Hikaru Nakamura shared his opinion on the cheating scandal surrounding Hans Moke Niemann. Nakamura claims the scandal brought Hans popularity, pointing out that without it, people outside the chess w…
March 09, 2026
American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his thoughts on the difficulty of the opponents at the upcoming Candidates 2026. Fabiano notes that the difference in strength between the players is small, and rec…
The second and final match of the ChessKid Youth Championship 2026 has concluded. After 6 games, Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 2 wins and 3 draws, defeating Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus with a sco…
Argentine GM Pablo Ricardi shared his thoughts on the performances of World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and World No. 5 Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Ricardi notes Gukesh's decline in form after the 2024 Worl…
March 08, 2026
Wadim Rosenstein announced that WR Chess will cover travel and accommodation costs for one young player from each European federation at the European Individual Chess Championship 2026 in Katowice.
March 07, 2026
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his seconding experience during a Titled Tuesday stream on his YouTube channel. Ian mentions how he helped Magnus Carlsen and admits, that while working with Pete…
Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda scored 8 wins and 3 draws to win the March 6 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Martyn Kravtsiv won 7 times, drew 3 times and lost once, which led …
March 06, 2026
The 9th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 9 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek scored 4 wins and 5 draws to win the tournament with 6.5/9 points. Finek i…
American GM Hans Moke Niemann commented on his performance at the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in an interview with organizers. Niemann states that this is his worst tournament in a while…
12-year-old Argentine IM Faustino Oro commented on missing the opportunity to set the youngest grandmaster record in an interview with the EFE agency. Faustino admits to feeling a little sad about th…
15-year-old American GM Andy Woodward commented on his invitation to Tepe Sigeman & Co 2026. The young grandmaster expressed excitement about the opportunity to play against elite players and noted t…
The 9th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 9 rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 3 wins and 6 draws to win the tournament with 6/9 points. …
Hikaru Nakamura and Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9.5 points to win the First and Second 3 0 Thursday respectively on March 5. Iranian IM Reza Mahdavi has won the Third 3 0 Thursday with 8.5 points…
The 8th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 8 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 5.5 points, while GM Daniil Yuffa is in second place with 5 poi…
March 05, 2026
The 8th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 8 rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 5.5 points, while GM Jorden van Foreest is in second p…
English GM Luke McShane discussed public opinion about the ‘closed club of elite chess players’. Luke agrees with the opinion that A-Tier tournaments often become ‘boring draw festivals’, and denies …
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his thoughts on young Russian chess players and the participants of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in his Telegram channel. Ian says that Russian juniors are playing bett…
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju commented on his performance at the Prague Chess Masters 2026. Gukesh notes that this is a tough tournament for him, and thanks the fans for their support.
The 6th day of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia has concluded. After 9 rounds, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi scored 6 wins and 3 draws to win the tournament with 7.5/9 points. Nepomniachtchi is one p…
12-year-old Argentine IM Faustino Oro lost the decisive game to achieve his third GM norm at the Aeroflot Open 2026 tournament. Faustino misses the opportunity to break the world record and become th…
