The 7th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 7 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 5 points, while GM Daniil Yuffa is in second place with 4 point…
March 04, 2026
The 7th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 7 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 5 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second pla…
The 5th day of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia has concluded. After 8 rounds, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi leads with 7 points, while GM Arseniy Nesterov is in second place with 6 points.
Grand Chess Tour organizers have announced the list of players who will participate in the first three tournaments of the 2026 tour — in Poland, Romania, and Croatia.
American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his thoughts on the recent results of elite Indian chess players. Caruana says their current losses represent a small sample size, and states that Gukesh, Pragg, an…
TePe Sigeman & Co organizers announced the list of 8 players who will participate in the 2026 tournament. 14-year-old Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus participates in the event for the second time.
FIDE has provided a comment in response to criticism directed at Hikaru Nakamura about the validity of rating calculations for the Maritime Chess Open. FIDE notes that the tournament organizers could…
The 6th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 6 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 4.5 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 3.…
March 03, 2026
The 6th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 6 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 4.5 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second p…
The 4th day of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia has concluded. After 6 rounds, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi leads with 5.5 points, while GM Arseniy Nesterov is in second place with 5 points.
Javokhir Sindarov scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win Titled Tuesday on March 3. Runner-up Dmitry Andreikin won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.
American GM Hans Moke Niemann will participate in the Bitcoin Chess960 Championship 2026 in Roatan, Honduras, running from March 16 to 22.
Russian GM Alexander Morozevich shared his opinion on the French Defense opening for Black. Morozevich notes that ‘happy people don’t play the French Defense’.
Vladimir Kramnik discussed whether Hikaru Nakamura's qualification for the Candidates is legitimate. Kramnik explains that one of the qualifying tournaments played by Hikaru does not meet the 30-day …
Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and Denis Lazavik participated in a baby product quiz on the Chess.com YouTube channel. The grandmasters' task is to name the items or say what they …
Wadim Rosenstein with Tunde Onakoya announced plans to hold a four-day chess marathon in Lima, Peru. The entrepreneurs stated that one of the goals of this event is to set a world record for the long…
March 02, 2026
The 3rd day of the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia has concluded. After 5 rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 point each, with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi leading on tiebreaks.
Chess master Leonard Barden described the progress of 12-year-old Argentinian IM Faustino Oro at the Aeroflot Open 2026. Barden describes how calmly Faustino defeated his first opponent, how difficul…
Hikaru Nakamura reacted Gukesh Dommaraju's statement about cheating in chess. Nakamura agrees with the World Champion's view that people exaggerate the problem, and cites 19-year-old Denis Lazavik’s …
Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov commented on his victory against Gukesh in the 5th round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026. Abdusattorov talks about how he nearly lost his advantage, how…
