World number-four Nodirbek Abdusattorov and 15-year-old rising star GM Andy Woodward took the early lead in Malmo as the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament began. They both pounced on game-deciding blunders, with Abdusattorov beating GM Zhu Jiner …
GM Alireza Firouzja scored the day’s only classical win, over GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, to open up a 3.5-point lead in Norway Chess 2026 with a perfect 6/6. GM Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer in armageddon, but that was little compensati…
The Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) has been suspended from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) after failing to comply with a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that required the CFR to cease organizing chess activities in Russian…