The 12-year-old IM Faustino Oro was victorious in Freestyle Friday on April 17, the only of the three co-leaders entering the final round to win his game. GM Pranav Venkatesh finished in second place after leapfrogging the other two, IM Sahib Sing…
GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Bibisara Assaubayeva are the 2026 Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women champions. Assaubayeva ran away with it, while Praggnanandhaa came clutch in a comeback that shocked the other players and even himself. Let’s…
No one has ever won all three 3 0 Thursday blitz tournaments on the same day, but GM Arjun Erigaisi nearly changed that on May 14, finishing just short on tiebreaks from a perfect hat-trick of victories. Arjun dominated the first tournament, winni…
A Liga Norte-Americana de Xadrez Corporativo (NACCL) is back on Chess.com for its 14th season. The event runs from October 1 a novembro 12, and registration is now open. The NACCL is the world’s largest corporate chess league, bringing together com…
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GMs Denis Lazavik and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, com um 3-2 score in both matches, to advance to the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs Grand Final. Just by reaching the Winners Final, however, Duda has earned one of the three q…