The toxicology report for Daniel Naroditsky showed he had taken a mix of drugs prior to his death. These results were published by The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on January 2…
January 21, 2026
Nodirbek Abdusattorov criticized the time control at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2026 following his fourth-round victory. He went deep into his Petroff Defence and expressed concerns that extended thinki…
The fourth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After four rounds, two players share the lead with 3 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.
January 20, 2026
The fourth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After four rounds, GM Aydin Suleymanli leads with 3.5 points, while three players share second place on 3 points…
Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draw to win Titled Tuesday on January 20. Runner-up Denis Lazavik won 7 times and drew 4 times, which led him to finish second with 9 points.
Magnus Carlsen will participate in the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, running from May 1 to 7.
Magnus vs. Hikaru Blindfold Exhibition Match has concluded. In one Rapid game, grandmasters drew the game in 37 moves with both of them playing the game with 96.0 accuracy. After the blindfolded game…
19-year-old Dutch IM Eline Roebers discussed the difficulties of combining studies with professional chess in an interview with Haarlems Dagblad on January 17. Eline expressed doubts about the possib…
Dutch GM Anish Giri shared his thoughts on the trend of chess players shifting their focus from Classical to Rapid, Blitz, and Freestyle in an interview on the YouTube channel "Chess with Mustreader"…
The third day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After three rounds, GM Aydin Suleymanli leads with 2.5 points, while seven players share second place on 2 points…
January 19, 2026
The third day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After three rounds, five players share the lead with 2 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.
19-year-old Dutch IM Eline Roebers discussed her professional chess career goals in an interview with media platform LINDA.meiden on January 18. Eline stated her aim to become a grandmaster and noted…
Netflix released the official trailer for the documentary "Queen of Chess" about Hungarian GM Judit Polgar on January 19. The film will be premiered at the 2026 Sundance Festival and will be availabl…
Slovenian GM Vladimir Fedoseev commented on his 16-move loss to American GM Hans Moke Niemann in the first round of Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026. Fedoseev cited a loss of concentration due to tourna…
The second day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After two rounds, IM Lu Miaoyi leads with 2 points, while four players share second place on 1.5 points each via…
January 18, 2026
The second day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After two rounds, three players share the lead with 1.5 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.
The fourth and final day of the Gotham vs. Song 2026 match has concluded. In eight Blitz games, Levy Rozman scored 6 wins to win the tournament.
The third day of the Gotham vs. Song 2026 match has concluded. In four Rapid games, Levy Rozman scored 2 wins and 1 draw to lead the tournament.
January 17, 2026
The first day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After one round, four players share the lead with 1 point each, with Aydin Suleymanli leading on tiebreaks.
The first day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After one round, three players share the lead with 1 point each, with Vincent Keymer leading on tiebreaks.
