Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on August 25. Runner-up GM Arjun Erigaisi won 9 times and drew once, which led him to finish second wit…
August 25, 2026
India’s third GM Pravin Thipsay shared his opinion on chess coaching. Thipsay calls chess coaching spoon-feeding, and notes that few players are able to think independently.
🇦🇷 Faustino Oro and 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen played 8 Blitz games in a row on Chess.com on August 24. Faustino won a Blitz game against Magnus for the first time.
Timur Turlov explained why he became a citizen of Kazakhstan in an 'Ask Me Anything' session on his X account. Turlov says he loves Kazakhstan and shares its values. Timur notes that the start of the…
Total Chess announced 18 of the 24 participants for the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot. The tournament will take place from November 10 to 21 at the Anantara New York Palace Hotel in Budap…
The 3rd day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. Praggnanandhaa R and Fabiano Caruana advanced to the final of the event. Vincent Keymer and Wesley So will play in the match …
August 24, 2026
England team captain Nikita Vitiugov shared his views on his roster for the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2026. Vitiugov calls his team amateur, and notes he has no expectations of winning a medal. Nikita …
Veselin Topalov shared his opinion on the gender division in chess tournaments. Topalov believes few women would earn a living from chess without separate competitions, and notes the success of Judit…
Vice President of the Russian Chess Federation Sergey Smagin commented on the ban of Russian national teams from the Chess Olympiad 2026. Smagin believes FIDE will reconsider the decision, and notes …
FIDE Operational Manager Sergei Indeikin passed away in August due to a severe form of malaria. FIDE reported the tragedy on August 24. Sergei's father said that his son had been on a work trip to Ni…
Executive Director of the Russian Chess Federation Alexander Tkachev made an announcement on August 24. The FIDE Council did not allow the Russian men's and women's national teams to compete in the C…
The second day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. In the second round, players completed the Classical part of the Semifinals.
August 23, 2026
The first day of the Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals in the USA has concluded. In the first round, players played their first of two Classical Semifinal games.
Vidit Gujrathi shared his feelings about being awarded the Arjuna Award in an interview with Hindustan Times. Vidit says he was pleasantly surprised, and recalls that he was previously disappointed a…
August 21, 2026
Nihal Sarin commented on Gukesh Dommaraju’s recent performance in an interview with CNBC TV18. Sarin believes Gukesh needs to regain his confidence, and calls the World Champion a genius.
The Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals begin tomorrow at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. The event runs from August 22 to 27, and first matches start at 5:00 PM UTC. The tournament features 4 …
Chess master Leonard Barden shared his opinion on Alireza Firouzja. Barden calls Firouzja a creative talent, and believes that negative experiences with tournament organizers could limit his future i…
Tan Zhongyi commented on her victory at the Cairns Cup 2026. Zhongyi says success is about more than what happens over-the-board, and thanks her second American GM Jeffery Xiong.
Vietnamese GM Tuan Minh Le scored 9.5 points with 8 victories and 3 draws to win the First 3 0 Thursday on August 20. Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored 9.5 and 8…
81-year-old Dutch GM Hans Ree spoke about the Amsterdam court hearing between Vladimir Kramnik and the publisher of New in Chess (NiC). Ree comments on the article that led Kramnik to sue NiC, and be…
