The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com In a week when GM Hikaru Nakamura pushed Chess.com's blitz record to new heights, it is fitting that he also broke the record for the most Bullet Brawl victories in a single year, albeit with three months to spare. A dominant run in the second hal... https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-oct-3-2026 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:30:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-oct-3-2026 GM Awonder Liang blanked his opposition with 3-0 victories in all the matches to convincingly win the 2026 Seirawan Chess Championship, an event he won in 2024 too. It was a brisk evening for the 23-year-old American GM, who was hardly in any trou... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-seirawan-chess-championship-liang-wins Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:21:01 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-seirawan-chess-championship-liang-wins GM Parham Maghsoodloo scored in the top four in three different 3 0 Thursday Tournaments on October 1. His nine points in the first tournament weren't quite enough to win, as he took second on tiebreaks behind IM Quoc Hy Nguyen. Maghsoodloo domina... https://www.chess.com/news/view/hy-nguyen-maghsoodloo-grischuk-3-0-thursday-10-1-2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:51:34 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/hy-nguyen-maghsoodloo-grischuk-3-0-thursday-10-1-2026 GM Matthias Bluebaum won the return tournament of Freestyle Friday on October 2 with nine points, taking the tournament outright ahead of GMs Oleksandr Bortnyk, Pranav Venkatesh, and SL Narayanan on 8.5/11. Pranav clinched an appearance in next ye... https://www.chess.com/news/view/bluebaum-wins-freestyle-friday-october-2-2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:23:25 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/bluebaum-wins-freestyle-friday-october-2-2026 Freestyle Friday returns to Chess.com this Friday, October 2, resuming the race for places in the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championships. Ten weekly tournaments remain before December's knockout finals, which will award one qualification sp... https://www.chess.com/news/view/freestyle-friday-returns-october-2-with-world-championship-spots-on-the-line Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/freestyle-friday-returns-october-2-with-world-championship-spots-on-the-line GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus are the stars on an October FIDE rating list dominated by the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Abdusattorov climbed two spots to world number-five after picking up 18 rating points and individual ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/october-2026-fide-rating-list Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:56:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/october-2026-fide-rating-list A man from Melbourne has been charged over an alleged stalking campaign against Australian chess streamer and content creator WCM Hannah Sayce, which reportedly included making false drug allegations and led to her detention in Qatar. Shumsheer S... https://www.chess.com/news/view/man-charged-with-stalking-hannah-sayce-false-drug-reports Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:40:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/man-charged-with-stalking-hannah-sayce-false-drug-reports 9z Globant, a team with 962 participants, took first place in the first Chess Club Showdown on Wednesday, September 30. The event featured nine esports teams, ranging in size from 151 to 1142 members. Everyone played a two-hour arena of five-minut... https://www.chess.com/news/view/9z-globant-wins-chess-club-showdown-september-2026 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:37:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/9z-globant-wins-chess-club-showdown-september-2026 The 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov says security services in the U.S. warned him and a fellow Russian opposition figure that their lives were in danger and that they should take precautions. His statement comes one day after a report by ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/kasparov-warned-alleged-russian-assassination-plot-usa Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:16:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/kasparov-warned-alleged-russian-assassination-plot-usa British chess sensation FM Bodhana Sivanandan has made history again. The 11-year-old completed the requirements for the Woman Grandmaster title at the 46th Women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, becoming the youngest player ever to do s... https://www.chess.com/news/view/bodhana-sivanandan-11-becomes-youngest-ever-wgm-scores-second-im-norm Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:21:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/bodhana-sivanandan-11-becomes-youngest-ever-wgm-scores-second-im-norm The 12th edition of GM Judit Polgar's traditional annual Global Chess Festival was staged on September 26 in the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. Judit took on five different communities in a simultaneous display, scoring 3.5-1.5, with three ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-global-chess-festival-2026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:47:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-global-chess-festival-2026 GM Wesley So won Titled Tuesday on September 29, starting 7/7 on his way to a 9.5-point total. That score was enough for an outright victory after the top three boards in the final round, including his own, all ended in draws. One of the key figur... https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-wins-titled-tuesday-september-29-2026 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:03:34 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-wins-titled-tuesday-september-29-2026 Uzbekistan's victory in the Chennai Olympiad of 2022 was sweet, but regaining the title on home soil