Esports World Cup 2026 (Final)

Carlsen wins the Chess event in the Esports World Cup

Mark Crowther | Sat Aug 15 18:42:00 2026

Netherland Chess Championship 2026 (Final)

Sergei Tiviakov wins his fourth Netherlands Chess Championship

Mark Crowther | Sat Jul 11 19:01:00 2026

3rd UzChess Cup 2026 (9)

Surprise victory for Mukhiddin Madaminov in the 3rd UzChess Cup

Mark Crowther | Tue Jun 16 15:17:00 2026

Navara vs Blohberger Match 2026 (3-4)

Blohberger beats Navara 3.5-2.5 in a match

Mark Crowther | Sun Jun 14 14:13:00 2026

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 (9)

Faustino Oro earns his final GM norm in Sardinia

Mark Crowther | Mon May 11 09:51:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (7)

Magnus Carlsen wins the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament after tie-break win over Erigaisi

Mark Crowther | Thu May 7 22:32:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (6)

Erigaisi leads the Sigeman tournament alone with one round to go

Mark Crowther | Wed May 6 23:01:00 2026

GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 (5)

Gukesh beats Sindarov in the GCT Poland Super Rapid

Mark Crowther | Wed May 6 18:20:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (5)

Erigaisi and Erdogmus lead the Sigeman & Co tournament after five rounds

Mark Crowther | Wed May 6 14:10:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (4)

Erdogmus leads the Sigeman tournament with 3/4, Van Foreest beats Carlsen

Mark Crowther | Mon May 4 21:01:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (3)

Five way tie for the lead in the Sigeman & Co tournament after three rounds

Mark Crowther | Sun May 3 21:31:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (2)

Carlsen impresses in beating Grandelius in Sigeman Round 2

Mark Crowther | Sat May 2 21:50:00 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (1)

Abdusattorov and Woodward take an early lead in the Sigeman & Co Chess tournament

Mark Crowther | Fri May 1 20:56:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (14)

Vaishali wins the Women's Candidates Tournament

Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 15 22:43:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (13)

Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE Candidates with a round to spare

Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 15 15:44:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (12)

Sindarov on the brink of winning the Candidates after Round 12, Zhu beats Vaishali to catch her in the Women's event

Mark Crowther | Mon Apr 13 00:38:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (11)

Sindarov defends confidently against Caruana, Vaishali moves a point clear in the women's event. Candidates Round 11

Mark Crowther | Sat Apr 11 23:58:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (10)

Sindarov almost home and dry in the FIDE Candidates with four rounds to go

Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 10 00:09:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (9)

Sindarov misses a big opportunity and Giri beats Caruana in Candidates Round 9

Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 8 20:11:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (8)

Sindarov extends his lead to two points in the Candidates even after a draw in Round 8

Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 8 01:45:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (7)

Javokhir Sindarov leads the FIDE Candidates by 1.5 points at the half way stage

Mark Crowther | Sun Apr 5 22:37:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (6)

Sindarov in danger of running away with the Candidates after he moves to 5.5/6

Mark Crowther | Sun Apr 5 02:23:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (5)

Sindarov and Caruana both win in Candidates Round 5

Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 3 23:07:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (3-4)

Sindarov takes an early lead in the Candidates after beating Caruana in Round 4

Mark Crowther | Thu Apr 2 21:00:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (2)

All games drawn on day two of the Candidates

Mark Crowther | Mon Mar 30 22:37:00 2026

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (1)

FIDE Candidates tournament in Cyprus starts with three decisive games

Mark Crowther | Sun Mar 29 22:09:00 2026

Obituary (1951-2026)

Jan Timman 1951-2026

Mark Crowther | Thu Feb 19 14:42:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (13)

Abdusattorov beats Erigaisi to win the Tata Steel Masters

Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 21:06:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (12)

Abdusattorov takes a half point lead into the final round of the Tata Steel Masters

Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 01:02:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (11)

Sindarov joins Abdusattorov in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters with two rounds to go

Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 30 22:11:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (10)

Abdusattorov leads on 6.5/10 Sindarov, Van Foreest and Bluebaum are in the chasing pack

Mark Crowther | Thu Jan 29 00:28:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (9)

Abdusattorov draws against Sindarov in Tata Steel Masters Round 9 to keep a half point lead

Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 28 01:24:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (8)

Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads the Tata Steel Masters with 5.5/8 even after losing to Anish Giri

Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 23:00:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (7)

Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters by a point after beating Keymer in Round 7

Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 00:11:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (6)

Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters 4.5/6 after a horrendous blunder by Gukesh

Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 23 23:08:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (5)

Niemann, Sindarov and Abdusattorov lead the Tata Steel Masters on 3.5/5 going into the first rest day

Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 22:31:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (4)

Niemann and Abdusattorov lead the Tata Steel Masters with 3/4

Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 14:53:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (3)

Bluebaum and Van Foreest win their first games and join the leaders of Tata Steel on 2/3

Mark Crowther | Tue Jan 20 00:51:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (2)

Abdusattorov and Fedoseev winners in Tata Steel Round 2

Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 18 22:27:00 2026

88th Tata Steel 2026 (1)

First round wins for Niemann, Keymer and Erigaisi following delayed start for the Tata Steel Masters 2026

Mark Crowther | Sat Jan 17 23:40:00 2026

World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025

Magnus Carlsen completes a World Championship Rapid and Blitz double for the fifth time

Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 31 00:26:00 2025

Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)

Jonathan Hawkins 1983 - 2025

Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (Rapid)

Nikolas Theodorou wins the London Super Rapid

Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 8 14:28:00 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (7-8)

Abdusattorov's draw with Firouzja confirms victory in the London Chess Classic

Mark Crowther | Fri Dec 5 10:04:00 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (5-6)

Abdusattorov extends his winning streak to 5 games in London

Mark Crowther | Tue Dec 2 13:20:00 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (3-4)

Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic with 3.5/4

Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 30 15:04:00 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (2)

Firouzja, Theodorou and Abdusattorov lead the London Chess Classic after wins in Round 2

Mark Crowther | Fri Nov 28 14:36:00 2025

FIDE World Cup 2025 (8)

Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE World Cup 2025

Mark Crowther | Wed Nov 26 17:52:00 2025

FIDE World Cup 2025 (7)

Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov reach the FIDE World Cup final and qualify for the Candidates tournament

Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 23 14:15:00 2025

Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)

Jonathan Hawkins 1983 - 2025

Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025

GM Jonathan Hawkins has died at the early age of 42 after suffering from a rare form of cancer. He was a two time British Champion, wrote the classic chess book "Amateur to IM" and was more recently a successful chess coach.

Mihai Suba 1947-2025

Mark Crowther | Sun Oct 26 23:01:00 2025

Mihail Suba has passed away at the age of 78. His book Dynamic Chess Strategy published first in 1991 is rightly regarded as a classic.