On June 5, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk became the first player to win nine Freestyle Fridays and to win three in the 2026 Freestyle Friday Championship. A fast 9/9 start was enough to hang on to outright victory through an 0.5/2 finish as Bortnyk returns…
All three classical games could have been decisive in round five of Norway Chess 2026, but we got two black wins and only one draw. GM Vincent Keymer missed a chance in his classical encounter against tournament leader GM Alireza Firouzja, who won…
Calling all speed addicts! The world’s fastest players will meet again to battle in the next edition of the Bullet Chess Championship starting June 22. Met een $50,000 prize fund and the most dangerous bullet players in the world, drama is all but …
De Enroque de Cutral Co Chess Circle and School kondigde de opening van de inschrijving voor de cyclus aan 2026 uit de workshop ‘Schaken vanaf nul’, een voorstel gericht op degenen die aan de slag willen in de j …