The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com GM Arjun Erigaisi followed up his Titled Tuesday victory this week by winning the first 3 0 Thursday on July 9. GM Emin Ohanyan completed a come-from-behind victory in the second tournament of the day. At the end of the day, GM Volodar Murzin won ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-ohanyan-murzin-3-0-thursday-07-10-2026 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:45:45 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-ohanyan-murzin-3-0-thursday-07-10-2026 The favorites, GMs Divya Deshmukh and Bibisara Assaubayeva, advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Friday. Between the two of them, the winners lost only a single game. Divya defeated IM Rose Atwell with an u... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-divya-atwell-assaubayeva-khamdamova Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:31:01 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-divya-atwell-assaubayeva-khamdamova GM Kateryna Lagno and IM Alice Lee advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship after winning their Round of 16 matches on Wednesday. Lagno's victory was never in doubt as she scored 10.5-3.5 on the way to eliminating... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-lagno-ambartsumova-kosteniuk-lee Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:31:49 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-lagno-ambartsumova-kosteniuk-lee Local hero GM Jaime Santos has won the 2026 Leon Masters after celebrating his 30th birthday by beating 12-year-old Argentinian GM-elect Faustino Oro 3-1 in the Semifinals, before overcoming Vietnamese defending champion GM Liem Le 3.5-0.5 in... https://www.chess.com/news/view/santos-wins-2026-leon-masters-le-oro Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:50:49 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/santos-wins-2026-leon-masters-le-oro By taking the July 7 tournament outright on 9.5/11, GM Arjun Erigaisi has broken into the Titled Tuesday winners column in 2026, ahead of seven players who tied on nine points. GM Hikaru Nakamura took second place among that group just ahead of GM... https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-wins-titled-tuesday-july-7-2026 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:39:05 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-wins-titled-tuesday-july-7-2026 GM Benjamin Bok has qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup after defeating GM Vidit Gujrathi in the 2026 India Rising Finals in Mumbai on July 4. The match reached the maximum number of possible games, with all three sets going to armageddo... https://www.chess.com/news/view/bok-wins-2026-india-rising-final Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:31:56 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/bok-wins-2026-india-rising-final Top grandmasters, content creators, and fans from around the world came to Charlotte from July 3-5 to honor the legacy of the late GM Daniel Naroditsky. The next world championship challenger, GM Javokhir Sindarov, won both the rapid and blitz tou... https://www.chess.com/news/view/sindarov-wins-2026-naroditsky-memorial-rapid-blitz Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:08:57 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/sindarov-wins-2026-naroditsky-memorial-rapid-blitz Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and two-time Women's Blitz World Champion Anna Muzychuk advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Ju handily defeated IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham 9.5-4.5, while Muzychuk went ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-ju-le-vaishali-muzychuk Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:55:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-wscc-ro16-ju-le-vaishali-muzychuk GM Alireza Firouzja has won the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia after beating GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a nerve-wracking armageddon game. Such a finale looked unlikely when Firouzja started the day with a three-point lead after scoring 8/9 ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-5 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:55:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-5 GM Arjun Erigaisi was crowned the winner of Saturday's Bullet Brawl after hawking down GM Jose Martinez in the final 10 minutes of the arena. Chasing his first title since 2024, Martinez scored 161 points, almost getting the job done, but it ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-erigaisi-wins-bullet-brawl-july-4-2026 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:32:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-erigaisi-wins-bullet-brawl-july-4-2026 French GM Alireza Firouzja heads into the final day of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with a three-point lead over GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after scoring a stunning 8/9 on the first day of blitz. GM Praggnanan... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-4 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:40:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-4 GM Vladimir Kramnik has been banned from FIDE events and official chess-related roles for two years after the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) found him guilty of bullying, harassment, and unfounded cheating accusations. Kramnik cal... https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-bans-kramnik-for-two-years Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:50:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-bans-kramnik-for-two-years GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu goes into the blitz section of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia as co-leader after winning all three games on day three—against GMs Ivan Saric, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, and Anish Giri—to catch GM Alireza... