, added an 11th career title to his trophy cabinet after topping the 205-player arena on Saturday. Bortnyk turned back challenges from GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Jose Martinez, and Ediz Gu...
World numbers one and two GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will compete for the $200,000 top prize in the Final of the 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Carlsen overcame GM Fabiano Caruana, who fought valiantly in a difficult position b...
Russian esports organization Team Spirit has entered the world of esports with a splash, signing not one but two of the top speed chess specialists on the planet. GMs Daniil Dubov and Vladislav Artemiev will now attempt to qualify for the $1.5 mil...
Like a phoenix from the ashes, Serbian IM Teodora Injac recovered from a first-round loss at the 2025 European Women's Championship, winning nine games in a row and claiming her first continental title with a round to spare. A nine-move draw in ro...
The Semifinals of the 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam got off to a quiet start, as GMs Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen drew their game, as did GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Vincent Keymer. Meanwhile, the matches to determine 5th-8th place heate...
Freestyle Friday on April 11 came down to the final round, where GM Christopher Yoo defeated a pressing GM Magnus Carlsen to reach 10/11 and lock up the event by a full point ahead of GM Sam Sevian, GM Leon Luke Mendonca, and IM Jakub…
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Vincent Keymer advanced to the Semifinals of the 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. The day started with an awkward setup as IM Danny Rensch drew position 73 for the second round of the...
GM Anish Giri has become the 15th grandmaster to sign for an esports organization ahead of the $1.5 million 2025 Esports World Cup, joining Team Secret.
The announcement was shared Wednesday on Team Secret's social media channels and ends a five...
Defending Champion GM Ju Wenjun has scored a third win in four games to take a commanding 4-2 lead over GM Tan Zhongyi into the second half of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship. Ju took over just after the opening and had winning chanc...
The 2025 Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam entered the knockout stage today in a day dominated by a gambit that its creator didn't even get a chance to play! During joint analysis before the round GM Ian Nepomniachtchi realized that Black could mee...