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…
Some weeks, a score of nine out of eleven is enough to win 3 0 Donderdag, but on March 19, all three tournament winners won at least ten games, leaving little doubt regarding the best performance in each event. GM Aravindh Chithambaram won the firs…
GM Fabiano Caruana ended his curse against GM Hikaru Nakamura when it mattered most by battling to a six-hour win in round one of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. There were two more wins, with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu surprising GM Anish …