The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com GM Tuan Minh Le followed up his Titled Tuesday victory by winning the first 3 0 Thursday tournament of the week on August 20. He's the fifth player to complete the Tuesday-Thursday double victory on the same week, joining the company of GMs F... https://www.chess.com/news/view/3-0-thursday-minh-le-duda-aravindh-08-20-2026 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:50:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/3-0-thursday-minh-le-duda-aravindh-08-20-2026 GM Vladimir Kramnik has taken New In Chess magazine to court over an article that accused the former world champion of cyberbullying GM Daniel Naroditsky and examined the impact of his public comments on GM David Navara and others.  A hearin... https://www.chess.com/news/view/vladimir-kramnik-sues-new-in-chess-naroditsky-article Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:42:21 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/vladimir-kramnik-sues-new-in-chess-naroditsky-article GM Magnus Carlsen made it back-to-back victories as he claimed the $250,000 top prize in the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris. We take a look back at an event that also featured brilliant performances by teenage stars GMs Denis Lazavik and Sina Mov... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-7-conclusions Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:36:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-7-conclusions Former Barcelona and Spain star Gerard Pique has become a strategic shareholder in Global Chess League franchise FYERS American Gambits, adding to a chess portfolio that already includes an investment in Freestyle Chess. Pique is revealed as the ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/gerard-pique-american-gambits-chess-investment Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:28:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/gerard-pique-american-gambits-chess-investment Chess.com will host the first debate of the 2026 FIDE presidential election on September 9, bringing together all three candidates—Jan Henric Buettner, Timur Turlov, and Wadim Rosenstein—to discuss their visions for the future of inter... https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-presidential-debate-2026-buettner-rosenstein-turlov Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:08:26 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-presidential-debate-2026-buettner-rosenstein-turlov GM Wesley So won his third title and $87,500 at the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on Wednesday. After all the classical games ended in draws, he and GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu contested the champion's title in rapid playoffs. The two rapid games ended in... https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-tan-win-2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:29:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-tan-win-2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup Fans now have a reason to tune in to their favorite streaming platform every Tuesday. Titled Tuesday (TT) broadcasts are back, hosted by the one and only GM Robert Hess! Shows start weekly at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CEST / 8:30 p.m. IST on our Twitch a... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-titled-tuesday-broadcast Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-titled-tuesday-broadcast As GM Magnus Carlsen celebrates another Esports World Cup title, attention is already turning to the road to next year's event. The Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2026-2027 cycle remains the main road to the next Esports World Cup—with a tweaked... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-champions-chess-tour-2026-2027 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-champions-chess-tour-2026-2027 The inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), which was set to feature a 128-player chess tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 2-29, has been postponed by one year to November 2027, the Esports Foundation (EF) announced on Tuesday. The Foun... https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-nations-cup-postponed-to-november-2027-chess-qualification-plans-unclear Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:48:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-nations-cup-postponed-to-november-2027-chess-qualification-plans-unclear GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has caught GM Wesley So in the lead of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on 5/8, just before the final round. With the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in just 27 moves, while So made a draw against G... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-8 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:47:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-8 GM Tuan Minh Le won his first Titled Tuesday of the year on August 18, and the 12th of his career, after coming out ahead of GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Arjun Erigaisi on tiebreaks with a score of 9.5/11. Le recovered from a first-round loss by rip... https://www.chess.com/news/view/minh-le-wins-titled-tuesday-august-18-2026 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:51:55 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/minh-le-wins-titled-tuesday-august-18-2026 You can now play chess against indie pop star Faye Webster. Challenge her on our Play Computer page to get to know her playstyle—a great warm-up in case you decide to play in her Faye Webster Invitational chess tournament on September 27 in ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/faye-webster-bot Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/faye-webster-bot We're excited to announce the next State of Chess, our live show where Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch shares what Chess.com has been working on and what's coming next. It's also where you can ask us questions directly and get answers live on ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-state-of-chess-september-1-2026 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-state-of-chess-september-1-2026 With two rounds left, GM Wesley So continues to lead the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on 4.5/7 after making an almost instant draw with GM Anish Giri in round seven on Monday. He's trailed by GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, and Praggnanandhaa... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-7 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:56:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-7 GM Wesley So still leads GMs Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vincent Keymer, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu by half a point after round six of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup, with GM Anish Giri scoring the day's only win. He said he "went a litt... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-6 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:55:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-6 GM Magnus Carlsen has retained his Esports World Cup title after a dominant victory over GM Denis Lazavik. Carlsen won both sets 3-1, with two wins in each, and ended his Paris run without losing a single game. Carlsen takes $250,000, Lazavik $190... https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-wins-2026-esports-world-cup Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:05:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-wins-2026-esports-world-cup GM Jeffery Xiong mounted a successful title defense and won the $400 first prize in the Bullet Brawl arena on Saturday after winning a tight race to the finish line. Xiong posted a score of 162 points and eclipsed IM Renato Terry and GM Nihal... https://www.chess.com/news/view/jeffery-xiong-wins-bullet-brawl-aug-15-2026 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/jeffery-xiong-wins-bullet-brawl-aug-15-2026 GM Wesley So leads the 2026 Sinquefield Cup after round five on Friday, after making a quick draw with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave had a winning position against GM Jorden van Foreest and could have caught the leader, b... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-5 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:10:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-5 GM Magnus Carlsen scored a 2.5-0.5 victory over GM Nihal Sarin and then won a 4-1 thriller against GM Alireza Firouzja to reach the Final of the 2026 Esports World Cup. Carlsen will face off against 19-year-old GM Denis Lazavik, who pounced o... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-playoffs-qf-sf Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:45:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-playoffs-qf-sf For the second week in a row, GM Pranesh M posted the best result of any player in 3 0 Thursday. He scored 9.5 points to win the second tournament of the day. GMs Alexey Sarana and Jeffery Xiong each scored nine points to win the first and third t... https://www.chess.com/news/view/sarana-pranesh-xiong-3-0-thursday-08-13-2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:29:02 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/sarana-pranesh-xiong-3-0-thursday-08-13-2026 We're about to find out who'll win the second Esports World Cup Chess Finals. To celebrate another year of exciting chess on the esports world stage, we're offering all our basic members the chance to get 14 days of Diamond membership for free! T... https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-world-cup-final-twitch-drops-2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:13:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-world-cup-final-twitch-drops-2026 GM Wesley So continues to lead after round four of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on Thursday. There was one decisive game, where GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu gave GM Jorden van Foreest his third loss. Praggnanandhaa is now half a point behind the leade... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-4 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:54:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-4 19-year-old GM Denis Lazavik pulled off the day's biggest upset to defeat GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and book a 2026 Esports World Cup quarterfinal against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He's joined by GM Nihal Sarin, who faces GM Magnus Carlsen in a repeat... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-group-stage-day-2 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:03:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-group-stage-day-2 GM Wesley So broke out to the sole lead of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup with a win, with the black pieces, over GM Fabiano Caruana. There were two more decisive games: GM Vincent Keymer bounced back from yesterday's loss with a win against GM Praggnan... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-3 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:52:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-sinquefield-cairns-cup-round-3 Defending Champion GM Magnus Carlsen said he was "in no shape to play chess," but he still beat GMs Andrey Esipenko and Hans Niemann 1.5-0.5 to reach Friday's Playoffs of the $1.5 million 2026 Esports World Cup. He's joined by GMs Hikaru Nakamura,... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-group-stage-day-1 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:27:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-esports-world-cup-group-stage-day-1