Bibisara Assaubayeva joined Vaishali Rameshbabu in the lead of the Women’s Candidates Tournament after defeating Anna Muzychuk in round thirteen. Vaishali remained atop the standings after escaping with a draw against Tan Zhongyi, while Zhu Jiner first missed a chance to move into sole first place and then even lost to Aleksandra Goryachkina. Kateryna Lagno […]
Javokhir Sindarov secured overall victory at the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus with a draw against Anish Giri in round thirteen. The 20-year-old clinched first place with a round to spare and will face Gukesh Dommaraju for the world title later this year. Wei Yi scored the only win of the day, while the remaining games […]
The ChessBase crew travels to Cyprus to cover the Candidates Tournament, bringing you daily impressions from one of the biggest events in chess. What is the atmosphere like around the world’s best players? How is the venue, and where do the stars spend their time? What happens behind the scenes in the media centre and […]
It should be clearly emphasized that the longest chess game of all time can only arise by chance. Any prior agreement between the opponents before the game—such as, “Let’s play the longest game in history today!” – or any such understanding reached during the game, automatically turns them into cheaters, with all the ensuing consequences. […]
After eight games of their twelve-game match in Paris, Hans Niemann leads Awonder Liang by two points, having scored the only victories so far in games three and eight. The remaining six encounters have been drawn, though Liang missed clear chances in two of them. Niemann’s most recent win came with black in a 31-move […]
Nihal Sarin claimed outright victory at the Masters section of the Open Chess Menorca 2026. He ultimately finished half a point ahead of Ruslan Ponomariov and Richard Rapport. A further point behind finished world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Leinier DomÃnguez. What conclusions the world champion can draw from this performance regarding his form is something […]
The ChessBase crew travels to Cyprus to cover the Candidates Tournament, bringing you daily impressions from one of the biggest events in chess. What is the atmosphere like around the world’s best players? How is the venue, and where do the stars spend their time? What happens behind the scenes in the media centre and […]
Javokhir Sindarov maintained his two-point lead at the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus after a quick draw with Hikaru Nakamura in round twelve. Anish Giri missed a major chance to close the gap, drawing a long and complex game against Wei Yi. The remaining two games were also drawn, leaving Sindarov firmly in control with two […]
After five rounds of the European Chess Championship in Katowice, six players share the lead on 4½/5 following a quiet draw between early pacesetters Eduardo Iturrizaga and Robert Hovhannisyan (pictured). A group of four joined them with wins. Close behind, 44 players stand on 4/5, while several of the top seeds, including Igor Kovalenko, are […]
Four draws in round eleven of the Candidates Open chiefly benefitted Javokhir Sindarov, who thus continues to lead the field, two points ahead of Anish Giri. With only three rounds remaining, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Giri to catch the Uzbek grandmaster. There was drama on the board in Matthias Bluebaum’s game against Praggnanandhaa […]