International Events
Postponed since March 2020, the event that determines the next challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen will resume Monday in Yekaterinburg,… Read More »
Editor's note: This report will be updated with photos and any additional relevant information on Friday, June 20. The final round concluded earlier… Read More »
The battle of youth versus experience at this year’s Cairns Cup is looking a bit drawish after five rounds of action at the Saint Louis Chess Club (… Read More »
Cairns Cup PreviewThe fifth edition of the Cairns Cup kicks off this week at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC). The strongest invitational in the… Read More »
Former US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental ChampionFOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee seems to have… Read More »
DreamHack is where the gaming world comes to life. It’s a festival of play, competition, and community all under one roof. DreamHack added its first… Read More »
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters.… Read More »
This week's exercises come from the 2025 Grenke Chess Festival, which featured a large Freestyle component that attracted many top grandmasters. More… Read More »
Grenke Festival: Jacobson Shares First in Open A, Paragua Qualifies for FM, Carlsen Sweeps Freestyle
The Grenke Chess Festival — held April 17 through 21 in Karlsruhe, Germany — saw top grandmasters compete alongside amateurs in a unique mixture of… Read More »
After the first half of the match and a score of 4–2 in the favor of GM Ju Wenjun — the four-time defending FIDE Women’s World Champion — the players… Read More »