World Chess, an official FIDE partner, summed up the results of 2025, highlighting the most significant events in a video on their official YouTube channel on January 13th. Such famous people as Kjel…
January 14, 2026
Russian GM Andrey Esipenko shared details of his preparation for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in an interview with Peon de Rey magazine on January 1. The 23-year-old grandmaster noted that qua…
Hans Niemann shared a story about problems he faced flying to Vienna before heading to Tata Steel Chess 2026 in Wijk aan Zee. The grandmaster posted about it on his official X account on January 13.
Hikaru Nakamura reacted to a video about Candidates predictions from Jacksark during his stream on Kick on January 12. Hikaru dismissed the idea that he had been farming rating points to qualify for …
Dutch GM and polyglot Anish Giri discussed his views on the Esports World Cup in an interview for the Russian-language YouTube channel Chess-ray. Giri described the tournament positively but expresse…
Javokhir Sindarov scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draw to win Titled Tuesday on January 13. Runner-up Arjun Erigaisi won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second with 9 points.
January 13, 2026
The language-learning platform Duolingo is running a marketing campaign to promote its new chess course in India. The campaign features 20-year-old Indian GM Praggnanandhaa R in a photo shoot with Du…
The Play-in stage for the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship starts on January 14 on Chess.com. Matches begin at 3:00 PM UTC. The Play-In tournament features a $5,000 prize fund.
GM Hou Yifan and GM Bibisara Assaubayeva will play a Chess960 exhibition match during the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship from February 13 to 15, 2026, in Weissenhaus.
Norway Chess announced that from 2026, Norway Chess Open and Women will be held in Oslo, instead of Stavanger. Norway Chess published this information on its official website on January 12.
Indian IM Vantika Agrawal explained what happened in the curious game against GM Harika Dronavalli at The Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Women’s Blitz in an interview on the Chess Base India YouTube c…
January 12, 2026
56-year-old Viswanathan Anand shared thoughts about a return to the competitive circuit in an interview with the Indian Express on January 11. Anand discussed considering a return to active tournamen…
Austrian FM Anatol Vitouch shared his opinion on the situation with the Freestyle Chess project in an interview with Der Standard on January 11. Anatol expressed doubts about the Freestyle Chess Gran…
Dutch GM and polyglot Anish Giri discussed his views on Chess.com's weekly online tournaments in an interview for the Russian-language YouTube channel Chess-ray. Giri described Titled Tuesday as prac…
Hans Niemann and Levon Aronian participated in a quiz where they answered questions about which of the two was better at a given topic on the ChessBase India YouTube channel on December 7. When asked…
The second and final day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Women’s Blitz in Kolkata has concluded. After 18 rounds and 2 tiebreak games, Carissa Yip scored 7 wins and 7 draws in the double Round-R…
January 11, 2026
The second and final day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Blitz in Kolkata has concluded. After 18 rounds, Wesley So scored 8 wins and 8 draws to win the tournament with 12 points. Wesley So…
GM Vincent Keymer and StarCraft 2 professional player Trigger will cast a crossover chess tournament on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 1pm ET. The event brings together StarCraft 2 Esports World Cup 202…
January 10, 2026
Twelve-year-old IM Faustino Oro played his first over-the-board game with Magnus Carlsen at the Take Take Take studio. A video of the 3+2 game was published on the Take Take Take YouTube channel on J…
The first day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Women’s Blitz in Kolkata has concluded. After ten rounds, Carissa Yip scored 5 wins and 2 draws and leads the tournament with 6 points. Carissa Yip …
