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2025 CoachChamps u800 Group: Nabbollini Wins U800 Group: 'Keep It Simple And Don't Lose On Time' Nabbollini, student of GM Arturs Neiksans, won the u800 round-robin tournament in the inaugural CoachChamps 2025.

Nabbollini, student of GM Arturs Neiksans, won the u800 round-robin tournament in the inaugural #CoachChamps.
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Firouzja Bounds Into CCT Contention With Comeback Victory Alireza Firouzja won Titled Tuesday on October 7, taking it on tiebreaks ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi and Jan-Krzysztof Duda after they all posted a 9.5/11 score. Firouzja went undefeated.

GM Alireza Firouzja won a tense #TitledTuesday on October 7, taking it on tiebreaks ahead of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda after they all posted a 9.5/11 score.
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Kids Vs. Stars: Anna Cramling Wins "Terrifying" Simul Anna Cramling blundered a piece against 12-year-old Zac Chua from Canada and didn't realize until three moves later, but she shrugged off that slip-up to win the 6th episode of Kids vs. Stars 2.5-1.5.

Anna Cramling: "This was terrifying. I’ve never been this stressed. I literally lost a piece in a game and I didn’t know I’d lost a piece!"

2025 FIDE World Cup Pairings, Venue Revealed It's now less than a month until the $2 million 2025 FIDE World Cup begins, with a 206-player field topped by the Indian trio of World Champion Gukesh and GMs Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa.

The pairings are out for the 2025 FIDE World Cup that starts in just over 3 weeks, with 2023 Quarterfinalists Praggnanandhaa & Arjun the top-rated players!

Nakamura Checkmates Gukesh, Electrifies Crowd At Checkmate India vs USA Hikaru Nakamura defeated World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in an all-decisive game to secure victory for his team. He literally grabbed his opponent’s king, and threw it into a cheering crowd.

Nakamura picked up and threw his opponent's king into the crowd after checkmating Gukesh to clinch a 5-0 victory for Team USA against Team India in Arlington, Texas!

Variant King Minh To Wins 2025 Seirawan Chess Championship In September, IM Nhat Minh To won the 2025 Duck Chess Championship. In October, he conquered another variant, winning the 2025 Seirawan Chess Championship.

Congratulations to IM Nhat Minh To on beating Jeffery Xiong twice to win the Seirawan Chess Championship a month after winning the Duck Chess Championship—he suggests combining the two variants!

FIDE Faces Backlash After Rule Change, Accused of ‘Stealing’ Rating Points FIDE's recent decision to change the long-debated 400-point rule for top GMs has sparked an outcry, with accusations of "stealing" rating points and warnings that the system is losing credibility.

The controversy continues over FIDE's recent changes to the rating system, including removing points from some players' published ratings!

2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals Day 6: Caruana Wins 2nd Grand Chess Tour Title GM Fabiano Caruana won the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals to earn $150,000, with the runner-up GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave taking the second $100,000 prize.

GM Fabiano Caruana won the #2025 GrandChessTour Finals to earn $150,000, with the runner-up GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave taking the second $100,000 prize.
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New Face Cruises To Freestyle Friday Victory GM Pranesh M won Freestyle Friday with a round to spare on October 3, gliding to a 9.5/10 start in the field of 116 players.

Congratulations to India's Pranesh M on winning his first Freestyle Friday, with 9.5/11 — he could afford to lose to 2nd place Oleksandr Bortnyk in the final round (9/11), while finishing a full point ahead of Hans Niemann in 3rd! www.chess.com/news/view/pr...

Judit Polgar Wins 6-0 As Global Chess Festival Celebrates 11th Edition GM Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time, scored a 6-0 clean sweep in a simultaneous display as her Global Chess Festival celebrated its 11th edition.

The legendary Judit Polgar had some close calls as she won 6-0 in the Simul that was one of the highlights of the Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival, a fantastic celebration of chess held each year in Budapest!

2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals: 2025 GCT Champion To Be Decided By Rapid & Blitz After Draws Both matches in the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals enter the rapid and blitz portion with even scores.

Both matches in the 2025 #GrandChessTour Finals enter the final day, featuring rapid and blitz portion, with even scores.
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2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals Day 4: Vachier-Lagrave Survives After 89 Moves Despite the end result, game one of the title match between GMs Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals was a nearly five-hour-long battle.

Despite the end result of a draw, game one of the title match between GMs Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the 2025 #GrandChessTour Finals was a true, five-hour-long struggle.
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Nakamura Hits Peak, Gukesh Out Of Top 10: October 2025 FIDE Ratings GM Hikaru Nakamura's perfect scores in local events have taken him back to 2816, a peak he reached exactly a decade ago, but also provoked FIDE to change its rules.

Exactly 10 years after hitting 2816 for the 1st time, Nakamura is back at his peak rating, while Giri has replaced Gukesh in the Top 10 after winning the Grand Swiss!

The inaugural edition of #ArenaKings under the new format can be considered a success after 2,341 players joined in, representing 56 different streamers' Chess.com clubs.
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2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals Day 3: Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave Advance To Title Match GMs Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will play the title match of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals.

