GMs Pranesh M and Yu Yangyi qualified for the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs through Play-In 2 on Wednesday. Pranesh advanced directly by having better tiebreaks than GM Wesley So, the only other player to finish on 7.5/9. Yu, who finished the …
GM Hikaru Nakamura added another chapter to his storied Bullet Brawl career on Saturday, dominating a 173-player titled field to win the latest edition of Chess.com’s premier weekly bullet arena with an impressive 171-point haul. Although …
WGM Jennifer Shahade delivers a case for why chess thinking matters far beyond the board in her new book Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life. The two-time U.S. Women’s Champion has long been known as one of the ch…