IM Roman Shogdzhiev has become the youngest player in chess history to score a grandmaster norm, breaking a record that had stood since 2008. The 11-year-old Russian remained undefeated against the six grandmasters he faced and scored an impressi…
GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov scored 9.5/11 to win his first Titled Tuesday ever on March 24, despite taking a draw in a dead-winning position the final round. GM Vladimir Fedoseev, the only player who could have caught him, blundered into checkmate again…
Chess.com Open runner-up GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup with the result, followed up by winning Titled Tuesday on April 28. Propelled by an 8/8 start, Duda would only score half a point in the next two rounds, …