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Carlsen Wins Group, Joined By Caruana, Keymer, Abdusattorov In Semifinals GM Magnus Carlsen scored 4.5/7 to top the Group Stage of the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Weissenhaus, Germany.

Magnus Carlsen won the group stage of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship and picked Nodirbek Abdusattorov as his Semifinal opponent, while Vincent Keymer will take on Fabiano Caruana! www.chess.com/news/view/20...

Oro Shines & Bluebaum, Bortnyk, Martinez Win 3 0 Thursday Tournaments, Feb 12 GMs Matthias Bluebaum, Oleksandr Bortnyk, and Jose Martinez won 3 0 Thursday on February 12.

Matthias Bluebaum, Oleksandr Bortnyk, and Jose Martinez won 3 0 Thursday on February 12!
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Unbeatable Martirosyan Wins First Freestyle Friday Haik Martirosyan scored 10.5 points in Freestyle Friday on February 13, winning the tournament by two whole points. Read how he did it.

GM Haik Martirosyan scored 10.5 points in #FreestyleFriday on February 13, the most of anyone since last July.
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Can Carlsen Claim Another Title? FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship Preview The 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship is taking place this weekend in Weissenhaus, Germany, with Magnus Carlsen topping an 8-player field featuring Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, & more.

Can Magnus add to his collection of World Championship titles? The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship starts tomorrow in Weissenhaus, Germany!

“Queen of Chess” Enters Netflix Global Top 10, Reaches Top 5 in 18 Countries Queen of Chess, the new Netflix documentary chronicling the rise of GM Judit Polgar, has cracked the Top 10 list of the most-popular movies on Netflix worldwide.

Days after its release, the Judit Polgar documentary Queen of Chess is already in the Netflix Global Top 10!

Sindarov Joins Carlsen With Second Titled Tuesday Win Of 2026 Already a candidate for the World Championship, GM Javokhir Sindarov took steps toward the 2026 Esports World Cup as well on February 10, winning Titled Tuesday with a 10/11 score.

Javokhir Sindarov becomes the only player other than Magnus Carlsen to win Titled Tuesday twice in 2026!

2025 Speed Chess Championship Finals — 7 Conclusions Let's take a look at seven conclusions we can draw from this year's event.

We take a look at seven conclusions we can draw from this year's #SpeedChess Championship, won by Magnus Carlsen!
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2025 SCC Finals Day 2: Carlsen Defends 5th SCC Title, Lazavik Upsets Nakamura GM Magnus Carlsen succeeded in defended his title at the 2025 Speed Chess Championship.

Magnus Carlsen defended his FIFTH title at, in his words, "probably the most fun #SpeedChess Championship match I've been a part of."

Denis Lazavik upset Hikaru Nakamura in the match for third place.

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2025 SCC Finals Day 1: Firouzja Beats Nakamura After Clutch Comeback, Carlsen Dominates Lazavik GMs Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja are the two finalists in the 2025 Speed Chess Championship.

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja are the two finalists in the 2025 #SpeedChess Championship!
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Jaylen Brown's 7uice Foundation Partners With Chess.com To Host Tournament The 7uice Educational Fair, held on January 31 in Boston, Massachusetts, brought leaders from seemingly unrelated fields to the 64 squares on the chessboard.

The 7uice Educational Fair, in partnership with Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, brought leaders from seemingly unrelated fields to the 64 squares on the chessboard.
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Keymer Conquers Carlsen, Wins Freestyle Friday On Tiebreaks Vincent Keymer and Magnus Carlsen played a key 10th round game that decided the tournament.

Vincent Keymer warmed up for the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship by edging out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Friday!

Maghsoodloo, Martirosyan, Martinez, Masters 3 0 Thursday, Feb 5 It was a day for Ms in 3 0 Thursday on February 5, as GMs Parham Maghsoodloo, Haik Martirosyan & Jose Martinez took the top spots. It was Martinez's 5th win, Maghsoodloo's 2nd, and Martirosyan's 1st.

Congratulations to Maghsoodloo, Martirosyan & Martinez on clinching this week's 3 0 Thursday tournaments!

Netflix Releases 'Queen of Chess', Bringing Judit Polgar's Story To 300 Million For Streaming GM Judit Polgar's extraordinary career is in the global spotlight as Netflix released its new documentary, Queen of Chess, on Friday, February 6.

The documentary on the rise of Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time, is out now on Netflix!

Shuvalova Breaks Chess.com Women's Record For Highest All-Time Blitz Rating IM Polina Shuvalova set a new all-time Chess.com blitz rating record by a woman, surpassing the previous mark set by IM Eline Roebers' from June last year.

IM Polina Shuvalova set a new all-time Chess.com blitz rating record by a woman, surpassing the previous mark shared by IM Eline Roebers and WGM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya from last year.
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Vachier-Lagrave Back In Titled Tuesday Win Column After Mustachioed Magnus Fades Magnus with a mustache, Faustino Oro a perfect start... but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won Titled Tuesday on February 3, 2026. Read about how it happened.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took home #TitledTuesday on February 3, becoming the first player all year to score 10/11
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Tata Steel Chess 2026: 11 Conclusions GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored one of the results of his career so far to win sole first in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters, with second-placed GM Javokhir Sindarov completing the Uzbek domination.

