Easter Sunday was another good day on home soil for GM Vincent Keymer, who beat GM Hans Niemann and drew with GM Magnus Carlsen to emerge as the sole leader of the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open with two rounds to go. Three players are trailing …
GM Jorden van Foreest is now the sole leader of the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters on 3/4 after beating GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, with the Dutch star overtaking World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju on the live rating list. Gukesh was frustrated by fin…
19 players are still on a perfect score after three rounds in the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open, including big names such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hans Niemann, and Vincent Keymer. In round 3, Carlsen seemed to be close to dropping…
GM Nihal Sarin won his second Titled Tuesday of the last six weeks on April 21, rejoining GM Sina Movahed atop the spring split standings. Whereas in his previous victory, Nihal led wire-to-wire, this week he lost in the third round. Nonetheless, …
The Franklin Society Popular Library continues with its offer of cultural workshops: chess on Saturdays for minors 18 years, and tango and folklore on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the adult public.