in the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 is even sweeter. We look back on that triumph in Samarkand, which earned each player on the team $200,000. We also... https://www.chess.com/news/view/uzbekistan-2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-11-conclusions Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:39:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/uzbekistan-2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-11-conclusions The Collegiate Chess League, the leading online chess competition for college students, started with two tight matches and one blowout in the top division's opening round. Texas Tech defeated three-time league champions the University of Missouri ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-ccl-fall-week-one-update Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:34:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-ccl-fall-week-one-update The smartest chessboard on the market, ChessUp, is back with a new addition to its smart chessboard lineup. With a dedicated button that starts a Chess.com game on your favorite time control, the new ChessUp Lite is the fastest way to play online ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chessup-lite Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chessup-lite Your LinkedIn profile tells the story of your professional life. Now, it can also tell people that you’re a chess player. Every rating point you’ve earned, every puzzle you’ve solved, and every game you’ve played is part o... https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-com-stats-linkedin-profile-integration Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-com-stats-linkedin-profile-integration GM Hikaru Nakamura won Bullet Brawl for the third consecutive week on September 26. He once again dominated the event, winning by a 25-point margin with 172 points. GM Tuan Minh Le took second place with 147 points, three points ahead of GM Oleksa... https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-09-26-2026 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:28:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-09-26-2026 GMs Levon Aronian, Liem Le, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are among the final six players confirmed for the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot, completing the 24-player field for the November 10-20 event in Budapest, Hungary. GMs Jorden v... https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-liem-mamedyarov-complete-24-player-total-chess-pilot-field Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:08:56 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-liem-mamedyarov-complete-24-player-total-chess-pilot-field Uzbekistan has won its second Olympiad gold, this time on home soil, in the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand. GM Mukhiddin Madaminov was the last-day hero, winning a sharp clash with GM Roman Dehtiarov in a 2.5-1.5 win over Ukraine. World Cha... https://www.chess.com/news/view/uzbekistan-china-win-2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:19:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/uzbekistan-china-win-2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad Uzbekistan held on to its sole lead with 18 points, while India continued to pursue closely behind on 17 points after the 10th and penultimate round of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. Uzbekistan and India scored dominating 3.5-0.5 victories over Arm... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-10 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:42:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-10 Timur Turlov was elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Saturday, defeating German entrepreneur Wadim Rosenstein 110-85 in a second, deciding ballot at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The third candid... https://www.chess.com/news/view/turlov-elected-new-fide-president-beats-rosenstein-in-2nd-round Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:50:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/turlov-elected-new-fide-president-beats-rosenstein-in-2nd-round In a day full of miracles and turnarounds, Uzbekistan has regained sole lead of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 after beating top seed U.S. in round nine. GM Wesley So beat World Championship Challenger Javokhir Sindarov on board two, but the Nodirbe... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-9 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:45:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-9 They aren't playing in the Olympiad, but GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura both competed in the first 3 0 Thursday on September 24. Both players joined a tie atop the standings, with Carlsen taking first on tiebreaks, with help from a mouse s... https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-maghsoodloo-ashraf-3-0-thursday-09-24-2026 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:42:41 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-maghsoodloo-ashraf-3-0-thursday-09-24-2026 Germany ended Uzbekistan's streak of 7/7 match wins in round eight of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 after winning their encounter 2.5-1.5. As in the previous round, the brothers GM Frederik Svane and GM Rasmus Svane scored points on the bottom two ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-8 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:47:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-8 With seven out of seven match wins, Uzbekistan continues to dominate the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with their latest victory against China 3-1 after wins by the Nodirbeks; GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Ding Liren and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev b... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-7 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:42:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-samarkand-chess-olympiad-round-7