World number-one Magnus Carlsen is making a surprise early return to classical chess, as he headlines TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 on May 1-7. In Malmo, Sweden, he’ll be challenged by some of the world’s brightest young stars.
Carlsen and 2024 winner…
Sixteen-year-old IM Alice Lee is the first woman player to cross the 3000 rating mark on Chess.com in any time time control—whether in bullet, blitz, or rapid. On March 17 she reached a bullet rating of 3002.
GM Anish Giri played a positional masterpiece to take down GM Fabiano Caruana and grab sole second place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after round nine. GM Javokhir Sindarov could have scored a record sixth win, but slipped up against GM …