GM Alireza Firouzja shrugged off his bullet-chess loss to GM Nihal Sarin to take the sole lead on day one of the 2026 Super Rapid &versterker; Blitz Croatia with wins over GMs Ivan Saric and Bogdan-Daniel Deac. His 5/6 put him a point ahead of GMs Praggn…
GM Hans Niemann decisively beat fellow American 2700 GM Awonder Liang in a 12-game match in Paris, France. Niemann went undefeated throughout the fast-classical match, winning three games and securing a final 7.5-4.5 victory. The players competed …