15-year-old American GM Andy Woodward commented on his victory at the Tata Steel Challengers 2026 in an interview with the tournament organizers on February 1. Woodward noted his desire to win and ex…
February 02, 2026
Uzbek GM Javokhir Sindarov commented on his second-place finish at the 2026 Tata Steel Masters in an interview with the tournament organizers on February 1. Sindarov noted his delight with his result…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his thoughts on his chess plans for 2026 in an interview with “Chess with Mustreader” on February 2. Ian cited 2025 as an example, noting that he hadn't prepared …
Nodirbek Abdusattorov commented on his victory at the Tata Steel Masters 2026 in an interview with the tournament organizers on February 1. Nodirbek noted that winning this tournament was his dream s…
The 13th and final day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 13 rounds, GM Andy Woodward scored 9 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 10/13 points. Woo…
February 01, 2026
The 13th and final day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 13 rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 6 wins and 6 draws to win the tournament with 9/13 points. …
World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura shared his view on the successes of Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus at the Tata Steel Chess 2026. In the video on his YouTube channel Hikaru stated that Erdogmus is the gre…
The 12th day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 12 rounds, two players share the lead with 9 points each, with Aydin Suleymanli leading on tiebreaks. Aydin …
January 31, 2026
The 12th day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 12 rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 8 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 7.5 poi…
Dutch GM Anish Giri commented on his game against 14-year-old Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus at Tata Steel Chess 2026 in an interview for Lichess.org. Giri expressed surprise at Erdogmus becoming an …
The 11th day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 11 rounds, two players share the lead with 7 point each, with Javokhir Sindarov leading on tiebreaks.
January 30, 2026
The 11th day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 11 rounds, GM Andy Woodward leads with 8.5 points, while Vasyl Ivanchuk is in second place with 8 points.
Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 8 wins and 2 draws to win the January 23 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9 points. Runner-up GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won 8 times, drew twice and lost once, which led him…
Nodirbek Abdusattorov commented on the rook blunder in his game with World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in Round 6 of Tata Steel Chess 2026. Abdusattorov noted that Gukesh had made a similar blunder aga…
FIDE officially published qualification paths for the second FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in 2027. Eight players will participate in the Championship, which will run from April 2026 to Jan…
Hans Niemann shared his thoughts on the aftermath of the cheating accusations against him in 2022-2023. In the interview with De Standaard on January 29 Hans noted that his faith in a bright future h…
Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the First 3 0 Thursday on January 29. Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Second 3 0 Thursday. R…
Chess.com has launched tickets sale for the Speed Chess Championship Finals in London.
January 29, 2026
Esports World Cup has launched early-bird ticket sales wave for the EWC 2026. Special 35% discount is available for a limited time.
Matthias Blubaum commented on reaching 2700 points in the Live rating. Blubaum shared his emotions in an interview with Tata Steel Chess after two consecutive wins against Gukesh Dommaraju and Anish …
