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At the 2026 German Championship, three players ranked below the country's strongest grandmasters swept the podium — proving that on the right week, youth and nerve can outweigh rating points.
Vietnamese GM Tuan Minh Le pulled off one of the wildest comebacks in Bullet Brawl history on Saturday, erasing a 20-point deficit to Hikaru Nakamura in the tournament's final quarter-hour — and Nakamura had jokingly predicted his own downfall just minute
American teenager Alice Lee delivered one of the biggest upsets of the year, crushing two-time defending champion Ju Wenjun 9.5-3.5 in the Women's Speed Chess Championship quarterfinals — and she says she wasn't even expecting to win.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has suspended his own powers after being placed on an EU sanctions list, handing control of world chess's governing body to five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. Meanwhile, in Chennai, Alireza Firouzja just won a str
In the last 24 hours, Alireza Firouzja won the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters in India with an unbeaten 4.5/7 — his second big title in a row. The shock of the event was World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, who finished last on 2/7 in his home region. Dmitry Andreikin grabbed second on tiebreaks with a final-round win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov. A simple, warm look at chess's latest ups and downs.
Chess doesn't ask for good grades, perfect behavior, or a big vocabulary — it just asks a child to think. That's why so many kids who struggle to shine in the classroom find their confidence at the chessboard, and new research shows this confidence flows
In the last 24 hours, Alireza Firouzja moved into the sole lead at the Chennai Grand Masters with one round left, while World Champion Gukesh lost again and now risks slipping out of the 2700 club. Online, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave edged Fabiano Caruana to win Titled Tuesday. Here is the simple story of a big day in chess.
At the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters in India, Arjun Erigaisi came back from a losing position to beat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and tie Alireza Firouzja for first place. Abdusattorov also won to stay close. With two rounds left and round six played today, three players are fighting for the title. A simple look at the last 24 hours of top chess.
In the last 24 hours, Alireza Firouzja stayed alone in first at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, holding off world champion Gukesh, whom he beat earlier in the event. Round five starts today. And July 20 is International Chess Day — a warm reminder that the game belongs to everyone, from champions to first-time players.