GM Wesley So has taken the lead in his match against GM Levon Aronian in The American Cup 2026 Grand Final. It was an Italian Opening gone wrong for the Armenian-American, and So won a remarkably smooth game. Aronian must win the next game on…
Calling all speed addicts! The world’s fastest players will meet again to battle in the next edition of the Bullet Chess Championship starting June 22. With a $50,000 prize fund and the most dangerous bullet players in the world, drama is all but …
GM Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after round seven, with GM Alireza Firouzja 2.5 points behind. World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju achieved a winning position against So but couldn’t see it through in the classical game; despite winning the armag…
GM Arjun Erigaisi lost a tight tiebreak match to GM Magnus Carlsen in the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament in May. While he couldn’t quite take first place, Arjun’s strong 5/8 performance earned him 10 rating points, raising his rating to 2761. That …