GM Vincent Keymer won Freestyle Friday on May 8 by a full point, scoring 9.5/11 ahead of IM Marco Materia and GM Pranav Venkatesh. Keymer only scored 0.5/2 against Materia and Pranav individually, but won every other game to become the first playe…
WFM Alexandra Botez is not intimidated to play chess in front of a legion of strangers online. But now she’s about to do something much scarier&gek;play against four kids who are literally younger than Instagram. The next episode of Kids vs. Sta…
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu moved up to second place in Norway Chess 2026 after a rollercoaster win over GM Magnus Carlsen, who had fought his way back from the dead to a winning position only to collapse in time trouble. GM Alireza Firouzja lead…
GM Javokhir Sindarov has won the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a round to spare after a draw against GM Anish Giri in round 13. More importantly than the €70,000 prize, he will be the next challenger to GM Gukesh Dommaraju for the worl…