October 25, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Police probing Naroditsky death as possible suicide Kramnik denies blame, claims harassment campaign Fide to review ex-champion’s conduct after tragedy Vladimir Kramnik has broken his silence following the death of American grandmaster...October 24, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The Fide president, Arkady Dvorkovich, said that Kramnik, who is accused of unfounded allegations against Naroditsky, will be referred to its ethics disciplinary committee Fide has responded to the death of Daniel Naroditsky by promising...October 22, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneer Kramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusations Fide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignation The International Chess Federation (Fide) said on Wednesday it is examining former...October 20, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Naroditsky became a grandmaster in 2013 No cause of death given in statement by family Daniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster and one of the game’s most popular online streamers and instructors, has died at the age of 29. The...October 20, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Manuel Álvarez Escudero, from Spain, describes how the board game has provided him with a lifetime of fun and friendship The year Manuel Álvarez Escudero learned to play chess, fascist bombs rained down on Guernica, echoing across Pablo...October 17, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Igor Kovalenko, 36, the world No 48 with a Fide rating of 2669, has been a frontline soldier for three years and only began playing again a month ago Ukraine was the most successful nation at this week’s European Team Championships,...October 10, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
England, seeded fifth among 40 teams at the start, were fifth after six of nine rounds while England women, seeded 12th among 36, were 11th England’s open team jumped into an outside medal chance on Friday as this week’s European...October 3, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The Argentinian looks set to break the record for the youngest GM after winning the Legends and Prodigies tournament in Madrid Faustino Oro, the 11-year-old “chess Messi” from Argentina, set new world records for his age when he won last...September 26, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Schoolboy also beat three international masters and made a huge ratings gain, but was edged out in the final round Interest in English one-day blitz tournaments is growing rapidly. They offer the chance to compete in officially ranked...September 19, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The five-time Dutch champion and Germany’s No 2, Matthias Blübaum, were surprise qualifiers for the world title Candidates ahead of several more fancied rivals The $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand, on the ancient Silk Road, was a...September 17, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Version of company’s Gemini 2.5 AI model solved complex real-world problem that stumped human programmers Google DeepMind claims it has made a “historic” artificial intelligence breakthrough akin to the Deep Blue computer defeating Garry...September 12, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The ‘Turkish Immortal’ allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawn Draws dominated on Friday in round eight of the $625,000 Grand Swiss in...September 7, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separating me from my mother … When I first...September 6, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Now 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record September 1955. The dying embers of one era, the dawning of another. It’s been five months since Sir Winston Churchill...September 5, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The contest in Uzbekistan will qualify two of the eight 2026 world title Candidates, but Nakamura, the world No 2, has controversially preferred a low-rated qualification route The 11-round $625,000 Fide Grand Swiss, which began on...August 29, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Every game among the top seven finishers was halved, despite a regulation in the event forbidding agreed draws The $350,000 (£250,000) Sinquefield Cup is one of the most iconic annual events in the chess calendar. Part of the Grand Chess...August 22, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup Germany’s Vincent Keymer, 20, has laid down a marker for the 2026 world candidates and...August 15, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
The 53-year-old is just one short of Jonathan Penrose’s record, while Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever woman international master Michael Adams edged nearer the all-time record for British Championship titles last weekend when...August 8, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
World No 1 dominated every round and was determined to show chess in its best light at Saudi event Magnus Carlsen was in imperious form at last week’s Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a virtuoso performance both on and off...August 1, 2025 from Chess | The Guardian
Record entry in Liverpool, while Bodhana Sivanandan bids to become youngest national women’s champion England’s grandmasters are in action on Saturday, as round one of the British Championship gets under way at St George’s Hall in the...September 4, 2023 from Chessdom
The league stage of the Top Chess Engine Championship (Season 25) reaches the pinnacle of the event – the Premier Division. The defending champion Stockfish will meet its main competitor Leela Chess Zero, as well as six more of the...September 3, 2023 from Chessdom
FIFA World Cup 2022 is about to start in Qatar and Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi chose to prepare for the event by playing a chess game. “Victory is a State of Mind“, wrote Ronaldo on his twitter account and shared the...September 3, 2023 from Chessdom
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding is the final of the World Chess Championship 2023. The Nepo – Ding match will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1, at the elegant St. Regis Astana hotel....August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
Wesley So – Alireza Firouzja is a semifinal game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 WinnersThe Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
Fabiano Caruana – Magnus Carlsen is a semifinal game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 WinnersThe Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
Pavel Eljanov – Nodirbek Abdusattorov is a Round 1 game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 Losers.The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and...August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
M. Amin Tabatabaei – Denis Lazavik is a Round 1 game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 Losers. The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...August 31, 2023 from Chessdom
The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...August 30, 2023 from Chessdom
The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...September 18, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The Round 3 tiebreaks were played on September 18. Three matches were decided in rapid games. Peter Svidler (Russia) proved his strength by stopping Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany). In the first game, the Russian GM had no particular...September 17, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The return games of round 3 of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 17. None of the players who had lost in the first game managed to level the score today. The tournament’s sensation Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) defeated the...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The game between Ju Wenjun (2576) Alina Kashlinskaya (2487) was a French Winawer with 7. Qg4 Kf8. The World Champion wasted no time on launching the attack on the kingside, as it is the standard plan in this variation. Alina looked for...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The starting games of the Round 3 of FIDE World Cup were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 16. Seven encounters resulted in victories. The biggest upset of the day was Kirill Alekseenko's (Russia) beating the higher-rated...September 16, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
FIDE World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships (under 14, 16 and 18 years old categories) finished in Salobrena, Spain. 178 players from 22 countries, including 1 GM, 5 IMs, 12 FMs, 1 WIM, 12 WFMs participated in the chess forum in...September 15, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The first game to come to an end was the clash between Elisabeth Paethz (2479) and the tournament co-leader Ju Wenjun (2576). The World Champion went for a Petrov defence, and some early exchanges quickly lead to a dull position, in...September 15, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
Tie-breaks of the Second Round of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 15 in Khanty-Mansiysk. An overwhelming majority of matches ended after rapid chess games. Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan) defeated Nihal Sarin (India), Lenier...September 14, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
The tournament leader Valentina Gunina (2502) was very close to biting the dust in her game against the veteran Pia Cramling (2487). Loyal to her style, the Russian jumped into some sharp tactical skirmishes as soon as she had the...September 14, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
Second games of the Second Round of the World Cup were played on September 14 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Three players won their matches with two wins: Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)....March 8, 2019 from World Chess Federation - FIDE
World Team Chess Championships 2019, held from March, 4 - 15 2019 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Open section and Women section board results. Round 5 starts March, 9 2019 at 3 PM local time. Please visit the official website ...