GM Javokhir Sindarov is guaranteed at least a playoff to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after a 35-minute draw vs. GM Hikaru Nakamura put him two points clear with two rounds to go. GM Anish Giri came agonizingly close to moving within 1….
GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov leads the 2026 UzChess Cup after five hard-fought rounds, where we have seen more decisive games than draws. After losing in round two against GM Hans Niemann, the Uzbek grandmaster has won three games in a row against GMs M…
Arsenal and England playmaker Eberechi Eze goes head-to-head against none other than GM Magnus Carlsen in a new ad for clothing brand New Balance. In a surprise twist, the world number-one gets checkmated!
The campaign, promoting New Balance&rsq…
GM Arjun Erigaisi has rocketed up Bullet Brawl’s all-time leaderboard after fending off GM Oleksander Bortnyk and notching his second straight $400 victory on Saturday. With Bortnyk breathing down his neck for most of the arena, Arjun held his ner…
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 …