Fabiano Caruana defeated Ray Robson in round four of the US Championship to join Wesley So in the lead on 3/4. Awonder Liang suffered his first defeat against Jeffery Xiong, while Hans Niemann also collected a full point. In the women’s tournament, Alice Lee took the sole lead by beating 13-year-old Megan Paragua, while Irina […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Bodhana Sivanandan made her debut in the Second Bundesliga this weekend, playing for the Hamburger SK’s men’s team. She is the youngest youngest player ever to play in the German Bundesliga, and the youngest WGM in history. Her score in the two games she played: 1½ points. Not bad for an 11-year-old girl. Before the […]
The German Chess Bundesliga is known for its continuity. For decades, it has operated under well-established rules, although players, spectators and arbiters have not always agreed on how to apply them. A particularly curious case arose in the 1986/87 season: A match started late, raising the question of whether a grandmaster had arrived on time. […]
At the Shenzhen Masters, China’s leading players faced young talents. The matches were contested in a knockout format, with four rapid games per encounter. In the event of a draw, blitz tiebreaks decided the matches. Defending champion Ding Liren faced Yu Yangyi in the final match. After a lengthy battle, Yu Yangyi came out on […]
Fourteen-year-old Christian Gloeckler secured his second grandmaster norm at the International Autumn Tournament in Fagernes, Norway. Although the German youngster lost his final two games, this did not affect the norm he had already secured. Rinat Jumabayev, Tiger Hillarp Persson and G. B. Harshavardhan (pictured, left) shared first place with 7½/10 points each. | Photo: […]
Wesley So and Awonder Liang drew their direct encounter in round three of the US Championship, remaining tied for first place on 2½/3. Andy Woodward and Sam Shankland (pictured) scored victories, with Woodward joining Fabiano Caruana half a point behind the leaders. In the women’s tournament, Alice Lee defeated Nazi Paikidze to join Thalia Cervantes […]
Defending champions SC Viernheim and perennial favourites OSG Baden-Baden are the only teams to have won all three matches in the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Chess Bundesliga. Viernheim lead on board points, while Bayern Munich sit third with 5/6 match points. The first three rounds saw encouraging results for promoted sides Bad Mergentheim and […]
Among all the Chess Olympiads held throughout history, the 1936 tournament in Munich occupies a special place. FIDE did not officially recognise the event as a Chess Olympiad. Nevertheless, the competition between national teams met all the requirements. Like in 2026, the German team also won the bronze medal on this occasion. | Photos: Ferenc […]
Wesley So and Awonder Liang remain the only players with perfect scores in the open section of the US Championship after two rounds. Fabiano Caruana stands alone in third place, half a point behind. In the women’s tournament, the two lowest-rated participants, Thalia Cervantes and 13-year-old Megan Paragua, share the lead on 2/2. Paragua defeated […]
Chess sells itself as a contest of calculation, where chance has been removed. Yet some elite players keep lucky pens, repeat outfits and meals, or give a cat a place in their pre-game routine. The interesting question is not whether a lucky charm can change a position on the board; it is why people reach […]