GMs Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will play the title match of the 2025 #GrandChessTour Finals!
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Magnus Carlsen & Wife Ella Victoria Welcomes First Child GM Magnus Carlsen, perhaps the greatest player to ever play the game, has become a father for the first time. The five-time world champion and his wife Ella Victoria Carlsen has welcomed their first c

The five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and his wife Ella Victoria Carlsen have welcomed their first child on September 27.
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No One Beats Niemann On His Way To Titled Tuesday Victory Hans Niemann took home the Titled Tuesday victory on September 30, while last week's winner Hikaru Nakamura was runner-up this week.

"HN" won another #TitledTuesday on September 30, but this time it was GM Hans Niemann who took home the victory.
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James Canty Wins Heavyweight Chessboxing World Championship FM James Canty III is the Super Heavyweight Chessboxing World Champion after winning two chess-and-boxing bouts in the 7th World Chessboxing Championships in Loznica, Serbia.

Congratulations to James Canty on becoming the Heavyweight Chessboxing Champion of the World! www.chess.com/news/view/ja...

Both Matches Head To Rapid & Blitz With Even Scores In round that barely lasted two hours, we saw two draws in both semifinal matches of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals.

Both semifinal matches, still with even scores, head to rapid and blitz in the #GrandChessTour Finals!
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FIDE Scraps 400-Point Rule For 2650+ Players, 'Triggered By Nakamura' FIDE has announced a change to its rating regulations that already will take effect on October 1, removing the so called 400 point rule for players rated above 2650.

FIDE is changing the rating rules for top players in a decision they say was triggered by Hikaru Nakamura's rating gain against much lower-rated opposition!

Grand Chess Tour Finals Day 1: Praggnanandhaa Escapes Praggnanandhaa blundered with a second on his clock to turn a promising position into a pawn-down endgame, but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave missed a win as their 2025 Grand Chess Tour Final semifinal began.

One panicky move almost cost Praggnanandhaa against MVL, but he survived an incredibly tricky rook endgame on Day 1 of the Grand Chess Tour Finals!

Grischuk Rides Big Win Streak To 2nd Freestyle Friday Victory GM Alexander Grischuk won his second Freestyle Friday of the year on September 26, recovering from a 1.5/3 start by winning his last eight games to clear the 135-player field by a full point.

Congratulations to Alexander Grischuk on winning his 2nd Freestyle Friday! www.chess.com/news/view/gr...

11-Year-Old Faustino Oro Dominates In Madrid, Shatters Two Praggnanandhaa Records Argentinian chess prodigy Faustino Oro continues to rewrite history books. The 11-year-old won the Legends & Prodigies 2025 tournament in Madrid, clinching first place with a round to spare.

11-year-old 🇦🇷 Faustino Oro shattered 2 Praggnanandhaa records in Madrid as he scored his 1st GM Norm, crossed 2500 & won the tournament with a round to spare!

Nakamura Wins Titled Tuesday Drama-Free, Joins CCT Leaders GM Hikaru Nakamura took his first Titled Tuesday in the new system on September 23, entering the top four of the Champions Chess Tour standings.

Hikaru Nakamura took his first #TitledTuesday in the new system!
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Congratulations to Hikaru Nakamura for winning #TitledTuesday with 10/11, a half-point ahead of Alireza Firouzja!

11-Year-Old Faustino Oro Scores 1st GM Norm, Crosses 2500 Argentina’s Faustino Oro grabbed his first grandmaster norm after a stunning 6/7 start to the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid. Only World Champion Gukesh has done the same at a younger age.

Congratulations to 11-year-old 🇦🇷 Faustino Oro on scoring his 1st GM norm (the youngest to do so after World Champion Gukesh) and crossing 2500! www.chess.com/news/view/fa...

Oro Among 6 Players Awarded World Cup Wildcard Spots; Firouzja Not In The announced players are GMs Divya Deshmukh, Kirill Alekseenko, Andy Woodward, Abhimanyu Mishra, Volodar Murzin, and IM Faustino Oro.

With the exception of 28-year-old Alekseenko, all of the wildcard invitees FIDE announced on Monday for the 2025 World Cup are under 20 years old.
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Nakamura Stops Movahed's Freestyle Friday Streak At Last Moment Hikaru Nakamura won Freestyle Friday on September 19, his seventh, on nine points, and did so with a win in the final round against GM Sina Movahed.

Hikaru Nakamura won #FreestyleFriday on September 19, his seventh, reaching his final score of nine points with a win in the final round against GM Sina Movahed.
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Danny Rensch Talks About His Memoir Dark Squares Danny Rensch Talks About His Memoir Dark Squares.

Chess.com caught up with Danny for an in-depth and personal interview to hear more about his recollection of these painful memories, how he moved on, and where he is today.
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FIDE On World Blitz Format Change: 'Too Many Non Games' There are 100 days before the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships are set to take place in Doha, Qatar. GM Emil Sutovsky spoke to Chess.com.

With 100 days to go before the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships are set to take place in Doha, Qatar, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky told Chess.com that the new format is designed against "many non-games in the last round." www.chess.com/news/view/fi...