This weekend KCF Academy subscribers will have the opportunity to meet the extraordinary Peter Svidler during a regular live Sunday session. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enhance your chess understanding with insights from a true chess legend and get an expert’s take on the just-concluded 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Add to Your Calendar: Sunday, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2026
The 2025/26 Chess Bundesliga season concludes with three rounds in Berlin from 24 to 26 April. SC Viernheim lead the standings by three match points over OSG Baden-Baden, with Schachfreunde Wolfhagen still within reach in third place (a win grants two MPs). The final weekend features direct encounters between all three teams. | Follow the […]
Four players remain unbeaten after the opening day of the Chess.com Open Playoffs, with Magnus Carlsen, Denis Lazavik, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Nihal Sarin progressing through the Winners Bracket. Several close matches and multiple Armageddon deciders marked the early rounds, while eight players dropped into the Losers Bracket and four were eliminated, including new World Championship […]
At the halfway stage of the World Senior Team Championship in Durrës, the standings have begun to take clearer shape. In the 50+ section, USA 1 and Italy moved into the lead after key round-five victories, while France 1 emerged as sole leaders in the 65+ category. With closely contested matches and limited separation across […]
The Chess.com Open Playoffs, running from 23 to 26 April, offer a direct route to the Esports World Cup, with up to three qualification places at stake. A 16-player field featuring Magnus Carlsen, Javokhir Sindarov and other leading grandmasters contest a double-elimination playoff bracket in a rapid format (10+0) with Armageddon tiebreaks deciding drawn matches. […]
Javokhir Sindarov had an incredible performance at the Candidates Tournament. He won the event and finished 1½ points ahead of second-placed Anish Giri. While many people have contributed towards Javokhir’s success, one man takes the lion’s share. His name is Roman Vidonyak, and he is Sindarov’s coach. The journey of Roman and Javokhir began in […]
The 2025/26 Chess Bundesliga season concludes with three rounds in Berlin from 24 to 26 April. SC Viernheim lead the standings by three match points over OSG Baden-Baden, with Schachfreunde Wolfhagen still within reach in third place (a win grants two MPs). The final weekend features direct encounters between all three teams, while teams at […]
Ding Liren is back. After losing the World Championship title in December 2024, Ding Liren took a long break from classical chess tournaments and only participated in online or rapid events. At the Chinese Team Championships, he has now returned to classical chess – successfully. | Photos: Sports Bureau of Heilongjiang Province
Fabiano Caruana reflects on his showing at the Candidates Tournament while explaining why he believes Javokhir Sindarov produced one of the strongest performances in the event’s history. Caruana discusses Sindarov’s opening preparation, his own missed chances, Hikaru Nakamura’s costly opening preparation mistake and the likely balance of the forthcoming world title match against Gukesh Dommaraju. […]
Chess has become an increasingly common pastime among NBA players, and an ESPN article published on 18 April explores why. From Victor Wembanyama’s games in New York to Derrick Rose’s chess event in Las Vegas, the report looks at how players are embracing the game as a way to sharpen focus, improve decision-making and stay […]