American GM Fabiano Caruana described his Candidates opponents in an interview on the ChessBase India YouTube channel. Fabiano notes Praggnanandhaa and Hikaru as favorites, Giri, Sindarov, and Wei Yi…
February 23, 2026
Russian GM Denis Lazavik shared his thoughts on the significance of the World Champion title. Lazavik notes that achieving the title is irrelevant, citing current World Champion Gukesh Dommaraja as a…
February 22, 2026
CEO of FIDE Emil Sutovsky shared his opinion on the progress of Faustino Oro, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, and Andy Woodward. Sutovsky praised the performance of the young prodigies and noted the difficulty …
Russian GM Denis Lazavik shared his thoughts on the playing strength of 12-year-old Faustino Oro. Lazavik notes that he previously suspected the young Argentine of cheating, and believes Oro plays fa…
February 21, 2026
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, and Arjun Erigaisi played the 'Impostor' game on the Freestyle Chess YouTube channel.
Ukranian GM Oleksandr Bortnyk scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the February 20 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Alexey Sarana won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to fini…
February 20, 2026
Russian GM Aleksandr Shimanov spoke about Hans Niemann in an interview on a Russian-language YouTube channel. Shimanov notes Niemann's contribution to the rise of chess and criticizes him for collabo…
German GM Vincent Keymer explained why he failed to qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament in an interview with Chess.com – Deutsch. Vincent notes that he is playing too much, which results in to…
FIDE has published the results of the draw for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026. The draw took place in Cyprus at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort on February 19 for both the Open and Women's tou…
Argentinian IM Faustino Oro will participate in the Aeroflot Open 2026 in Moscow, Russia, running from February 27 to March 6.
Fabiano Caruana won the First and Second 3 0 Thursday by scoring 9.5 and 10 points respectively on February 19. Iranian IM Reza Mahdavi has won the Third 3 0 Thursday with 9 points by securing 9 wins.
American GM Hans Moke Niemann listed his favorites to win the Candidates in a mini-interview on the ChessBase India YouTube channel. Hans notes Fabiano as the most consistent player of the eight and …
February 19, 2026
Dutch GM and coach Loek van Wely spoke about his students in an interview with ChessBase on February 19. Loek discusses that Max Warmerdam and Eline Roebers often play in their own way and notes that…
German IM and coach Roman Vidonyak spoke about who he trains and how he manages his working time in an interview with Rochade Europa. Roman says that Sindarov, Yakubboev, and Assaubayeva undergo trai…
17-year-old Turkish GM Ediz Gurel spoke about his future goals. Ediz notes that he wouldn't be upset if he will only reach 2700+, and expresses his desire to become an Elite chess player.
Jan Timman passed away on Wednesday, February 18, in his hometown of Arnhem, Netherlands.
The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2027 will be held in Weissenhaus, Germany, running from February 12 to 14. Eight players will participate in the Championship, qualifying through five path…
Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov will play a classical exhibition match. The match will take place in Monaco from April 11 to 17.
February 18, 2026
Actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who played the lead role in the miniseries 'The Queen's Gambit', shared her thoughts on the idea of continuing the story in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. Taylor-Jo…
Anna Cramling played a Secret Queen exhibition match with Fabiano Caruana in a video on her YouTube channel on February 13. Fabiano Made his "A" pawn a Queen, and Anna chose the 'E' pawn.