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-3 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:54:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-3 A new documentary has been released on Prime Video that sheds light on the competitive race to secure the signing of GM Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Esports World Cup debut of chess, while the world number-one also shares the spotlight with Cristia... https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-prime-documentary-ronaldo-ewc-promo Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:06:07 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-prime-documentary-ronaldo-ewc-promo There was no need for tiebreaks in any of the three 3 0 Thursday tournaments on July 2 as the three champions, GMs Denis Lazavik, Volodar Murzin, and IM Yoseph Taher, won outright. In the curtain-raiser, Lazavik beat GMs Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Kr... https://www.chess.com/news/view/lazavik-murzin-taher-3-0-thursday-07-03-2026 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:06:31 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/lazavik-murzin-taher-3-0-thursday-07-03-2026 IMs Carissa Yip and Leya Garifullina won the rapid and blitz segments (respectively) of the WR Women's Chess Tour - Americas 2026 on Wednesday and Thursday. Along with the $7,000 first prize, they both qualify for the Grand Final in Stuttgart, Ger... https://www.chess.com/news/view/yip-garifullina-win-2026-wr-womens-chess-tour-americas Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:40:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/yip-garifullina-win-2026-wr-womens-chess-tour-americas GM Alireza Firouzja has opened up a three-point lead after beating key rivals GMs Vincent Keymer and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu with the black pieces on day two of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac began in style with ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-2 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:11:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-2 Playing against bots just got more fun! You now earn points every time you play against the monthly bots. Earn enough points to unlock exclusive chessboards, piece sets, and flairs that will last forever in your account! But hurry, because once th... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-monthly-bot-challenges Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-monthly-bot-challenges GM Alireza Firouzja shrugged off his bullet-chess loss to GM Nihal Sarin to take the sole lead on day one of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with wins over GMs Ivan Saric and Bogdan-Daniel Deac. His 5/6 put him a point ahead of GMs Praggn... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-1 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:39:34 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-croatia-day-1 Norway Chess 2026 and the UzChess Cup 2026 were two tournaments that shifted classical ratings for many of the world's top-15 on the July list. The most notable change was, unusually so, an 18-point drop in GM Magnus Carlsen's rating, just as he c... https://www.chess.com/news/view/july-2026-fide-ratings Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:43:27 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/july-2026-fide-ratings Arkady Dvorkovich has confirmed he will seek a third term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), eight years after first campaigning on a promise that FIDE presidents should be limited to two terms. The incumbent announced his... https://www.chess.com/news/view/dvorkovich-confirms-bid-for-third-term-as-fide-president-adds-turlov-to-ticket Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:57:35 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/dvorkovich-confirms-bid-for-third-term-as-fide-president-adds-turlov-to-ticket GM Jose Martinez won Titled Tuesday on June 30 without much trouble, going undefeated and scoring 10/11 for his second victory in the last six weeks. No one came within even half a point, but five players scored nine points, with GM Fabiano Caruan... https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-wins-titled-tuesday-june-30-2026 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:36:13 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-wins-titled-tuesday-june-30-2026 Calling out all wizards and witches! The Chess.com Spell Chess Championship is the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The event takes place from July 15 to July 17 and features $2,500 in prizes. Spell Chess is what happens when ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chesscom-spell-chess-championship-2026 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chesscom-spell-chess-championship-2026 GM Magnus Carlsen has now been the world chess number-one on every FIDE rating list for the past 15 years, since July 2011. Although Carlsen has suffered scares—for instance, any loss to GM Fabiano Caruana in the 2018 World Championship matc... https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-15-years-unbroken-world-number-one Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:13:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-15-years-unbroken-world-number-one As Erling Braut Haaland leads Norway's quest for World Cup glory, it's easy to forget that just three months ago the Manchester City superstar made headlines in a very different arena. Haaland's investment in Norway Chess sent shockwaves through ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/how-haaland-helped-norway-chess-raise-10-million Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:31:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/how-haaland-helped-norway-chess-raise-10-million