The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 starts tomorrow at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus, running from March 29 to April 16. First round begins at 2:30 PM UTC. The Open and Women …
March 28, 2026
German GM Matthias Bluebaum spoke about his preparation for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in an interview with Lichess.org on March 27. Bluebaum discusses the usefulness of seconds, talks about…
American GM Hikaru Nakamura spoke about the importance of his media career in an interview with FIDE at the Candidates Tournament 2026 on March 28. Nakamura stated that his influence on the young gen…
American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his expectations for the opening game against Hikaru Nakamura at the 2026 Candidates Tournament. Caruana discusses the advantage of playing white, and notes that in…
March 27, 2026
German GM Vincent Keymer scored 7 wins and 3 draws to win the March 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 8.5/11 points. Runner-up Nodirbek Yakubboev won 8 times, drew once, and lost twice, which led h…
25-year-old Russian IM Polina Shuvalova achieved a new personal best Blitz rating of 3003 on Chess.com and became the first woman to ever reach over 3000 Elo in Blitz on the platform.
Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov discussed the prospects of World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in an interview on the YouTube channel Chess with Mustreader on March 27. Abdusattorov points to self-imposed…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi described all 8 participants of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in a video on his YouTube channel on March 27. Ian highlights the distinctive characteristics of the …
Jose Martinez won the First and Second 3 0 Thursday by scoring 9.5 points in both tournaments on March 26. Ukrainian GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the Third 3 0 Thursday with 10.5 points by securing 10 wi…
American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his thoughts on the importance of Candidates experience for victory in an interview on the Lichess YouTube channel. Caruana concludes that experience can help close…
March 26, 2026
The Argentine chess federation announced that IM Faustino Oro will play for the national team at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, running from September 15 to 28, 2026.
Russian GM Andrey Esipenko shared his first impressions of the venue for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in a video on his Telegram channel. Esipenko expresses positive emotions, and notes that p…
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich responded to Wadim Rosenstein’s proposal to move the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 to Germany. Dvorkovich explains the proposal came too late, and states that the v…
The 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik added to his commentary on Russian GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov’s win at Titled Tuesday in a conversation with RookReview’s editorial team on March 26. Kramnik state…
Co-founder of Chess.com Daniel Rensch shared his thoughts on Chinese GM Wei Yi’s chances at the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 on Twitch stream. Rensch calls Wei a dark horse, and notes that Yi may …
The 8th day of the Chess.com Open 2026 has concluded. After 9-round Swiss, Indian GM Nihal Sarin scored 5 wins and 4 draws to win the last Play-in with 7/9 points.
March 25, 2026
The 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik commented on Russian GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov’s win on Titled Tuesday on March 24. Kramnik claims Tsydypov was previously banned on several online chess platform…
The Organizers of the world’s largest poker festival, World Series of Poker (WSOP), announced the cancellation of the 2026 WSOP Super Circuit Cyprus on March 23. The The organizers cited the reason f…
American GM Hans Moke Niemann has announced the Sunday Showdown online blitz tournament on the Endgame.ai platform. The tournament is scheduled for March 29th at 3:00 PM UTC.
Swiss IM Oliver Kurmann spoke about his intention to become a grandmaster in 2026 in an interview with SwissChess. Kurmann discusses how he quit his job to focus on chess, and reflects on his chances…
