American GM Hans Moke Niemann will participate in the Bitcoin Chess960 Championship 2026 in Roatan, Honduras, running from March 16 to 22.
March 03, 2026
Russian GM Alexander Morozevich shared his opinion on the French Defense opening for Black. Morozevich notes that ‘happy people don’t play the French Defense’.
Vladimir Kramnik discussed whether Hikaru Nakamura's qualification for the Candidates is legitimate. Kramnik explains that one of the qualifying tournaments played by Hikaru does not meet the 30-day …
Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and Denis Lazavik participated in a baby product quiz on the Chess.com YouTube channel. The grandmasters' task is to name the items or say what they …
Wadim Rosenstein with Tunde Onakoya announced plans to hold a four-day chess marathon in Lima, Peru. The entrepreneurs stated that one of the goals of this event is to set a world record for the long…
March 02, 2026
The 3rd day of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia has concluded. After 5 rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 point each, with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi leading on tiebreaks.
Chess master Leonard Barden described the progress of 12-year-old Argentinian IM Faustino Oro at the Aeroflot Open 2026. Barden describes how calmly Faustino defeated his first opponent, how difficul…
Hikaru Nakamura reacted Gukesh Dommaraju's statement about cheating in chess. Nakamura agrees with the World Champion's view that people exaggerate the problem, and cites 19-year-old Denis Lazavik’s …
Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov commented on his victory against Gukesh in the 5th round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026. Abdusattorov talks about how he nearly lost his advantage, how…
GM Sergey Karjakin returned to inactive status and left the official FIDE rating list on March 2. FIDE has not officially published the reason for the cancellation of rating calculations.
The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 4 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 3 po…
March 01, 2026
The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 4 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second pla…
Czech GM David Navara shared his thoughts on the participants of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in an interview with the organizers. Navara notes the significance of the opportunity to …
The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 3 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 2.5 …
February 28, 2026
The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 3 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second pla…
Russian GM Sergey Karjakin returned from inactive status and entered 10th place in the world FIDE rankings on February 28. The reason for his return from inactivity was a match against a 1500+ rated …
The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, 4 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on tiebr…
February 27, 2026
The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 2.5 points, while GM Jonas Bjerre is in second place with 2 p…
Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the February 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Oleksandr Bortnyk won 7 times, drew 3 times and lost once, which led…
Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva spoke about the costs of chess training and government support in an interview with Tengri TV. Bibisara explains that professional chess is not a cheap sport, notes the…
