The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com World number-one Magnus Carlsen beat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in the only classical win of round four of Norway Chess 2026, exorcising the ghost of their infamous table-slam game from the 2025 event. GM Alireza Firouzja continues to lead th... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-4 Thu, 28 May 2026 13:28:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-4 GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu moved up to second place in Norway Chess 2026 after a rollercoaster win over GM Magnus Carlsen, who had fought his way back from the dead to a winning position only to collapse in time trouble. GM Alireza Firouzja lead... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-3 Wed, 27 May 2026 13:09:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-3 It took him three tries, but Patriots receiver Mack Hollins was thrilled to take his first BlitzChamps title on May 26. Hollins won every match, including a tough finals against Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, to win the event ahead of seven ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/mack-hollins-dominates-blitzchamps-v Wed, 27 May 2026 11:53:03 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/mack-hollins-dominates-blitzchamps-v GM Alireza Firouzja scored the day's only classical win, over GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, to open up a 3.5-point lead in Norway Chess 2026 with a perfect 6/6. GM Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer in armageddon, but that was little consolatio... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-2 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:40:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-2 The organizers of the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), the Esports Foundation (EF), have revealed new details about the event's qualification and wildcard systems. The announcement includes details about how chess players can qualify for the event and h... https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-nations-cup-chess-qualifiers-wildcard-system Tue, 26 May 2026 11:14:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/esports-nations-cup-chess-qualifiers-wildcard-system GM Jose Martinez won Titled Tuesday on May 26, starting off 9.5/10 before winning on tiebreaks over GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Nihal Sarin. The spring split concludes with GM Sina Movahed atop the standings for a $5,000 prize. Next week, ther... https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-wins-titled-tuesday-may-26-2026 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:12:57 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-wins-titled-tuesday-may-26-2026 GM Alireza Firouzja won his first classical game against world number-one GM Magnus Carlsen as Norway Chess 2026 got off to the most dramatic of starts. World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju also looked set to fall after losing his way in a wild time... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-1 Mon, 25 May 2026 13:57:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-1 GM Hikaru Nakamura reached the Bullet Brawl stratosphere on Saturday after winning 56 games, drawing three, and losing only eight in the two-hour arena, which saw him register a colossal score of 200 points and take home the $400 first prize. Naka... https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-may-23-2026 Sat, 23 May 2026 17:55:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/hikaru-nakamura-wins-bullet-brawl-may-23-2026 GM Vincent Keymer has won the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 and its $100,000 first place prize after defeating GM Jorden van Foreest in the only decisive game of the ninth and final round, avoiding playoffs. GM Fabiano Caruana, who entered the ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/keymer-wins-gct-super-chess-classic-romania Sat, 23 May 2026 08:14:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/keymer-wins-gct-super-chess-classic-romania None of the three winners in 3 0 Thursday tournaments on May 21 has even reached 20 years of age. The three teenagers—FM Artin Ashraf, GM Denis Lazavik, and Pranesh M—all scored victories ahead of their much more experienced colleagues... https://www.chess.com/news/view/ashraf-lazavik-pranesh-3-0-thursday-05-21-2026 Fri, 22 May 2026 17:31:59 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/ashraf-lazavik-pranesh-3-0-thursday-05-21-2026 After a draw in their direct encounter, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Vincent Keymer lead the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 ahead of the last round. Against GM Jorden van Foreest, who started the round in shared first, GM Javokhir Sindarov scored his... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-8 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:35:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-8 For GM Haik Martirosyan, last month, it was Titled Tuesday. This month, Freestyle Friday. Martirosyan won the weekly freestyle chess event on May 22, his second following a win on February 13. Martirosyan scored an incredible 10.5 back then, but t... https://www.chess.com/news/view/martirosyan-wins-freestyle-friday-may-22-2026 Fri, 22 May 2026 11:38:02 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/martirosyan-wins-freestyle-friday-may-22-2026 Huddle up, chess fans: BlitzChamps V is back. Eight NFL stars are trading the field for the board on May 26 at 5:30 p.m. ET / 23:30 CEST, and the clock will be just as dangerous as any pass rush. With bragging rights and a $100,000 prize fund goin... