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"He's the best 14-year-old that the world has ever seen!" — Magnus Carlsen on Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

Magnus Carlsen named 14-year-old Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus the best player in his age group in an interview with NRK during the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025.

December 29, 2025

“Everything became completely unpleasant. I would prefer not to play” — Daniil Dubov on current state of Titled Tuesday

GM Daniil Dubov shared his thoughts on Chess.com's Titled Tuesday tournaments in an interview on the Chess Ray YouTube channel on December 28. Dubov explained that he previously played the tournament…

December 29, 2025

12-year-old FM Sergey Sklokin gains 226 Rapid rating points at World Rapid 2025

12-year-old Russian FM Sergey Sklokin participated in the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 and scored 5 wins and 4 draws to finish the tournament in 90th place with 7/13 points. As a result of his …

December 29, 2025

"Are they even playing chess? They sit and just move pieces" — Kristoffer Gressli on Artemiev's short draws at World Rapid 2025

GM Vladislav Artemiev led the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 and held 6.5 points through seven rounds. He drew his final six tournament games, with his game against Javokhir Sindarov ending after…

December 29, 2025

Magnus Carlsen wins the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025

The third and final day of the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After 13 rounds, Magnus Carlsen scored 9 wins and 3 draws to win the tournament with 10.5 points. Magnus Carlsen is…

December 28, 2025

Aleksandra Goryachkina wins the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025

The third and final day of the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After 11 rounds, Aleksandra Goryachkina scored 6 wins and 3 draws, and then scored 1.5/2 points in a tiebre…

December 28, 2025

12-years-old Faustino Oro is one step away from becoming the youngest ever 2500 Rapid-rated player

12-years-old Argentinian IM Faustino Oro, is eleven Elo-points away from becoming the youngest ever player to achieve a 2500 FIDE Rapid rating. To break this record, Oro must maintain his accumulated…

December 28, 2025

"Just get off of Twitter, dude!" — Hikaru Nakamura on Anish Giri’s reaction to Magnus Carlsen’s Candidates predictions

On a Kick stream, Hikaru Nakamura expressed surprise at Anish Giri's disappointment regarding Magnus Carlsen’s Candidates 2026 predictions. Hikaru tells Giri to not be concerned by Magnus’s words, as…

December 28, 2025

Women's World Rapid Day 2: GM Zhu Jiner continues to lead without a single loss

The second day of the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After four rounds, two players share the lead with 6.5 points each, with Zhu Jiner leading on tiebreaks.

December 27, 2025

World Rapid Day 2: Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann lead

The second day of the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After four rounds, two players share the lead with 7.5 points each, with Vladislav Artemiev leading on tiebreaks.

December 27, 2025

Magnus lost to Artemyev and pushed away the cameraman

On the second day of the FIDE World Rapid Championship, in round 7, Magnus Carlsen lost his game to 27-year-old Vladislav Artemiev. Immediately after the game concluded, Magnus left the playing hall,…

December 27, 2025

Magnus Carlsen's light trousers spark dress code discussion at World Rapid

A debate about the tournament dress code emerged during the first day of the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025. NRK chess expert Torstein Bae noted Magnus Carlsen's light-colored trousers did not co…

December 27, 2025

“For Magnus FIDE will literally do anything!” — Hikaru Nakamura on Magnus's late arrival at World Rapid

On December 26, Magnus Carlsen arrived three minutes late for the start of the first round at the FIDE World Rapid Championship. Tournament officials and players waited for Magnus to begin the games.…

December 27, 2025

Women's World Rapid Day 1: GM Zhu Jiner leads without a single loss

The first day of the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After four rounds, GM Zhu Jiner leads with 4.0 points, while seven players share second place on 3.5 points each via …

December 26, 2025

World Rapid Day 1: Five-Way Tie at the Top

The first day of the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha has concluded. After five rounds, five players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Magnus Carlsen leading on tiebreaks.

December 26, 2025

Bogdan-Daniel Deac wins Freestyle Friday on tiebreaks on December 26

Romanian GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac scored 8 wins and 2 draws to win the December 26 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9 points. Runner-up IM Eray Kilic won nine times and lost twice, which led him to fini…

December 26, 2025

“Oh, pity, I guess I will then have to stop wasting my time and find another job!” — Anish Giri’s disappointment on Magnus Carlsen’s Candidates 2026 predictions

On the evening of December 25, Anish Giri commented on Magnus Carlsen’s statement, which cast doubt on his chances of winning the Candidates Tournament, in a Chess.com YouTube interview on December 2…

December 26, 2025

Anonymous donor sends $4,000 to GM Frode Urkedal to participate in the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025

An anonymous donor transferred 40,000 Norwegian Krones ($4,000) to Norwegian GM Frode Urkedal, enabling him to compete in the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025. The gift followed a conversat…

December 26, 2025

"I don’t think this counts as doping. It’s just creatine" — Andrea Botez on using supplements for chess focus

Chess streamer Andrea Botez detailed a personal experiment with high-dose creatine for tournament preparation in a December 24 YouTube video. She took at least 10 grams daily to combat afternoon fati…

December 26, 2025

"The old Americans are the favorites" — Magnus Carlsen on the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament

Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on the likely favorites for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in a Chess.com YouTube interview on December 24. He named Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura as the…

December 26, 2025