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Wei Yi and Sindarov draw again, World Cup final heads to tiebreaks

Wei Yi and Sindarov draw again, World Cup final heads to tiebreaks

The FIDE World Cup 2025 final between Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov is headed to a tiebreak after the players drew their second game. The grandmasters agreed to a draw after 30 moves in a rapid game. …

"I told myself: just finish the tournament" - GM Esipenko after qualifying for the Candidates

"I told myself: just finish the tournament" - GM Esipenko after qualifying for the Candidates

Russian Grandmaster Andrey Esipenko secured his place in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 after taking third place at the FIDE World Chess Cup 2025. He described the achievement as the fulfillment…

Andrey Esipenko Qualifies for FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

Andrey Esipenko Qualifies for FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

Andrey Esipenko defeats Nodirbek Yakubboev in the match for 3rd place at the FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 and qualifies for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026.

Titled Tuesday Gets Single Weekly Format, 5+0 Time Control and Take Take Take Broadcast

Titled Tuesday Gets Single Weekly Format, 5+0 Time Control and Take Take Take Broadcast

Titled Tuesday returns to one tournament per week starting September 2, 2025, with 5+0 time control replacing 3+1 blitz format. The changes align with Esports World Cup qualification requirements, fe…

"My parents gave up their jobs completely for our chess experiment" - Judit Polgar on the Polgar family method

"My parents gave up their jobs completely for our chess experiment" - Judit Polgar on the Polgar family method

In the recent interview to Dina Belenkaya Judit Polgar revealed the total dedication her parents showed to create three chess prodigies during a discussion about the famous Polgar experiment. The Hun…

Alexander Grischuk wins 22.08 Freestyle Friday 2025 with 9.5 points

GM Alexander Grischuk secured first place at Freestyle Friday 2025 with 9.5 points from 11 rounds. The Russian grandmaster finished ahead of GM Mahammad Muradli (9 points) and GM Hikaru Nakamura (9 p…

Ju Wenjun defeats Hou Yifan 4.5-2.5 to win Women's Speed Chess Championship 2025

Ju Wenjun defeats Hou Yifan 4.5-2.5 to win Women's Speed Chess Championship 2025

Ju Wenjun claimed her second consecutive Women's Speed Chess Championship title by defeating Hou Yifan 4.5-2.5 in the final. The reigning champion secured victory in seven games across three time con…

ICC Chess Club releases playful guide to chess legends from Carlsen to Bronstein

ICC Chess Club releases playful guide to chess legends from Carlsen to Bronstein

ICC Chess Club published a bite-sized guide featuring 25 chess legends spanning world champions, prodigies, and tactical wizards. The collection includes profiles of Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, B…

EWC 2026 and Chess.com Year-Round Qualifying Competition

EWC 2026 and Chess.com Year-Round Qualifying Competition

Chess.com announces major changes for the 2026 Esports World Cup qualifying cycle, combining three events under the Champions Chess Tour umbrella. The expanded system offers year-round competition th…

"If everything collapses for them in a year it will be a tragedy" - Levy Rozman warns about Freestyle Chess future

"If everything collapses for them in a year it will be a tragedy" - Levy Rozman warns about Freestyle Chess future

Levy Rozman, biggest chess youtuber, expressed concerns about Freestyle Chess sustainability and its potential impact on chess innovation during a interview with Levitov Chess. The GothamChess warned…

Kasparov and Anand face off in 12-game Chess960 exhibition match in St. Louis

Kasparov and Anand face off in 12-game Chess960 exhibition match in St. Louis

Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand will compete in a 12-game Chess960 exhibition match from October 7-11 in St. Louis. The former world champions will play a mix of rapid and blitz games in the eve…

FIDE launches chess puns merchandise collection with Anand and Tsatsalashvili

FIDE launches chess puns merchandise collection with Anand and Tsatsalashvili

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) introduced the FIDE Puns collection featuring chess-themed merchandise with humorous wordplay designs modeled by 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand and WGM Keti Tsats…

Results of the 7th round Chennai Grandmasters. Giri draws 7th game

Results of the 7th round Chennai Grandmasters. Giri draws 7th game

GM Anish Giri drew his seventh consecutive game against GM Arjun Erigaisi in Round 7 of the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025.

Magnus wins Late Titled Tuesday 12.08, four-way tie in Early TT

Four players shared first place in the early Titled Tuesday tournament with 9.5 points from 11 games, while GM Magnus Carlsen won the late session with 10.5 points. GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Oleksandr B…

Van Foreest stuns Nihal Sarin, Liang bounces back in Chennai Round 6

Van Foreest stuns Nihal Sarin, Liang bounces back in Chennai Round 6

Round 6 of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 produced three decisive results on August 12. GM Jorden van Foreest defeated GM Nihal Sarin while GM Awonder Liang secured a victory against GM Pran…

"Alireza started ghosting me" - Team Vitality Director on chess player recruitment

"Alireza started ghosting me" - Team Vitality Director on chess player recruitment

Team Vitality's Danny Engels revealed his failed recruitment of Alireza Firouzja who ultimately signed with Team Falcons, in The World Chess Show Episode 5 video from World Chess.

Nakamura defeats Carlsen to claim sixth Freestyle Friday victory

GM Hikaru Nakamura won Freestyle Friday with 10 points from 11 rounds, defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in round seven to secure his sixth tournament victory. Carlsen finished second with 9.5 points after…

OpenAI o3 wins Kaggle Game Arena Chess Exhibition Tournament 2025

OpenAI o3 wins Kaggle Game Arena Chess Exhibition Tournament 2025

OpenAI o3 defeated Grok 4 in the final to win the Kaggle Game Arena Chess Exhibition Tournament 2025. The tournament featured eight leading Large Language Models competing in chess from August 5-7.

Iranian grandmasters dominate Titled Tuesday August 5

GM Amin Tabatabaei won the early Titled Tuesday tournament with 10 points from 11 games, while GM Parham Maghsoodloo claimed the late session victory with an identical score. Three Iranian players—Ta…

Carlsen wins Esports World Cup 2025

Carlsen wins Esports World Cup 2025

Liquid.Magnus Carlsen defeated Alireza Firouzja 2-0 in sets to win the Esports World Cup 2025 Grand Final and claim the $250,000 first prize. Carlsen won the first set 4-2 and the second set 3-1 in t…

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