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&gek;but said afterward that raising awareness for a climate cause mattered more than the result or any r…
GM Hikaru Nakamura reached the Bullet Brawl stratosphere on Saturday after winning 56 games, drawing three, and losing only eight in the two hour arena, which saw him register a colossal score of 200 points and take home the $400 eerste prijs. Naka…
GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri took revenge for first-half losses to shake up the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament standings. Nakamura’s first win of the event came against GM Fabiano Caruana, who was caught in second place after Giri outplayed…