Tournaments and Events

The 2026 European Chess Championship Begins in Katowice. A Tournament That Brings New Names to the Surface Sometimes it is...

Esipenko Drew with Sindarov in the Candidates Tournament. A Game Without a Winner — But Not Without Meaning There are...

Lagno Defeated Goryachkina at the Start of the Second Half of the Women’s Candidates Tournament. A Game That Could Change...

After Half of the Women’s Candidates Tournament, Lagno and Goryachkina Share Third Place. Why That Decides Nothing Yet — and...

The World’s Strongest Chess Player Is Not Playing in the Candidates Tournament. Where Is Magnus Carlsen Now? Whenever the Candidates...

Esipenko Keeps Making Mistakes Again and Again. A Russian Player’s Disaster at the Candidates Tournament Things fall apart very quickly...

“That Was a Big Mistake.” Nakamura Spent More Than 67 Minutes on a Move — and Lost After It At...

The Russian Chess Player Drew for the Third Time in the Candidates Tournament. Half a Point That No Longer Looks...

A Russian Chess Player Claimed a Magnificent Victory. Look How She Outsmarted Her Opponent At the Women’s Candidates Tournament, beautiful...

Carlsen Complained to the Arbiter After a Selfie With a Kazakh Chess Player. Why This Story Spread So Quickly Through...