Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus’ coach GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov spoke about whether young chess players should engage in coaching activities. Mamedyarov expresses the opinion that at a young age, chess players s…
February 18, 2026
Hikaru Nakamura explained his position in the ‘Twitter drama’ with Anish Giri over the EWC and GCT clash of dates conflict. Nakamura points out that Anish is not the initiator of calling attention to…
Hikaru Nakamura commented on Magnus Carlsen's new look during a stream on Kick on February 17. Hikaru didn’t like that Magnus grew a moustache and expressed the opinion that he shouldn't wear one.
Fabiano Caruana scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win Titled Tuesday on February 17. Runner-up Denis Lazavik won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.
February 17, 2026
11-year-old Russian IM Roman Shogdzhiev spoke about his motivation and future goals. Roman notes that his aim is to overtake Faustino Oro by rating.
Chinese GM Zhou Jianchao ended his unbeaten streak in February after 158 classical games. Zhou set the longest known consecutive unbeaten streak in classical chess.
Norway Chess announced that American GM Wesley So will participate in the 2026 event in a new location — Oslo. Wesley becomes the final player on the list of six grandmasters.
WR Chess Team has published the list of participants for the upcoming FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship 2026, which will be held in Hong Kong, from June 17 to 21, which will be held in Hong …
15-year-old American GM Andy Woodward achieved a new peak Bullet rating of 3582 on Chess.com during his regular playing session. This surpasses the previous platform record of 3570 Elo set by Hikaru …
Fabiano Caruana commented on the final games of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. Fabiano expressed dissatisfaction with his performance in the Finals and noted his missed opportuniti…
February 16, 2026
Magnus Carlsen played an exhibition match with his wife Ella Victoria Carlsen a day before the start of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The couple played a game of Chess960, where E…
Magnus Carlsen commented on the final games of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The Champion noted the difficulty of playing against Fabiano Caruana and pointed out severe fatigue af…
Russian GM Daniil Dubov shared his views on the significance of opponents for Magnus Carlsen. Daniil says that Magnus managed to defeat the older generation of chess players and his own generation, a…
Bibisara Assaubayeva played an Exhibition Match with Alexandra Kosteniuk in Weissenhaus during the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The GMs played 4 games of Chess960 with Classical time…
Hans Niemann shared his global goals for his chess career in an interview with Anna Cramling. Hans stated that his goal is to become World Champion and the best player in the world.
The third and final day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 in Weissenhaus has concluded. After 4 rounds, Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana with a score of 2.5-1.5. Nodirbek Abd…
February 15, 2026
The third and final day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 in Weissenhaus has concluded. After 2 rounds, Hans Moke Niemann defeated Arjun Erigaisi with a score of 2-0. Levon Aronian …
The second day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 in Weissenhaus has concluded. After 4 rounds, Arjun Erigaisi defeated Javokhir Sindarov with a score of 3-1, without a single loss. …
February 14, 2026
The second day of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 in Weissenhaus has concluded. After 4 rounds, Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 3-1, without a single lo…
Dutch GM Anish Giri expressed dissatisfaction with Hikaru Nakamura’s reaction to the conflict over the clash of dates between the Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup. Giri denies that Hikaru s…
