Armenian chess legend GM Smbat Lputian was arrested on Friday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and forgery, according to national media. He was later released, though charges against him remain in place. The arrest has been…
IM Renato Terry blazed to a second straight Bullet Brawl victory on Saturday after triumphing over GM Jose Martinez in a sprint to the finish. Martinez and Terry were neck and neck for most of the second half until a 10-game winning streak sa…
GMs Pranesh M and Yu Yangyi qualified for the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs through Play-In 2 on Wednesday. Pranesh advanced directly by having better tiebreaks than GM Wesley So, the only other player to finish on 7.5/9. Yu, who finished the …
Es ist der berüchtigtste Skandal seit Jahrzehnten in der Schachwelt. Und sein Hauptdarsteller galt bis vor Kurzem als unglaublich aufstrebender Star.. Der Amerikaner Hans Niemann lebte in der …