GM Pranav Venkatesh overcame losses in the second and fourth rounds in Freestyle Friday on June 12 to win all his other games, take first place outright, and pass GM Oleksandr Bortnyk in the 2026 Freestyle Friday Championship (FFC) standings….
“That was a fun game, for sure!” said GM Magnus Carlsen after risking the Benoni to beat GM Nils Grandelius and join the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament leaders after round two. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov let a winning position slip three times a…
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…
Lautaro Varela, alumno de la Escuela Duraznense de Ajedrez (EDA), logró el primer lugar en el Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil de Ajedrez Sub 18 disputado en la ciudad de Fray Bentos, departamento de Río …
GM Fabiano Caruana ended his curse against GM Hikaru Nakamura when it mattered most by battling to a six-hour win in round one of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. There were two more wins, with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu surprising GM Anish …