For GM Haik Martirosyan, last month, it was Titled Tuesday. This month, Freestyle Friday. Martirosyan won the weekly freestyle chess event on May 22, his second following a win on February 13. Martirosyan scored an incredible 10.5 back then, but t…
GM Arjun Erigaisi ground out a 67-move win over GM Zhu Jiner to go into the final round of the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament as the sole leader on 4.5/6. GM Magnus Carlsen is half a point back after using the King’s Indian Defense to take dow…
The 12-year-old IM Faustino Oro was victorious in Freestyle Friday on April 17, the only of the three co-leaders entering the final round to win his game. GM Pranav Venkatesh finished in second place after leapfrogging the other two, IM Sahib Sing…