We take a last look back at a wild Tata Steel Chess 2026, where 10 of the 15 games played among the 2750+ players were decisive!

'Best 14-Year-Old That The World Has Ever Seen' Erdogmus Climbs In February Rating List GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was recently described by GM Magnus Carlsen as the strongest 14-year-old in the history of the game. He's demonstrated his ability in recent weeks.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was recently described by Magnus Carlsen as the strongest 14-year-old in the history of the game. He's gained more points than anyone else among the world's top-100 players in the February rating list.
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Abdusattorov Wins Tata Steel Chess Masters, Woodward Takes Challengers GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov called it a "dream come true" as he defeated GM Arjun Erigaisi's Evans Gambit to win the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters with 9/13.

"I can’t express my happiness with words!" said Nodirbek Abdusattorov after finally winning the Tata Steel Chess Masters after 3 near misses!

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 12: Abdusattorov Grabs Lead Before Final Round Nodirbek Abdusattorov takes a half-point lead into the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Masters after beating Matthias Bluebaum while Javokhir Sindarov made a quick draw against Praggnanandhaa.

Just as in 2023, Abdusattorov goes into the final round of Tata Steel Chess with a half-point lead. Can he clinch the title this time around?

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 11: Sindarov Catches Abdusattorov, Niemann Climbs To 2nd GM Javokhir Sindarov has joined his compatriot GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters lead on 7/11 after winning a pawn and grinding out a win against GM Arjun Erigaisi.

Javokhir Sindarov has caught Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the lead with 2 rounds of Tata Steel Chess to go, with Hans Niemann joining the players only half a point behind!

Nakamura Sets Blitz Rating Record, Movahed, Carlsen, Lazavik Win 3 0 Thursday On 29 Jan GM Hikaru Nakamura won his first six games in the opening 3 0 Thursday tournament on January 29, bringing his Chess.com blitz rating to a record 3454. Nakamura slowed down after that.

Nakamura hit a new rating record of 3454 🤯 but it was Movahed, Carlsen & Lazavik who grabbed wins in yesterday's 3 0 Thursday!

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 10: Bluebaum Joins 2700 Club As Gukesh, Keymer Also Strike GM Matthias Bluebaum has crossed 2700 and moved to second place in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters after winning a wild 25-move game against GM Anish Giri. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads.

Bluebaum crossed 2700 & moved into 2nd place in the Masters on the final rest day in Wijk aan Zee, while Gukesh & Keymer both hit back again. Ivanchuk beat the leader in the Challengers!

World Champion Gukesh Among 2026 Grand Chess Tour Participants Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju is among the participants of the Grand Chess Tour in 2026. The full field was announced on Tuesday for a new tour that will take off in the first week of May.

World Champion Gukesh and Defending GCT Champion Caruana are among the full participants of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour! www.chess.com/news/view/gr...

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 9: Erdogmus, Van Foreest Climb To 2nd; Bluebaum Beats Gukesh "I thought I'd never win a chess game again," said GM Matthias Bluebaum after beating World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju with Black in round nine of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters.

14-year-old Erdogmus has now won 3 of his last 4 games, and in Round 10 will face a player who's lost 3 of his last 4 games—World Champion Gukesh!

Keymer, Gukesh Top Field For 2026 Prague Masters The Prague Chess Festival is an annual tournament which has been held in the Czech capital since 2019. This year's edition will take place in the Don Giovanni Hotel from February 25 to March 6.

World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer & Nodirbek Abdusattorov all play in Prague from Feb 25 to Mar 6 as the Prague Chess Festival goes from strength to strength! www.chess.com/news/view/ke...

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 8: Giri Beats Abdusattorov As Gukesh Bounces Back An incredible weekend for Dutch GM Anish Giri ended with him adding victory with Black over leader GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov to his win over World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju the day before.

Giri followed beating Gukesh by taking down Abdusattorov in Round 8 of Tata Steel Chess, while Gukesh bounced back to beat Fedoseev!

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 7: Abdusattorov Grows Lead As Giri Beats Gukesh GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov felt he played his best game yet as he defeated GM Vincent Keymer with Black to take a one-point lead as we cross the halfway mark of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters.

In Round 7 Abdusattorov increased his lead to a full point by beating Keymer, Giri beat Gukesh, and 14-year-old Erdogmus won another great game, this time vs. Arjun Erigaisi!

New Name Tops Freestyle Friday Standings Pranav Venkatesh is now a Freestyle Friday victor, taking his first tournament on January 23 with a 9.5/11 score.

Congratulations to Pranav V on winning Freestyle Friday for the 1st time! www.chess.com/news/view/pr...

Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 6: Abdusattorov Pounces On Gukesh's Blunder To Grab Sole Lead GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov took advantage of a heartbreaking blunder in an equal position by World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju to take the sole lead in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Masters on 4.5/6.

"I feel very sorry for him—it's a terrible feeling!" said Abdusattorov after Gukesh made what the Uzbek no. 1 described as an "unexplainable" blunder!

Daniel Naroditsky's Death Ruled An Accident, Report By Medical Examiner Shows Daniel Naroditsky's death has been ruled accidental and likely the result of an underlying medical condition, according to a report by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Daniel Naroditsky's death has been ruled accidental and likely the result of an underlying medical condition, according to a report released this week by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office in North Carolina.