The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com GM Pranav Venkatesh added another feather in his cap in the first 3 0 Thursday tournament of the week, finishing with an undefeated 9.5/11 and outscoring no fewer than eight super-GMs. Wins over GMs Aravindh Chithambaram, Sergei Zhigalko, Hans Nie... https://www.chess.com/news/view/pranav-maghsoodloo-xiong-3-0-thursday-07-30-2026 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:54:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/pranav-maghsoodloo-xiong-3-0-thursday-07-30-2026 GM Alireza Firouzja is back in the top 10 on the August 2026 FIDE rating list after his victory in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov's last-round loss to GM Dmitry Andreikin saw him drop two places to eighth. For a... https://www.chess.com/news/view/august-2026-fide-rating-list Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:37:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/august-2026-fide-rating-list A Russian artillery attack destroyed the 121-year-old building that housed Kherson’s Children’s and Youth Sports School for Chess and Checkers, consuming what the regional chess federation says housed a library of more than 5,000 chess... https://www.chess.com/news/view/russian-attack-destroys-historic-kherson-chess-school-in-ukraine-5-000-book-library Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:20:46 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/russian-attack-destroys-historic-kherson-chess-school-in-ukraine-5-000-book-library WFM Alexandra Botez's venture into the game development world continues with a new chapter. Last year, the Canadian creator announced her involvement with Chess Arena, a fast-paced chess-themed battle royale game. Now, she's hosting the Chess Aren... https://www.chess.com/news/view/creator-brawl-chess-arena Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/creator-brawl-chess-arena Who says chess needs to be an individual game? Call up your buddy and get ready for the madness of the Chess.com Bughouse Chess Championship! The event features a $5,000 prize fund and will take place from August 3 to August 7. Bughouse is one of... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chesscom-bughouse-championship-2026 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chesscom-bughouse-championship-2026 The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) is returning for its fourth season with GM Magnus Carlsen headlining the field in Bengaluru, India. With a stellar lineup of the strongest players in the game teaming up in exhilarating matchups, the fou... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-tech-mahindra-global-chess-league-contenders-2026 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:30:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-tech-mahindra-global-chess-league-contenders-2026 Eleven-year-old FM Bodhana Sivanandan added two more age records with a stunning performance at the Dole Open in France last week, becoming the youngest girl ever to score an international master norm and the youngest girl known to defeat a 2600-r... https://www.chess.com/news/view/bodhana-youngest-girl-im-norm-beats-2600-gm Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:49:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/bodhana-youngest-girl-im-norm-beats-2600-gm Team USA won the match against Uzbekistan in the inaugural WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026. They clinched the match 13-9 with a round to spare. They played the final round anyway, and tied, so the final score was 14-10. Team USA consisted o... https://www.chess.com/news/view/usa-wins-2026-wr-chess-rapid-blitz-miami Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:18:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/usa-wins-2026-wr-chess-rapid-blitz-miami GM Alireza Firouzja returned to Titled Tuesday on July 28 and won the event outright with a score of 9.5/11, including ripping off seven straight wins from rounds four through 10. The win was Firouzja's first of 2026 after he posted four victories... https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-wins-titled-tuesday-july-28-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:37:24 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-wins-titled-tuesday-july-28-2026 Geneva, Switzerland will host the 2026 FIDE World Championship between Indian World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and his Uzbek challenger GM Javokhir Sindarov, with the 14-game match running November 25 to December 15. FIDE Interim President GM Viswa... https://www.chess.com/news/view/geneva-gukesh-sindarov-2026-fide-world-championship Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:25:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/geneva-gukesh-sindarov-2026-fide-world-championship The U.S. leads 5-3 against Uzbekistan after day one of the WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026. GM Levon Aronian was the MVP, putting up the highest individual score on his team, 2.5/3. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov's 3/4, the highest on team Uzbekis... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wr-chess-rapid-blitz-miami-usa-vs-uzbekistan Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:30:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wr-chess-rapid-blitz-miami-usa-vs-uzbekistan A run of 11 wins in 12 games saw 16-year-old IM Alice Lee overwhelm FM Anastasia Avramidou to reach the Final of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship. She'll face the winner of GM Bibisara Assaubayeva vs. GM Hou Yifan, after the women's numbe... