The latest news from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com The Esports World Cup qualifiers may have already been decided, but there was still much to play for in Titled Tuesday on June 2, with a new prize fund of $10,000. The new prizes attracted a field of more than 500 players for the first time since ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/lazavik-wins-titled-tuesday-june-2-2026 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:20:39 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/lazavik-wins-titled-tuesday-june-2-2026 Round eight of Norway Chess 2026 will go down as one of the most shocking, with two decisive classical games. GM Wesley So leads after making the only classical draw against GM Vincent Keymer and then winning in armageddon, but we saw world number... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-8 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:54:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-8 The quantitative trading firm Jane Street won the North American Corporate Chess League's 13th season on May 28, winning three rounds of playoff matches, including an exciting final against JPMorgan Chase. The NACCL is the largest corporate chess ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/jane-street-wins-north-american-corporate-chess-league-season-13 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:40:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/jane-street-wins-north-american-corporate-chess-league-season-13 Calling all speed addicts! The world's fastest players will meet again to battle in the next edition of the Bullet Chess Championship starting June 22. With a $50,000 prize fund and the most dangerous bullet players in the world, drama is all but ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-bullet-chess-championship-2026 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-bullet-chess-championship-2026 GM Arjun Erigaisi lost a tight tiebreak match to GM Magnus Carlsen in the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament in May. While he couldn't quite take first place, Arjun's strong 5/8 performance earned him 10 rating points, raising his rating to 2761. That ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-returns-to-top-10-in-june-rating-list Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:52:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-returns-to-top-10-in-june-rating-list GM Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after round seven, with GM Alireza Firouzja 2.5 points behind. World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju achieved a winning position against So but couldn't see it through in the classical game; despite winning the armag... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-7 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:27:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-7 GM Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after a bloody round six that ended in three decisive results. So inflicted a second consecutive loss on GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and took the lead, while GM Magnus Carlsen exacted revenge on GM Alireza Fir... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-6 Sun, 31 May 2026 13:15:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-6 GM Oleksandr Bortnyk claimed his 17th career Bullet Brawl title on Saturday, outlasting a 171-player titled field to win the latest edition with a score of 154 points. The Ukrainian speed-chess specialist finished nine points clear of IM Renato Te... https://www.chess.com/news/view/oleksandr-bortnyk-wins-bullet-brawl-may-30-2026 Sat, 30 May 2026 19:59:31 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/oleksandr-bortnyk-wins-bullet-brawl-may-30-2026 All three classical games could have been decisive in round five of Norway Chess 2026, but we got two Black wins and only one draw. GM Vincent Keymer missed a chance in his classical encounter against tournament leader GM Alireza Firouzja, who won... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-5 Sat, 30 May 2026 13:17:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-norway-chess-round-5 GM Volodar Murzin won Freestyle Friday on May 29 with a wire-to-wire win in which he lost no games, taking the tournament outright on a 10/11 score for his first victory ever in the event. All of the top four spots were won without tiebreaks, in f... https://www.chess.com/news/view/murzin-wins-freestyle-friday-may-29-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:24:41 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/murzin-wins-freestyle-friday-may-29-2026 GM Jose Martinez and IM Renato Terry have been competing for the most 3 0 Thursday victories since the event debuted last November. On May 28, both players won a tournament, bringing their totals to 14 and 13 victories, respectively. GM Jan-Krzysz... https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-duda-terry-3-0-thursday-05-28-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:34:38 -0700 https://www.chess.com/news/view/martinez-duda-terry-3-0-thursday-05-28-2026 World number-one GM 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... 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