Shogdzhiev, 11, Beats Three 2600s in Serbia for a Second GM Norm
Eleven-year-old Roman Shogdzhiev has earned his second grandmaster norm at the 2026 Serbian Super Liga, playing top board for Partizan Belgrade. He scored 6/9…
Nakamura Leads Clutch Chess on 4/6 After Day One in Saint Louis
At the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown in Saint Louis, Hikaru Nakamura finished day one in front on 4/6, with two wins and four draws. Javokhir Sindarov is half a point back on 3½/6, unbeaten with one win and five draws. Fabiano Caruana has 2½ and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu 2.…
A Fourth-Tier Hamburg Team Goes to the European Club Cup
At the 2026 European Club Cup, most attention goes to the professional squads at the top. René Mandelbaum, who played for SK Weisse Dame Hamburg, wrote a…
Capablanca Skips Alekhine and Still Takes Board-One Gold in 1939
The 1939 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires is remembered first for the war. Germany invaded Poland on 1 September, mid-event, and Capablanca played his last…
Clutch Chess Pays $125,000 to Win, With Points Rising Daily
The Saint Louis Chess Club hosts the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown from 27 to 29 October, and the field and format are now set. Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru…
Weekly Recap: So Wins a Fourth U.S. Title and Bayegan Pendik Take the Club Cup
Two title races, one individual and one team, ran side by side this week: the U.S. Championship and the European Club Cup in Budva both finished with late drama. Around them came a record-setting IM norm, a new rating proposal, and a batch of November calendar previews. U.S. Championship Wesley So beat Andy Woodward in a pawn ending in…
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Nakamura Wins a Seventh Straight Bullet Brawl With 178 Points
GM Hikaru Nakamura has now won seven Bullet Brawls in a row. On Saturday he scored 178 points to win the latest edition, finishing ahead of 218 titled players…
Bayegan Pendik Win Club Cup as Giri Crushes Abdusattorov
Top seed Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club won the 2026 European Chess Club Cup by beating defending champion SuperChess Romania 3.5-2.5 in the final round. GM…
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Beats Polgar's 1988 Age Record for Female IM
At the 41st European Chess Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro, FM Bodhana Sivanandan completed the requirements for the International Master title on Friday. She…
Carlsen Headlines MOVE Cup: €300,000 Prize Fund, Betting Backer
The inaugural MOVE Cup, an eight-player rapid event in Barcelona on January 19-20, 2027, will be headlined by Magnus Carlsen. The prize fund is €300,000, and…