GM Mukhiddin Madaminov won the 2026 UzChess Cup Masters and $20,000 after defeating GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 2-0 in blitz tiebreaks. Both players finished the round-robin with 5.5/9, with three grandmasters a half-point behind: Ian Nepomniachtc…
GM Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after a bloody round six that ended in three decisive results. So inflicted a second consecutive loss for GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while GM Magnus Carlsen exacted revenge against GM Alireza Firouzja, who h…
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…