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KCA above 500 UK US zone chess tourney - Live Chess Tournament

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2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland Day 5: Wildcard Niemann Wins Super Rapid & Blitz 2026 With Clutch Finale

15+ hour, 45+ min ago  (258+ words) GM Hans Niemann won the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, the biggest tournament win of his career so far, to earn the $50, 000 first prize. Following up on last year's winner, GM Vladimir Fedoseev, it's the second year in a row that…...

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2026 King of the Hill Championship: Andreikin Rises From The Abyss To Win King Of The Hill Championship

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (992+ words) GM Dmitry Andreikin has been crowned as the winner of the 2026 Chess. com King of the Hill Championship on Friday, marking the first time that a former super-GM has won a Chess. com Community Chess Championship event." In the wake…...

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2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland Day 4: Niemann Leads By Half A Point; So, Caruana, Fedoseev Catch Up

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1238+ words) Even by ending the day with three losses, GM Hans Niemann leads the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland after the first nine rounds of blitz. GM Wesley So wasn't able to catch up as he lost two out of the last…...

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Access The World's Largest Chess Database With Over 30 Billion Games On Chess. com

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (497+ words) As the world's leading chess platform, Chess. com has the largest game database in history, boasting over 30 billion games. Here's how you can take advantage of this powerful tool. Chess. com's database lets you see all the games ever played…...

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2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland Day 3: Niemann Leads After Rapid Segment, 18 Blitz Games To Go

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (214+ words) GM Hans Niemann leads the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland after nine rounds of rapid chess, with 18 rounds of blitz to come in the next two days. A win against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round eight, accompanied by two draws, was…...

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Carlsen Beats Erdogmus, Arjun To Clinch Te Pe Sigeman Chess 2026

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (271+ words) This is a flash report'come back later for full coverage of the final round! Carlsen had looked likely to make a draw against Erdogmus while Arjun was losing to Woodward, but in the end it was only the world number-one…...

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2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland Day 2: So, Niemann Share Lead; Gukesh Beats Sindarov With Fist Pump

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1089+ words) GMs Wesley So and Hans Niemann lead 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland after six rounds, with GM Vladimir Fedoseev just one point behind in sole second. Lagging two points behind him are GMs Fabiano Caruana, Gukesh Dommaraju (who will be celebrating…...

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Te Pe Sigeman Chess 2026 Round 6: Arjun Leads Carlsen, Erdogmus Before Final Round

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (314+ words) The final round starts three hours earlier on Thursday, May 7, starting at 6 a. m. ET / 12: 00 CEST / 3: 30 p. m. IST. This is a flash report'come back later for full coverage of all the day's action! Carlsen grabbed a second win in a row, while Arjun…...

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Swedish GM Axel Smith Attempts 49-Board Blindfold Record

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (690+ words) Swedish GM Axel Smith is preparing for an extraordinary test of mental endurance by playing 49 blindfold games simultaneously, not just in pursuit of a record, but to raise awareness for a climate campaign. On Thursday, May 7, the Swedish grandmaster is…...