Titled Tuesday on March 17 was decided on the clock, as GM Nihal Sarin took home the victory with a final-round win over GM Nils Grandelius, with just 0.7 seconds remaining when Grandelius’ time expired in a drawn rook ending. Nihal started 8/8 an…
Head Coach GM Liem Le announced on April 30 that the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University is discontinued. It has been one of the most powerful collegiate chess programs in the United States for over a decade, …
All eight games were drawn in round two of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and 2026 FIDE Women’s Candidates. In the open tournament, the standings remain unchanged with GMs Fabiano Caruana, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Javokhir Sindaro…