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…
GM Javokhir Sindarov has ended the first half of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a record 6/7, though GM Anish Giri built a fortress to deny him yet another win. GM Fabiano Caruana remains 1.5 points back after a draw against GM Praggnana…
GM Ding Liren lost to GM Richard Rapport in 177 moves, but Dragon Chilling won the match, took the sole lead, and didn’t relinquish it as the team remained unbeaten on day two of the 2026 World Rapid &ero; Blitz Team Championships. Team MGD1 moved…