GMs Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Arjun Erigaisi picked up their first wins of the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament to reach a five-way tie for the lead with GMs Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Andy Woodward. Erdogmus is up to 2711.9 and wo…
GM Anish Giri played a positional masterpiece to take down GM Fabiano Caruana and grab sole second place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after round nine. GM Javokhir Sindarov could have scored a record sixth win, but slipped up against GM …
GM Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after a bloody round six that ended in three decisive results. So inflicted a second consecutive loss for GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while GM Magnus Carlsen exacted revenge against GM Alireza Firouzja, who h…