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-blitzchamps-v Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-blitzchamps-v GM Javokhir Sindarov pounced on a mistake by leader GM Vincent Keymer to grab his first classical win since the FIDE Candidates and transform the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 standings with two rounds to go. Keymer was caught by GM Fabiano Car... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-7 Thu, 21 May 2026 11:10:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-7 Plenty of footballers enjoy chess. But few, if any, can match the level of Major League Soccer star Dejan Joveljić. Recently, the Serbian forward showed off his skills in a match against IM Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess. Mohamed Salah... https://www.chess.com/news/view/dejan-joveljic-faces-gothamchess-strongest-chess-playing-athlete Thu, 21 May 2026 07:34:31 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/dejan-joveljic-faces-gothamchess-strongest-chess-playing-athlete GM Judit Polgar demonstrates her thought process and tells amazing stories in her new Chessable course, Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2: GM To Top 10.  Polgar, the star of the recent Netflix documentary, Queen Of Chess, publishes this cours... https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-teaches-chess-and-tells-stories-in-gm-to-top-10-new-on-chessable Thu, 21 May 2026 06:55:35 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/judit-polgar-teaches-chess-and-tells-stories-in-gm-to-top-10-new-on-chessable GMs Fabiano Caruana and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus have added their names to the $50,000 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz this July, joining an already spectacular lineup that includes GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Javokhir Sindarov, Hans Niemann,... https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-erdogmus-join-spectacular-naroditsky-memorial-lineup Thu, 21 May 2026 03:38:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-erdogmus-join-spectacular-naroditsky-memorial-lineup FIDE has officially announced the star-studded team lineups for the upcoming FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Chess Championships 2026. Descending upon Hong Kong’s iconic Queen Elizabeth Stadium June 17-21, this high-stakes festival of... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-championships-announcement Wed, 20 May 2026 14:34:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-championships-announcement GM Vincent Keymer increased his lead to a full point over the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 field after GM Alireza Firouzja's withdrawal from the event gave him a forfeit win. All the other games in round six were drawn, with GMs Wesley So (vs.... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-6 Wed, 20 May 2026 11:14:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-6 GMs Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko, Liem Le, and Alexey Sarana were the four players to qualify, through DreamHack Atlanta 2026, for the 2026 Esports World Cup Play-in. There, they will face the four other players who finish at the top of ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-dreamhack-atlanta-aravindh-esipenko-liem-le-sarana Wed, 20 May 2026 08:09:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-dreamhack-atlanta-aravindh-esipenko-liem-le-sarana GM Alireza Firouzja has withdrawn from the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 following an ankle injury sustained during the event, the Grand Chess Tour announced on Wednesday. Despite the withdrawal, the 22-year-old is expected to travel to Oslo th... https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-withdraws-from-gct-romania Wed, 20 May 2026 06:29:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-withdraws-from-gct-romania GM Alexey Sarana was your winner in Titled Tuesday on May 19, scoring 9.5 points and coming out ahead of GM Christopher Yoo in tiebreaks. GM Hikaru Nakamura finished third for a second straight week, while GM Arjun Erigaisi took fourth place, havi... https://www.chess.com/news/view/sarana-wins-titled-tuesday-may-19-2026 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:28:58 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/sarana-wins-titled-tuesday-may-19-2026 We're excited to announce that you can now keep up with every FIDE rating change and ranking movement live on Chess.com! Keep an eye on your favorite players, learn about their latest results, and even see if they're playing a rated event right no... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-live-ratings Tue, 19 May 2026 07:18:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-live-ratings GM Alireza Firouzja followed in the footsteps (not literally) of GM Tony Miles as an ankle injury forced him to play round five of the Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 from a hotel bed. GM Javokhir Sindarov almost won that clash, but it was a... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-5 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:49:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-gct-super-chess-classic-romania-round-5 As we enter the last week of Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star voting, you can now play chess against MLS star Dejan Joveljić! A dangerous player on the field, Joveljić also knows how to score over the chessboard. With a jaw-dropping 2217 rating,... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-dejan-joveljic-bot Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-dejan-joveljic-bot