Candidates
Three Americans — GMs Levon Aronian, Samuel Sevian, and Sam Shankland — have made it to the “Sweet 16” in the upset-laden 2025 FIDE World Cup. Only… Read More »
Four Americans are through to the fourth round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Goa, India. GM Sam Shankland’s upset over 19th-seeded Indian GM Vidit… Read More »
GM Hikaru Nakamura’s recent quest for a ratings-based spot in the Candidates Tournament has taken him to some places you wouldn’t think a super-… Read More »
After six days, two rounds, and countless upsets at the 2025 FIDE World Cup (read our preview, which describes the format, here), only five Americans… Read More »
The 2025 FIDE World Cup begins Saturday, Nov. 1 in Goa, India. Of the 206 participants, 12 Americans are making the trip to compete for a share of… Read More »
The 2025 FIDE World Grand Swiss is just past its halfway point in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The event consists of a 116-player Open section and a 56-… Read More »
For the better part of Sunday's last-round games in Toronto, at least one of the 2024 FIDE Candidates events appeared headed to a playoff match.… Read More »
The penultimate round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates’ Tournament and Women’s Candidate Tournament took two divergent paths on Saturday in Toronto.
In… Read More »
“Only” half of the eight games played during Thursday’s 12th round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments ended in decisive… Read More »