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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…...
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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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....
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...