The 2025 U.S. Cadet Championship is an invitational chess tournament organized by the U.S. Chess Federation, featuring eight of the top American players under 16 years old. It is a round-robin event with a time control of G/90;+30 (90 minutes per player with a 30-second increment per move) and is...
Hans Niemann secured the tenth spot in the upcoming Las Vegas leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam by winning a competitive online Play-In tournament. The event featured a 9-round Swiss followed by a 16-player knockout, with Niemann defeating Denis Lazavik in a tense Armageddon decider....
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Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the Masters section of the UzChess Cup after three rounds, having defeated Richard Rapport with the white pieces in the only decisive game of the day. The Uzbek grandmaster now stands on 2½ points, ahead of a trio of players on 2. The key encounter of the round...
In this exciting video, Germany’s strongest female chess player, Elisabeth Pähtz, takes on the Aggressive Bull from Fritz 20 – a virtual opponent known for its uncompromising attacking style. Can a grandmaster title stand up to the raw calculating power and fiery play of this digital challenger?...
FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. This is the third edition of...
IM Andrew Martin’s video course provides practical and aggressive solutions against Anti-Sicilian lines, covering common systems like 2.c3, Nc3, and Bb5, as well as rare moves like 2.b3 and 2.Na3. Designed for club and tournament players, it helps you neutralize White’s sidelines and confidently...
Thanks to the help of Magnus Carlsen and his "Viking" friends, FC St. Pauli was able to stay in the German Bundesliga in the 2024/25 season. During his appearance for St. Pauli, Carlsen also made headlines beyond the chess world. The cult club has now announced that the world’s best chess player...
Over the Whitsun weekend, young Belgian grandmaster Daniel Dardha set a new world record in a clock simul in Deinze. He faced 50 opponents and scored 47.5 points, surpassing the previous record held by Sipke Ernst. | Photo: European Chess Union
FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. The participants list now...
The 2025 UK Open Blitz Championship features an expanded format, with 16 qualifiers in 14 cities around the United Kingdom, with the winner of each qualifying for the Final. The total prize fund for the event is in excess of £10,000. For more UK events, check out The Chess Calendar and the...
The first ever Ding on “Ding Ding” Chess on the Tram Event happened in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s century-old Ding Ding trams became the stage for a truly historic event—the “Ding on Ding Ding” simultaneous chess match organized by the Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club. This one-of-a-kind...
Arjun Erigaisi, Javokhir Sindarov, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are among the favourites at the strong UzChess Masters in Tashkent, and they began the tournament with a win. In the Challengers, chess legend Vasyl Ivanchuk suffered a loss. | Photos: Tournament page
Peru have won all the medals at the U20 Girls Pan American Chess Championship 2025. Gold: WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (Peru)Silver: WIM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (Peru)Bronze: WIM Kate Azumi Bravo Mallco (Peru) Scroll down for the full standings of the event. In a strange twist, all the...
US players have won the full set of medals at the U20 Pan American Chess Championship 2025. With 41 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and United States of America the medalists are Gold: IM Jason Liang (USA)Silver: IM Nico...
Carissa Yip kept her nerves! With a draw against Alice Lee in the final round of the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, she secured both the tournament victory and a GM norm. If Lee had won the game, she would have taken first place, but the draw was enough for her to finish second. The youngest...
The 50th edition of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship is taking place June 21 – July 1 in Keshmat, Lebanon. The Keshmat Chess Club will be the venue, which has operated the Lebanese Chess Championship for the past 4 years. Top players are Joe Assaad, Michel Adeimi, Adib Arkadan, Akram...
Sheki Open is a chess tournament taking place June 19 – June 25 in Azerbaijan. Top participants include GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2497), IM Murad Ibrahimli (2448), IM Vugar Manafov (2415), IM Khagan Ahmad (2394), IM Toghrul Hasanzade (2349), GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev (2344), FM Rustam Rustamov ...
Malaysian Chess Masters is taking place June 18 – June 22 in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament has an open and women sections. The participants in the open section are FM Lik Zang Lye (2264), FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (2151), CM Zaidan Zulkipli (2144), CM Genivan A/L Genkeswaran (2124), Jin...
Four top Uzbek players will face six international world-class opponents in the 2nd UzChess Masters. The top seed is world number three, Arjun Erigaisi. The players are competing for prizes, prestige, and points in the FIDE Circuit. Alongside the Masters, a Challengers event (featuring Vasyl...
The Uzbek Chess Federation is organizing the UzChess Cup again. It is taking place in Tashkent from June 19 to 27, and is a major chess festival featuring three invitational tournaments - Masters, Challengers, and Futures — as well as an Open tournament. The Masters tournament is particularly...
Press release by Lichess Lichess will resume cooperation with Saint Louis Chess Club after positive changes, but will maintain its boycott on the US Chess Federation Following the public statement issued by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) in October 2023, and after our own independent...
The Cairns Cup in Saint Louis remains exciting. With two rounds to go, Humpy Koneru, Carissa Yip, and Alice Lee are tied for the lead with 4.5 points out of 7. Trailing by just half a point are Harika Dronavalli and Alina Kashlinskaya. In round 7, Carissa Yip won a tactical skirmish against Humpy...
The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 will take place from 4th July to 12th July in Terme Čatež, Slovenia. The event will include four separate competitions, an open competition and a girl’s competition in both age categories U12 and U18. Each national federation member of the European...
The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 will take place from 4th July to 12th July in Terme Čatež, Slovenia. The event will include four separate competitions, an open competition and a girl’s competition in both age categories U12 and U18. Each national federation member of the European...