The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com GM Anish Giri played a positional masterpiece to take down GM Fabiano Caruana and grab sole second place in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament after round nine. GM Javokhir Sindarov could have scored a record sixth win, but slipped up against GM ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-9 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:52:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-9 GM Sina Movahed won his second Titled Tuesday of the spring split and third of his career on April 7, scoring 10/11 to win outright. Movahed also now leads the spring split standings. GM Alexey Sarana rode an 8/8 start to finish in sole second on ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/movahed-wins-titled-tuesday-april-7-2026 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:04:28 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/movahed-wins-titled-tuesday-april-7-2026 GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri took revenge for first-half losses to shake up the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament standings. Nakamura's first win of the event came against GM Fabiano Caruana, who was caught in second place after Giri outplayed... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-8 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:26:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-8 In Netflix’s Untold: Chess Mates, GM Hans Niemann reflects on how his life was changed by cheating allegations, while GM Magnus Carlsen offers fresh insight into what sparked one of the most controversial scandals in modern chess. The 74-m... https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-new-insight-niemann-cheating-admission-netflix-untold-chessmates Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:16:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-new-insight-niemann-cheating-admission-netflix-untold-chessmates Finishing with two draws on the final day was just enough for GM Vincent Keymer to win the 60,000 euro first prize at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open and qualify for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle World Championship. The 21-year-old German grandmast... https://www.chess.com/news/view/keymer-wins-2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:58:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/keymer-wins-2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open Everyone's favorite celebrity chess event is back! Get ready for the most nonsensical chess ever witnessed by humankind, as PogChamps 6 7 takes place on April 10 at 4:30 p.m. ET / 22:30 CET. Eight of the world's biggest creators will bring the ful... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-pogchamps-6-7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-pogchamps-6-7 GM Javokhir Sindarov has ended the first half of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a record 6/7, though GM Anish Giri built a fortress to deny him yet another win. GM Fabiano Caruana remains 1.5 points back after a draw against GM Praggnana... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-7 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:21:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-7 Easter Sunday was another good day on home soil for GM Vincent Keymer, who beat GM Hans Niemann and drew with GM Magnus Carlsen to emerge as the sole leader of the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open with two rounds to go. Three players are trailing ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-4 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:19:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-4 Once again it was all about GM Javokhir Sindarov in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament as the Uzbek star won a difficult position against GM Wei Yi to move to a mind-blowing 5.5/6. He leads his closest pursuer GM Fabiano Caruana by 1.5 points aft... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-6 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:55:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-6 Peruvian IM Renato Terry achieved a groundbreaking feat after pulling off the first Chess.com titled arena trifecta by taking out Saturday's Bullet Brawl. Terry held his nerve and streaked his way to 156 points, outdoing the second-through-fourt... https://www.chess.com/news/view/renato-terry-wins-bullet-brawl-apr-4-2026 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:13:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/renato-terry-wins-bullet-brawl-apr-4-2026 As the only two players still on a perfect 5/5 score in the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open, GMs Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer will be playing each other on top board in Sunday morning's sixth round. Behind them is a group of six players on 4.5/5: G... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-3 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:51:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-3 GM Javokhir Sindarov's dream run continued after GM Hikaru Nakamura thought for 67 minutes on move 13, chose badly, and sank without a trace in round five of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Sindarov, now world number-five, is on 4.5/5, with o... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-5 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:50:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-5 For the second time in as many weeks, GM Jose Martinez notched two 3 0 Thursday victories in one day, earning himself $800 in prize money. Martinez posted scores of 9.5/11 in both events to claim first place outright, and lost only a single game i... https://www.chess.com/news/view/3-0-thursday-martinez-terry-4-4-2026 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:20:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/3-0-thursday-martinez-terry-4-4-2026 IM Renato Terry won the first Freestyle Friday of April by a full point, scoring 9.5/11. Even with the FIDE Candidates and the Grenke Chess Festival occurring at the same time, the Freestyle Friday Championship continued apace, and Terry moved int... https://www.chess.com/news/view/terry-wins-freestyle-friday-april-3-2026 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:02:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/terry-wins-freestyle-friday-april-3-2026 19 players are still on a perfect score after three rounds in the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open, including big names such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hans Niemann, and Vincent Keymer. In round 3, Carlsen seemed to be close to dropping... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-2 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:04:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-2 The Collegiate Chess League Spring 2026 Season Playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins!  Will SLU defend their championship title, or will UT Dallas get their revenge and their first ever CCL Champ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/win-prizes-in-the-spring-2026-ccl-predictions-challenge Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:07:52 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/win-prizes-in-the-spring-2026-ccl-predictions-challenge Two newly-released clips from Netflix’s upcoming Untold: Chess Mates documentary offer glimpses into both sides of the Carlsen vs. Niemann saga, featuring candid reflections from GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, and Hikaru Nakamura, just da... https://www.chess.com/news/view/netflix-releases-new-clip-from-untold-chess-mates-documentary Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:01:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/netflix-releases-new-clip-from-untold-chess-mates-documentary It's the tournament GM Magnus Carlsen won with 9/9 last year, and on Thursday evening he started the new edition with another win: the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open. It is part of the Grenke Chess Festival that boasts over 3,500 participants in Karl... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-1 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:43:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-grenke-freestyle-chess-open-day-1 While his compatriot GM Javokhir Sindarov carves up at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has quietly moved into fourth position on the April FIDE classical rating list after a commanding victory at the 2026 Prague Inter... https://www.chess.com/news/view/april-2026-fide-ratings Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:29:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/april-2026-fide-ratings GM Amin Tabatabaei has continued his golden run in classical chess by pulling off one of the greatest results of his career, an outright victory with a performance rating of 2849 in the 422-player strong 2026 Reykjavik Open. Although Tabatabaei ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/tabatabaei-wins-2026-reykjavik-chess-open Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:25:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/tabatabaei-wins-2026-reykjavik-chess-open GM Javokhir Sindarov grabbed the sole lead at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament on Wednesday, reaching a fantastic plus-three score by beating co-leader GM Fabiano Caruana. GM Anish Giri got back to a 50-percent score by beating GM Andrey Esipen... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-4 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:21:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-4 Step right up, come one, come all! The Chess.com circus is in town for one month only, putting on chess performances the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Go head-to-head against each entertainer, from the mind-bending Contortionist t... https://www.chess.com/news/view/circus-chess-bots Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:26:52 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/circus-chess-bots Chessboxing is taking the world by storm. The appeal is obvious: it's the only sport that allows you to outwit your opponent with tactics and strategy—or just punch them senseless if you fail to do so. With alternating rounds of chess and bo... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-new-chessboxing-feature Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-new-chessboxing-feature GMs Fabiano Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov lead the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with 2.5 points after three rounds. Caruana won a miniature after a blunder by GM Wei Yi, and Sindarov bravely sacrificed a piece to win with the black pieces again... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-3 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:22:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-3 Three co-leaders, none of them playing each other, all made draws in the final round, but someone still had to win the Titled Tuesday tournament out of GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Hans Niemann, and Parham Maghsoodloo. And that is the order tiebreaks p... https://www.chess.com/news/view/duda-wins-titled-tuesday-march-31-2026 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:11:04 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/duda-wins-titled-tuesday-march-31-2026