GM Javokhir Sindarov’s historic win at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament saw him return home a hero to Uzbekistan, where he was met in Tashkent Airport by the prime minister before being awarded a second medal in six months by the president. Can…
GM Magnus Carlsen has won the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament after grinding out a trademark classical win over GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and then beating GM Arjun Erigaisi 2-1 in blitz tiebreaks. Arjun began the day as sole leader but needed luck…
IM Renato Terry, GM Matthias Bluebaum, and IM Reza Mahdavi were the deserving winners of the hard fought 3 0 Thursday tournaments on June 18. The all-time leaderboard pacesetter Terry had to overcome the five-time world champion GM Magnus Carlsen …