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-qf-hou-muzychuk-sf-lee-avrimidou Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:25:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-qf-hou-muzychuk-sf-lee-avrimidou GM Vladimir Akopian defeated top-seeded GM Alexander Onischuk in a blitz tiebreak playoff to win the 2026 U.S. Senior Championship held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, which concluded on Saturday, July 25. Akopian was awarded $26,000 for his effort... https://www.chess.com/news/view/akopian-wins-us-senior-championship Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:29:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/akopian-wins-us-senior-championship Against all odds, Vietnamese GM Tuan Minh Le produced one of the most unexpected comebacks in Bullet Brawl after closing a 20-point gap in 16 minutes and edging out GM Hikaru Nakamura on tiebreaks on Saturday. In the final 16 minutes, Le adde... https://www.chess.com/news/view/tuan-minh-le-wins-bullet-brawl-july-25-2026 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:21:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/tuan-minh-le-wins-bullet-brawl-july-25-2026 GM Levon Aronian emerged as the winner of the Biel Masters—Grandmasters Triathlon event of the Biel Chess Festival, Switzerland, pocketing the top prize of CHF 10,000 (roughly €10,750 or $12,250). The 59th edition of the festival had a ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-wins-biel-masters-2026 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:03:18 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-wins-biel-masters-2026 IM Alice Lee upset Women's World Champion and reigning WSCC Champion GM Ju Wenjun on Friday in the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship Quarterfinals. Lee dominated all three portions and won the match with a shockingly one-sided 9.5-3.5 score. ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-qf-ju-lee Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:16:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-qf-ju-lee In chess slang, adoption means beating an opponent 10 games in a row. It's an impressive accomplishment against any strong player, but GM Vladimir Fedoseev managed it against a whole field of opponents in 3 0 Thursday on July 23. He won his first ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/bortnyk-yoo-fedoseev-3-0-thursday-07-23-2026 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:44:30 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/bortnyk-yoo-fedoseev-3-0-thursday-07-23-2026 Moscow-born Kazakh billionaire Timur Turlov has put himself forward as a candidate to become FIDE president, with GM Viswanathan Anand as his deputy. Turlov was planning to run for deputy president under Arkady Dvorkovich, but the European Union's... https://www.chess.com/news/view/timur-turlov-vishy-anand-fide-president Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:21:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/timur-turlov-vishy-anand-fide-president The President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, has decided to suspend his authority as the head of the chess governing body after being sanctioned by the European Union. Five-time world champion GM Viswanathan Anand... https://www.chess.com/news/view/arkady-dvorkovich-sanctioned-by-eu-ukrainian-sports-minister Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:13:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/arkady-dvorkovich-sanctioned-by-eu-ukrainian-sports-minister GM Anish Giri, the longtime top-10 chess player and instructional author, has signed with Basilisk Gaming (stylized BASILISK), the esports organization announced in a press release and on social media Thursday. Giri will begin representing Basilis... https://www.chess.com/news/view/giri-signs-with-basilisk-esports Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:10:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/giri-signs-with-basilisk-esports GM Alireza Firouzja has taken clear first place in the 2026 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after making a draw with GM Arjun Erigaisi in the final round. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov could have forced a playoff with a win, but instead he overpressed a... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-chennai-grand-masters-round-7 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:57:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-chennai-grand-masters-round-7 GM Alireza Firouzja goes into the final round of the 2026 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters with a half-point lead after making a draw against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov while his co-leader GM Arjun Erigaisi lost to GM Nihal Sarin. The other big story ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-chennai-grand-masters-round-6 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-chennai-grand-masters-round-6 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is your winner for Titled Tuesday on July 21, scoring 9.5/11 points and a big win over GM Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round that proved to be the difference between first and second place—Caruana also scored 9.5 ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/vachier-lagrave-wins-titled-tuesday-july-21-2026 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:58:38 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/vachier-lagrave-wins-titled-tuesday-july-21-2026 GM Judit Polgar, the greatest woman chess player in history, was invited to be Hungary's next president, a largely ceremonial position with a maximum term of five years. On Sunday, Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on social medi... https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-declines-president-of-hungary Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:14:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-declines-president-of-hungary Chess will soon be coming to the Junior Olympic Games. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has announced that it will add chess as its latest competition, joining established programs covering dozens of sports. Matt Thomas, the first American chessbo... https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-joins-junior-olympics-as-aau-adds-chess-program Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:32:31 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-joins-junior-olympics-as-aau-adds-chess-program