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The Grand Chess Auto Bots are here this November, bringing their shady dealings to the board as they calculate their next big scheme. It’s up to you to foil their plans and score exclusive rewards before the end of the month. Think you can ...
Hikaru Nakamura shared his opinion on Magnus Carlsen’s skill in Bullet. Nakamura believes that Carlsen is not quite as good at Bullet without increment. Hikaru notes that Magnus plays as well as everyone else in Bullet with increment. “Number one Hikaru, nu…
Bibisara Assaubayeva’s mother, Liana Hakim, posted a video on her Instagram. Hakim reacted to news articles about her daughter’s potential wedding with Javokhir Sindarov. Liana states that she will be the best mother-in-law for her future son-in-law. “Today…
Magnus Carlsen posted photos and a video from a training camp in Spain on his Instagram. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Peter Heine Nielsen, and David Howell took part in the camp. Carlsen, Abdusattorov, and Howell played games against each other during the trainin…
GM Hikaru Nakamura's record-breaking victory streak in the Bullet Brawl arena has finally come to an end after GM Alireza Firouzja stormed home to snatch first place in the 232-strong player event on Saturday. Firouzja finished on 170 points, fou...
The votes are counted, the winners are known, and now comes the part nobody puts on a ballot paper: living together afterwards. In Malawi, that is the question facing the Chess Association of Malawi, known as Chessam, after Mpilo Mizere secured a second con…
Here is a confession that takes the shine off the most famous opening name in the world: the Queen's Gambit is not truly a gambit. After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, White seems to offer a pawn, but if Black grabs it, White can win it back, and Black cannot keep it withou…
GM Sina Movahed won Freestyle Friday for the second time in three weeks (channeling the old Meat Loaf song) on October 30, despite starting on 1.5/3 points. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev led much of the way, but settled for second place after his 10th-rou...
Reputations in modern sport are rarely lost in courtrooms. They are lost in headlines, and they tend to stay lost long after the headlines are forgotten. That is worth remembering as Wadim Rosenstein answers in public a string of accusations about sanctions…
GM Alexey Sarana won the first 3 0 Thursday with a dominant 10/11 score. Not to be outdone, GM Arjun Erigaisi proceeded to win both the second and third tournaments. It was the second time this year that Arjun won two 3 0 Thursdays on the same day...
Arjun Erigaisi won the Second and Third 3 0 Thursday by scoring 9 and 9.5 points respectively on October 29. Alexey Sarana won the First 3 0 Thursday with 10 points by securing 10 wins. The First 3 0 Thursday October 29, 2026 winners: Place Player Score TB…
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane was awarded the Golden Ball on October 26. Levy Rozman visited Harry at the club’s training base a few days after the award ceremony. Levy played several chess games with Harry Kane and his teammate Michael Olise. The player…
The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown took place Tue 27th Oct 2026 to 29th Oct 2026. The idea of the event is to have increasing scores from day 1 to day 3 so that the scoring is volatile and likely there will be something to play for right to the end. Javok…
Denis Lazavik shared his opinion on Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen. Lazavik believes that Nakamura and Carlsen were never close in terms of playing strength. Denis notes that Magnus is better than Hikaru in everything except tactical vision. Lazavik spo…
International Master Levy Rozman, known online as GothamChess, visited Bayern Munich to play chess with soccer stars Harry Kane and Michael Olise. The meeting took place just two days after Kane won the Ballon d'Or in London. Chess and Soccer Intersect Rozm…
Magnus Carlsen participated in the PGX Podcast with Prakhar Gupta. Carlsen was asked to rank chess players from three generations. Magnus ranked the players of the older generation first: “I think, Kasparov, then Fischer. Probably then Karpov, Vishy, and th…
IM Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess, had a memorable visit to Bayern Munich to play chess with soccer stars Harry Kane and Michael Olise. The meeting came just two days after Kane won the prestigious Ballon d’Or in London. On Thursd...
Javokhir Sindarov commented on his games on the second day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Sindarov emotionally describes his loss against Fabiano Caruana. Javokhir notes that he did not play well that day. “[Question: What do you think was mo…
One move. That is all it takes. White plays 1.e4, Black answers 1...c5, and from that instant the game is no longer a polite conversation. It is a fight, and everyone at the board knows it. The Sicilian Defence is the reply that says "I am not here for a dr…
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu began day two in last place. He ended it in first, with four wins, a draw and a loss in his six games, while Hikaru Nakamura, who started the day on top, slid all the way to fourth. A day that belonged to Praggnanandhaa The turnaro…
Ulf Andersson celebrates 75th birthday year with Stockholm invitational Fresh from his induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame, Ulf Andersson will join friends and fellow grandmasters for the Svarta Hästen Invitational in Stockholm on Thursday, 29 Octob…
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu started at the bottom, but now he's at the top of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 with a 1.5-point lead after day two. He pulled a hat trick with two wins against GM Hikaru Nakamura and one against GM Fabiano Car...
The 2nd day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 in Saint Louis has concluded. Praggnanandhaa R leads with 11 points after 12 rounds. Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 8.5 points. Praggnanandhaa R defeated Hikaru Nakamura twice, and Javokhir…
Every so often a top player says out loud what many people in chess have been thinking for a while: the numbers next to a name do not always match the player behind them. This week it was Hikaru Nakamura, according to a summary posted on October 27 by Chess…
Fabiano Caruana commented on his first day at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Caruana says that he didn’t play well and was losing drawn positions. Fabiano notes that he played poorly on the first day at the 2025 edition of the event. “I didn’t p…
Hikaru Nakamura commented on his game against Javokhir Sindarov at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. Nakamura notes the unusual Scotch Game variation that Sindarov played. Hikaru jokes that he studied this opening before Javokhir was born. “In the…
If anyone expected Hikaru Nakamura to ease into the Champions Showdown, the first day in Saint Louis told a different story. He finished it on 4/6, with two wins and four draws, unbeaten and half a point clear of Javokhir Sindarov. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu…
GM Hikaru Nakamura leads by half a point after day one of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. He scored two wins in six games with no losses to reach 4/6. GM Javokhir Sindarov, who scored one win and no losses for 3.5 points, is in sole second,...
The first day of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 in Saint Louis has concluded. Hikaru Nakamura leads with 4 points after 6 rounds. Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 3.5 points. Hikaru Nakamura defeated Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa R,…
Andy Woodward scored 9.5 points with 9 victories and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on October 27. Runner-up Arjun Erigaisi won 9 times, drew 1 time, and lost once, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points. Three players finished with 9.5 points, re…
GM Andy Woodward added his name to the list of Titled Tuesday winners on October 27, scraping by on tiebreaks ahead of GM Arjun Erigaisi despite losing in the first round. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave came back from a second-round loss to finish thir...
Denis Lazavik commented on his statements about Hikaru Nakamura, Abhimanyu Mishra, and women. Lazavik says that he experienced media attention from the popularity of his quotes. Denis does not believe he said anything out of line. Lazavik spoke about it in…
Fabiano Caruana shared his opinion on Hikaru Nakamura. Caruana discusses whether Nakamura can be considered a top 5 chess player in the world. Fabiano notes that Hikaru plays few over-the-board tournaments and shows weak results. Caruana spoke about it in a…
Three moves. That is all it takes to start one of the longest-running stories in chess. Play 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, and you are walking a road that players have been walking for more than 500 years. This is the first in a series on the stories behind ches…
On November 12–13, Almaty will host the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Chess in Education” at Narxoz University. The event is a part of the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Chess in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023–2027,…
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