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Clutch Chess Champions Showdown starts Tuesday! ♟️ Caruana, Nakamura, Sindaror & Pragg face off in St. Louis. 📺 Oct 27-29, 1 pm ET/18:00 CET/10:30 pm IST.

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Harikrishna & David Anton gave Novy Bor victory over 2nd seeds Alkaloid in Round 5 of the European Club Cup—today the only remaining teams on a perfect score face off in the penultimate round!

chess.comEuropean Club Cup Round 5: Anton, Harikrishna Give Novy Bor Crucial Win Over AlkaloidGM Nihal Sarin could afford to take a draw in a won position against GM Wei Yi as GMs David Anton and Pentala Harikrishna gave Novy Bor Chess Club a 4-2 victory over second-seed Alkaloid.
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Wesley So and Rachael Li lead the U.S. Chess Championships each with a full point over their respective field! The rookie Li clinched her first IM norm with two rounds to spare. www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 U.S. Chess Championships Round 9: Rookie Rachael Li Leads Women By Full Point; Wesley So Parries Fabiano CaruanaWesley So retains the lead in round nine of the U.S. Chess Championship, while Rachael Li earns her first IM norm and leads the Women's tournament.
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Grandmasters, the documentary offering an inside look at GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hans Niemann, and the struggle over chess's future, has reached movie theaters across the United States. www.chess.com/news/view/gr...

chess.comCarlsen, So, Niemann Take Center Stage As 'Grandmasters' Hits U.S. TheatersGrandmasters, the documentary offering an inside look at GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hans Niemann, and the struggle over chess's future, has reached movie theaters across the United States. The fil...
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Eight out of 12 games were decisive on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest round across both tournaments in this year's 2026 U.S. Chess Championships! Andy Woodward and Wesley So lead the Open; Alice Lee dominates the Women's. www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 U.S. Chess Championships Round 5: Woodward Topples Caruana; Lee On 4.5/5 After Bloodiest Day YetGM Andy Woodward upsets Fabiano Caruana in Round 5 of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship, while Alice Lee dominates the Women's event to take sole lead.
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Wesley So and Awonder Liang continue to lead the U.S. Championship, while there is a three-way tie in the women's between Thalia Cervantes, Alice Lee, and Megan Paragua! www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.comUS Championship 2026 Round 3: Woodward, Shankland Strike; Alice Lee Joins Women's LeadersWesley So and Awonder Liang continued to be the joint leaders with 2.5 points after their mutual encounter ended in a draw in the third round of the 2026 U.S. Championship.
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Wesley So and Awonder Liang lead the Open section, while bottom seeds Megan Paragua and Thalia Cervantes lead the Women's after round two of the 2026 U.S. Championships. www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 U.S. Chess Championships Round 2: Wesley So, Awonder Liang Lead Open; Paragua, Cervantes Lead Women's With Perfect ScoresWesley So and Awonder Liang lead the Open section, while bottom seeds Megan Paragua and Thalia Cervantes lead the Women's after Round 2 of the 2026 U.S. Championships.
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The final round of the 2026 #ChessOlympiad is about to begin—Uzbekistan (Open) and China (Women) lead and have gold in their own hands, but anything can still happen!

chess.com2026 Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan Maintains Lead, Pursued By India; China Continues To Lead Women'sUzbekistan was in sole lead with 18 points, while India was close behind on 17 points after the 10th round of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. China and Kazakhstan are at the top in Women's section.
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In a day full of miracles and turnarounds, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 has regained sole lead of the #ChessOlympiad 2026 after beating top seed U.S. in round nine. The Chinese women's team 🇨🇳 leads by two points. www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 Chess Olympiad Round 9: Uzbekistan Beats U.S. To Take Sole Lead; Chinese Women Lead After Revenge Vs. ArmeniaUzbekistan reclaimed the Open lead at the 2026 Chess Olympiad after beating the U.S., while China took a two-point lead in the Women's event in round nine.
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Giri, Gukesh (returning to 2700+!), Ding & So were among the players to score big wins as the top teams won in Round 3 of the #ChessOlympiad Open, while Argentina & Iran pulled off shocks in the Women's section! www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 Chess Olympiad Round 3: Giri Saves Netherlands; Argentina, Iran Upset Ukraine, France In Women'sThe seed favorites generally won in round three of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with two notable exceptions on the top 50 boards. 79th seed Kyrgyzstan beat 31st seed Brazil 2.5-1.5.
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World Champion Gukesh dropped below 2700 on a day his challenger Javokhir Sindarov played an immortal move, but Gukesh's draw helped India to a win in Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad! www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 Chess Olympiad Round 2: Gukesh Drops Under 2700 As India Beats IndonesiaWith the striking exception of El Salvador (94th seed) upsetting Cuba (44th seed), the favorite teams won their matches in round two of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026.
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Favorites won nearly all the matches in the #ChessOlympiad round one, but there were plenty of individual upsets! The headliner is Thailand's IM Prin Laohawirapap for beating India's GM Arjun Erigaisi. www.chess.com/news/view/20...

chess.com2026 Chess Olympiad Round 1: Thai IM Upsets Indian Number-2 As Favorites PrevailFavorites won overall in round one of the 2026 Chess Olympiad, but major individual upsets hit Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian. Read full results & recap.
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With Ian Nepomniachtchi taking down Magnus Carlsen on the Icon board, the Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 #TechMGCL after defeating the defending champions Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match. www.chess.com/news/view/ga...

chess.com2026 Global Chess League Day 9: Nepomniachtchi Beats Carlsen, Tsolakidou Clinches For Ganges GrandmastersThe Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after defeating the Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match.