It took GM Axel Smith more than 29 hours to complete a 49-board blindfold simul this weekend. The Swedish grandmaster scored a dominant 41-8—but said afterward that raising awareness for a climate cause mattered more than the result or any r…
Armenian chess legend GM Smbat Lputian was arrested on Friday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and forgery, according to national media. He was later released, though charges against him remain in place. The arrest has been…
For GM Haik Martirosyan, last month, it was Titled Tuesday. This month, Freestyle Friday. Martirosyan won the weekly freestyle chess event on May 22, his second following a win on February 13. Martirosyan scored an incredible 10.5 back then, but t…