India's new 92nd GM, Aaryan Varshney, shared that he managed to achieve this title without the help of professional coaches and without reading a single chess book. Aaryan credited his father and sha…
January 27, 2026
CCO of Chess.com Danny Rensch shared his thoughts on chess's dependency on Magnus Carlsen in an interview with Dina Belenkaya on January 24. Rensch noted that chess lacks strong players to create a "…
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju commented on a critical blunder against Nodirbek Abdusattorov in round 6 of the Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee. He also noted the unpleasant feeling after his defeat…
January 26, 2026
Chess has become a part of India's largest board games convention, [Meeplecon 2026](https://meeplecon.in/){:target="_blank"}. The announcement was made by ChessBase India in January 2026.
Andrea Botez discussed multiple Stanford University application rejections and her decision to stop applying, calling it one of the most difficult decisions of her life. The chess streamer shared her…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi made his tier list for the Candidates Tournament participants. He shared his opinion in a video on the Russian-language channel "Chess with Mustreader" on January 26. Ne…
The eighth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After eight rounds, two players share the lead with 6.5 points each, with Marc’Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebre…
January 25, 2026
The eighth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After eight rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead with 5.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second…
The European Chess Union has announced the creation of the European Chess Super League team event, scheduled to debut in 2027. The inaugural edition will feature a prize fund of €300,000.
The seventh day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After seven rounds, two players share the lead with 5.5 points each, with Marc’Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebr…
January 24, 2026
The seventh day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After seven rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead with 5.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in secon…
The Grenke Chess 2026 will be held in Karlsruhe, Germany, from April 2 to 6. The championship includes Freestyle Open and Classical Open tournaments with A, B, and C divisions for different ratings.
Indian GM Pranav V scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the January 23 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5 points. Runner-up GM Martyn Kravtsiv won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second …
January 23, 2026
The sixth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After six rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Marc'Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebreaks.
The sixth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After six rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 4.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 4 …
Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on Gukesh and his recent results in an interview with El Mundo in Barcelona on January 20. Magnus cited Gukesh's strong performance in the Match with Ding Liren and…
Daniil Dubov played a Dice Chess exhibition match with Vladislav Artemiev in a video on the Team Spirit Chess YouTube channel on January 23. The Russian grandmasters played two games and shared their…
Second time in a row Serbian GM Alexey Sarana won the First 3 0 Thursday on January 15 with 9 points. American GM and streamer Hikaru Nakamura scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Seco…
A charity auction offering a meeting with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich is taking place on the MeetForCharity online-platform.
January 22, 2026
FIDE has launched early-bird ticket sales for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Special pricing is available for a limited time until February 1.
