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Haik Martirosyan wins Freestyle Friday with 10.5 points on February 13

Haik Martirosyan wins Freestyle Friday with 10.5 points on February 13

Armenian GM Haik Martirosyan scored 10 wins and 1 draw to win the February 13 Freestyle Friday tournament with 10.5/11 points. Runner-up Reza Mahdavi won 8 times, drew once and lost twice, which led …

Wei Yi: “I don't think I have a great chance of winning the Candidates…”

Wei Yi: “I don't think I have a great chance of winning the Candidates…”

Chinese GM Wei Yi made his tier list for the Candidates Tournament participants. Wei noted that Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura have high chances of winning due to their experience in this tourna…

Hikaru: “EWC and GCT conflict — is actually a good thing”

Hikaru: “EWC and GCT conflict — is actually a good thing”

Hikaru Nakamura commented on the conflict over the clash of dates between the Grand Chess Tour and Esports World Cup. Hikaru views the conflict positively and notes that this situation will allow new…

“We’re sitting here wasting our time!” — Magnus One Hour Before Freestyle World Championship

“We’re sitting here wasting our time!” — Magnus One Hour Before Freestyle World Championship

Magnus Carlsen spoke about holding a press conference an hour before the start of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. Magnus is frustrated that instead of preparing for the games, playe…

Bluebaum, Bortnyk and Martinez won their 3 0 Thursdays on February 12

Bluebaum, Bortnyk and Martinez won their 3 0 Thursdays on February 12

German GM Matthias Bluebaum, Ukrainian GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and Mexican GM Jose Martinez scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the First, Second and Third 3 0 Thursday respectively on Febru…

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 begins in Weissenhaus on February 13

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 begins in Weissenhaus on February 13

The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 starts tomorrow in Weissenhaus, Germany, running from February 13 to 15. The championship features 6 players who qualified via the 2025 Freestyle Ches…

1 GM, 44 Titled Players Were Banned Among 368.000 Others — Chess.com Report

1 GM, 44 Titled Players Were Banned Among 368.000 Others — Chess.com Report

Chess.com platform published 'The Board Report 2025/Q4' — a comprehensive report on statistics from the fourth quarter of 2025. The report includes metrics such as new player counts, daily active use…

“I feel like I've stepped into a parallel reality…” — Dubov and Artemiev VS Dota 2 Pros

“I feel like I've stepped into a parallel reality…” — Dubov and Artemiev VS Dota 2 Pros

Daniil Dubov and Vladislav Artemiev played an exhibition 2v2 match against former Dota 2 professional player — NS and Dread, in a video on the Team Spirit YouTube channel.

Vidit Gujrathi “Vibe-Coded” Memory and Tactics Trainer

Vidit Gujrathi “Vibe-Coded” Memory and Tactics Trainer

Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi developed two web applications dedicated to improving chess skills. Vidit shared the news about the release on his X account. Gujrathi noted that he 'vibe-coded' these websit…

Some Chess960 Positions Are 3 Times Harder Than Others, Study Shows

Some Chess960 Positions Are 3 Times Harder Than Others, Study Shows

Chess960 starting positions vary in difficulty by a factor of three, with some configurations demanding significantly more cognitive effort than others.

“Chess is not a video game!” — Caruana on Speed Chess Tournaments

“Chess is not a video game!” — Caruana on Speed Chess Tournaments

Fabiano Caruana shared his opinion on Speed Chess tournaments played on computers. Fabiano rejects the comparison of chess to video games and notes the specific features of this format, such as the n…

DAZN Streaming Service to Broadcast FIDE Freestyle Chess Championship 2026

DAZN Streaming Service to Broadcast FIDE Freestyle Chess Championship 2026

Sports streaming service DAZN is giving global broadcast coverage to the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The news follows the announcement of DAZN’s expanded partnership with Freestyle …

“It is not possible to move our August dates” — Grand Chess Tour’s Official Statement on Conflict with Esports World Cup

“It is not possible to move our August dates” — Grand Chess Tour’s Official Statement on Conflict with Esports World Cup

Grand Chess Tour organizers released an official statement on the conflict over the clash of dates between the Grand Chess Tour and Esports World Cup. The organizers cited the fact that they announce…

"It's just insane! If Magnus were playing in GCT, none of this would have happened at all..." — Caruana on EWC and GCT schedule conflict

"It's just insane! If Magnus were playing in GCT, none of this would have happened at all..." — Caruana on EWC and GCT schedule conflict

World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana commented on the conflict over the clash of dates between the Grand Chess Tour and Esports World Cup. Fabiano pointed out that the EWC organizers deliberately ignored the …

Nakamura: “Would Magnus coach me? Only if I were playing against Hans!”

Nakamura: “Would Magnus coach me? Only if I were playing against Hans!”

Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen answered the question of whether Magnus would be Hikaru's second at the Candidates Tournament. Nakamura said it could happen if he were preparing for a match agains…

“Ding Liren was the only one who had no chance to win... And in the end, he became the World Champion!” — Richard Rapport on the Candidates Tournament

“Ding Liren was the only one who had no chance to win... And in the end, he became the World Champion!” — Richard Rapport on the Candidates Tournament

Hungarian GM Richard Rapport shared his opinion on the Challengers Tournaments. Richard described how players choose their playstyles for different opponents and mentioned Ding Liren's performance in…

Hikaru: “You can get information very-very easily now, everything is spoon-fed to you”

Hikaru: “You can get information very-very easily now, everything is spoon-fed to you”

Hikaru Nakamura discussed the impact of neural networks on chess preparation in an interview with Anna Cramling. Hikaru pointed to 2017 and 2018 as a turning point and gave an example of the amount o…

FIDE President Dvorkovich Might be Restricted to Enter the EU

FIDE President Dvorkovich Might be Restricted to Enter the EU

The European Union plans to place FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich under an asset freeze and visa ban. He is set to be included in a new sanctions package alongside other Russian public figures from …

Javokhir Sindarov wins Titled Tuesday without a single loss on February 10

Javokhir Sindarov wins Titled Tuesday without a single loss on February 10

Uzbek GM Javokhir Sindarov scored 10 points with 9 wins and 2 draws to win Titled Tuesday on February 10. Runner-up Sam Sevian won 9 times, drew once and lost once, which led him to finish second wit…

Faustino Oro and Yagiz Erdogmus to play in ChessKid Youth Championship 2026

Faustino Oro and Yagiz Erdogmus to play in ChessKid Youth Championship 2026

Argentinian IM Faustino Oro (2516) and Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2669) will participate in the ChessKid Youth Championship, online event organized by ChessKid.com. The Under-13 and Under-16 cat…

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