It was a dream day for the Dutch as GM Jorden van Foreest brilliantly defeated GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac, while a slip on move 68 by GM Alireza Firouzja saw GM Anish Giri join his compatriot in the lead. The five-way tie for first in the Super Chess C…
GM Alireza Firouzja scored the day’s only classical win, over GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, to open up a 3.5-point lead in Norway Chess 2026 with a perfect 6/6. GM Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer in armageddon, but that was little compensati…
Huddle up, chess fans: BlitzChamps V is back. Eight NFL stars are trading the field for the board on May 26 at 5 p.m. ET / 23:00 CEST, and the clock will be just as dangerous as any pass rush. With bragging rights and a $100,000 prize fund going t…