Former Executive Director of the Chess Federation of Russia, Mark Glukhovsky, spoke about his experience as a presidential campaign manager for Arkady Dvorkovich. The X account 'Chess Conspiracy' pub…
August 28, 2026
Romanian GM Mihail Marin shared his opinion on Gukesh Dommaraju's recent performance. Marin believes that Gukesh is changing his style and trying to play more creatively. Mihail cites as an example t…
Indian GM Pranesh M scored 9 points with 8 victories and 2 draws to win the First 3 0 Thursday on August 27. American GM Jeffery Xiong and Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 10.5 and 9.5 points to win t…
Javokhir Sindarov shared his thoughts on Gukesh Dommaraju in an interview with Hindustan Times. Sindarov believes Gukesh was in peak form at the 2022 and 2024 Olympiads, and notes that the World Cham…
FIDE surveyed national team players ahead of the 2026 Chess Olympiad. FIDE asked them to name their teams' main rivals at the event. The responses often briefly mentioned the teams of USA, Uzbekistan…
Praggnanandhaa R spoke about the money he earned at the Grand Chess Tour 2026. Pragg says that winning the event matters more to him, and notes financial support from his sponsor Adani Group. Pragg s…
The 6th and last day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. Praggnanandhaa R defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final with a score of 15-13. Wesley So defeated Vincent Keymer in t…
August 27, 2026
Hikaru Nakamura commented on US Chess Federation’s fundraising campaign for their players at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Nakamura states that USCF solicits donations, and calls the campaign pathetic.
Bibisara Assaubayeva spoke about how she played at the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. Assaubayeva says she was upset that she didn’t win the tournament, and notes how her mother helped her.
Esports organization Virtus.pro announced the end of their cooperation with Russian GM Andrey Esipenko. Virtus.pro did not specify whether Esipenko was kicked, the contract expired, or Andrey left th…
Vladislav Artemiev shared his opinion on the FIDE World Championship 2026. Artemiev believes that the current match format is too long, and notes Javokhir Sindarov as the favorite.
Javokhir Sindarov shared his goals for his chess career in an interview with Hindustan Times. Sindarov says he is currently trying to stabilize his rating above 2750. Javokhir notes that he wants to …
The 5th day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. GMs completed the Classical part of the Final in the second round.
August 26, 2026
The second and final day of the European part of the WR Chess Women’s Tour 2026 in France has concluded. Bibisara Assaubayeva won the Rapid part of the event and Anna Muzychuk won the Blitz part.
Vincent Keymer commented on his performance at the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals. Keymer says he has been playing for too long, and analyzes the lost Classical game against Pragg in the Semifinal.
Javokhir Sindarov spoke about his preparation for the World Championship match 2026 and about Gukesh Dommaraju. Sindarov says he wants to feel more comfortable in high-level tournaments, and notes th…
Esports organization BASILISK announced the signing of Levy Rozman to their chess roster. Rozman will take on the role of the Head of Chess.
Romanian GM Mihail Marin shared his opinion about the players for the World Championship match 2026. Marin says that Javokhir Sindarov tries to think independently from the computer, and notes the hi…
The 4th day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. GMs played their first of two Classical Final games in the first round.
August 25, 2026
Arkady Dvorkovich named his favorite for the 2026 FIDE Presidential elections in an interview with RIA Novosti. Dvorkovich expresses hope that Timur Turlov will win, and notes that Turlov's victory w…
