All three classical games could have been decisive in round five of Norway Chess 2026, but we got two black wins and only one draw. GM Vincent Keymer missed a chance in his classical encounter against tournament leader GM Alireza Firouzja, who won…
A last-round win by GM Fabiano Caruana over GM Wesley So, who had been leading, left five players in the lead after three rounds at the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first event on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour. Besides Caruana and So,…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a major ruling against the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR), ordering it to cease chess activities in occupied Ukrainian territories within 90 days—or face a three-year suspension from the …