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How strong is the finance minister of Poland? Andrzej Domanski vs Judit Polgar

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (157+ words) The game was super exciting! Andrzej showed that if this work was less demanding, he would have been a much higher rated player. Andrzej Domanski vs Judit Polgar White has a decent position out of the opening and breaks with…...

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Abhimanyu Puranik and Leon Luke Mendonca are co-leading at Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (297+ words) The Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 is taking an intense turn now. After completion of 4 rounds, no player has a perfect 4/4 points. There are 14 players in a joint lead with 3. 5/4 going into the 5th round. The double-round day was tiring as expected,…...

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Arjun Erigaisi beats Jorden van Foreest, Carlsen bounces back at Te Pe Sigeman & Co 2026

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (276+ words) Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus will face two of the most difficult opponents of this tournament in the last two rounds, World No. 1 Magnus and World No. 4 Abdusattorov, and it will be a big test for the youngster to hold his ground…...

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IM Rahul Sangma wins Sarguja Cup Classical Rating 2026

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (236+ words) IM Rahul Sangma scored an unbeaten 7. 5/8 points to win the Sarguja Cup All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament 2026. Both Rahul Sangma and Indrajeet Mahindrakar were co-leading after 7 rounds with a perfect 7 points and drew their last game; a better…...

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Karthikeyan, Abhimanyu, Leon, Prraneeth in joint lead with Nepomniachtchi

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (230+ words) After completion of the 2nd round at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026, Murali Karthikeyan, Leon Luke Mendonca, Abhimanyu Puranik, Prraneeth Vuppala, and Muthaiah Al are on perfect 2/2 points, and co-leading with top-seeded Ian Nepomniachtchi. In the second round, Nepo won his…...

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Is the King Rusty? Magnus Carlsen Suffers Loss against Jorden van Foreest at Te Pe Sigeman 2026

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (674+ words) These were the words of Jorden van Foreest after winning against Magnus Carlsen in a complex Rook vs Knight endgame. Jorden, who was also a second of Magnus in the 2021 World Championship match, defeated Magnus in a great fashion today....

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Sarveshwaran V wins CHESS KLUB Rapid Rating 2026

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (212+ words) CM Sarveshwaran V scored 8. 5/9 points to win the CHESS KLUB All India FIDE-Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026. Sarveshwaran V, Pranav K P, and Arul Anandh S P K, all 3 players, scored an unbeaten 8. 5/9 points to secure 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions respectively on tiebreak…...

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Arjun Erigaisi is back in the World Top 10 after beating Nils Grandelius at Te Pe Sigeman 2026

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (284+ words) Arjun Erigaisi had a tough time in the last classical tournament at Tata Steel Masters 2026, where he lost 30 rating points and won just 1 game in 13 rounds. But now he is back in form again and started the event with 2 draws…...

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Praggnanandhaa vs IIT Delhi - an incredible day filled with chess

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (466+ words) The IIT Delhi team consisted of 7 players: 1. Sumit Biswal (1572) 2. Rohan Gupta (1623) 3. Shamil Mohammad (1579) 4. Raghav Singla (1770, rapid) 5. Jairam G (1587) 6. Shoan Raj (1670) 7. Soham Palkar (1728) Now these are nowhere close to the strength that Pragg is. However, with the odds that Pragg accepted…...

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Magnus Carlsen beats Nils Grandelius at Te Pe Sigeman & Co 2026

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (231+ words) It was the 4th Classical encounter between Magnus and Nils, the score was in favour of Magnus by 2. 5-0. 5. In this game, Magnus decided to play Benoni with black pieces and managed to outplay Nils. Check out the critical moment of the…...