The European Chess Union has announced the creation of the European Chess Super League team event, scheduled to debut in 2027. The inaugural edition will feature a prize fund of €300,000.
January 25, 2026
The seventh day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After seven rounds, two players share the lead with 5.5 points each, with Marc’Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebr…
January 24, 2026
The seventh day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After seven rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead with 5.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in secon…
The Grenke Chess 2026 will be held in Karlsruhe, Germany, from April 2 to 6. The championship includes Freestyle Open and Classical Open tournaments with A, B, and C divisions for different ratings.
Indian GM Pranav V scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the January 23 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5 points. Runner-up GM Martyn Kravtsiv won 9 times and lost twice, which led him to finish second …
January 23, 2026
The sixth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After six rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Marc'Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebreaks.
The sixth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After six rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 4.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 4 p…
Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on Gukesh and his recent results in an interview with El Mundo in Barcelona on January 20. Magnus cited Gukesh's strong performance in the Match with Ding Liren and…
Daniil Dubov played a Dice Chess exhibition match with Vladislav Artemiev in a video on the Team Spirit Chess YouTube channel on January 23. The Russian grandmasters played two games and shared their…
Second time in a row Serbian GM Alexey Sarana won the First 3 0 Thursday on January 15 with 9 points. American GM and streamer Hikaru Nakamura scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Seco…
A charity auction offering a meeting with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich is taking place on the MeetForCharity online-platform.
January 22, 2026
FIDE has launched early-bird ticket sales for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Special pricing is available for a limited time until February 1.
The official report on Daniel Naroditsky's death was published by The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on January 22. The most probable cause of death for Daniel was arrhythmia.
Dutch GM Anish Giri shared his thoughts on his future opponents at the Candidates 2026 in an interview on the YouTube channel "Chess with Mustreader" on January 19. Giri noted the high chances of Hik…
Russian GM Andrey Esipenko shared his thoughts on the Championship of Gukesh Dommaraju and noted Ding Liren's move to inactivity in an interview on the YouTube channel Virtus.pro Chess on January 21.…
The fifth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After five rounds, three players share the lead with 3 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.
January 21, 2026
The fifth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After five rounds, three players share the lead with 4 point each, with Aydin Suleymanli leading on tiebreaks.
12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov described learning to handle losses in an interview on the Russian-language YouTube channel "Voices of the Winners" on January 19. Karpov cited an instructive piece…
Hans Niemann shared his view on the difficulty of breaking into the FIDE Top-10 player rankings in an interview with Lichess.org on January 20. Hans highlighted the importance of securing invitations…
Vladimir Kramnik posted a statement on his official X account regarding the official circumstances of Daniel Naroditsky's death.
