The 4th day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 in USA has concluded. After 18 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 18 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 16.5 points.
August 05, 2026
Levy Rozman's wife, Lucy Rozman, spoke about what it is like to be married to GothamChess. Lucy says that off-camera she and Levy are introverts, and notes that they have never taken a travel vacatio…
French-language chess magazine Europe Echecs announced the Norwegian men's roster for the 46th Chess Olympiad. The event will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 28.
Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju spoke about how he learned to manage his emotions. Gukesh says he was impulsive as a child, but notes that calmness brings out the best in him.
Hikaru Nakamura spoke about how his playing style has changed over the last 5 years in an interview with Tejas Khoday. Nakamura says he likes to surprise opponents with non-standard openings, and ref…
Hans Moke Niemann shared his opinion on the World Championship cycle. Niemann believes the current Candidates format is more random than the Knockout system, and notes how Ding Liren qualified for th…
The third and final day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid 2026 in USA has concluded. After 9 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 12 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 11 points.
August 04, 2026
Hikaru Nakamura shared his opinion on Hans Moke Niemann's playstyle. Nakamura believes that Niemann does not respect his opponents, and states that Hans does not like to make draws.
The first day of the Esports World Cup 2026 Last Chance Qualifier in Paris has concluded. Wei Yi and Daniil Dubov won the first group Swiss parts with scores of 6 and 6.5 respectively. 8 players adva…
Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on August 4. Runner-up Arjun Erigaisi won 9 times, drew once, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 …
The World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries announced the 2026 inductees for the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in October in Saint Louis.
Timur Turlov shared his opinion on his team's chances of winning the 2026 FIDE Presidential election in an interview with Bestnews.kz. Turlov believes his team has a more than 50% chance of winning, …
Hikaru Nakamura shared his opinion on the importance of IQ in chess in an interview with Tejas Khoday. Nakamura believes that high IQ isn't relevant to achieving the GM title, and notes the importanc…
The second day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 in USA has concluded. After 6 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 9 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 7 points.
August 03, 2026
The 14th BetBoom Streamers Battle in Dota 2 concluded on August 2nd. Team 'Travoman', featuring Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, won the Grand Final with a score of 3-2.
Timur Turlov shared key plans of his FIDE development programme. Turlov speaks about plans to create a unified FIDE digital ecosystem, plans to improve experience for national federations, and more.
Content creators Dina Belenkaya and Mike Klein discussed the upcoming World Championship match 2026 on their podcast. Belenkaya notes the betting market statistics for the match, and gives her predic…
Chess publisher New in Chess (NiC) announced that 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has filed a lawsuit against them. Kramnik accuses NiC of defamation in their August 2025 issue.
Levon Aronian shared his opinion on the younger generation of elite chess players. Aronian believes that young players are playing more excitingly than the older generation, and notes that he tries t…
The first day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 in USA has concluded. After 3 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 5 points, while Wesley So is in second place with 4 points.
August 02, 2026
