GM Sergey Karjakin returned to inactive status and left the official FIDE rating list on March 2. FIDE has not officially published the reason for the cancellation of rating calculations.
March 02, 2026
The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 4 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 3 po…
March 01, 2026
The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 4 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second pla…
Czech GM David Navara shared his thoughts on the participants of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in an interview with the organizers. Navara notes the significance of the opportunity to …
The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 3 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 2.5 …
February 28, 2026
The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 3 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second pla…
Russian GM Sergey Karjakin returned from inactive status and entered 10th place in the world FIDE rankings on February 28. The reason for his return from inactivity was a match against a 1500+ rated …
The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, 4 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on tiebr…
February 27, 2026
The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 2.5 points, while GM Jonas Bjerre is in second place with 2 p…
Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the February 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Oleksandr Bortnyk won 7 times, drew 3 times and lost once, which led…
Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva spoke about the costs of chess training and government support in an interview with Tengri TV. Bibisara explains that professional chess is not a cheap sport, notes the…
Wadim Rosenstein announced that he will be the official sponsor of the 2026 African Individual Chess Championship in Botswana. 2026 will be his fourth consecutive year supporting chess development in…
Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on the accessibility of complex chess knowledge. Magnus explains that in the past, only professionals could understand elite players, and notes that for amateurs, t…
Iranian IM Reza Mahdavi, Peruvian IM Renato Terry and Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi scored 9 points to win the First, Second and Third 3 0 Thursday respectively on February 26.
The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 2 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Thomas Beerdsen leading on tiebreaks.
February 26, 2026
The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 3 players share the lead with 1.5 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on ti…
German GM Vincent Keymer named the favorite to win the Candidates and discussed the format of the World Championship match. Keymer says Fabiano Caruana has the best chance of winning the Candidates, …
Armenian GM Emin Ohanyan reacted after losing to Indian GM Nihal Sarin and showed middle finger during the Titled Tuesday stream.
Polina Shuvalova shared on social media that she shaved her head on February 26. Shuvalova showed off her new look and commented on it in a video on her Telegram channel.
Argentinian IM Faustino Oro shared his thoughts on the upcoming Aeroflot Open 2026 held in Russia. Oro notes that his opponents will be tough and shares a list of books he has read by Russian and Sov…
