Born on this day in 1936, the Magician from Riga. Your genius, creativity, and fearless play continue to inspire generations of chess lovers. 🧙🏻‍♂️

🇺🇸 Hikaru hits 40 games! 🔥 He has now completed the 40 classical games required for the rating spot to the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, which FIDE today announced will take place in Cyprus, March 28 - April 16. With yesterday’s game at the 1st Annual Washington Dulles

Hikaru Nakamura has effectively qualified for the 2026 Candidates! 👏 Do you think it's Hikaru's year? 👀

Daniil Dubov knocks out 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R with a 2.5–1.5 victory. #FIDEWorldCup #Goa

🇺🇸 Sam Shankland advances to the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup after defeating Daniil Dubov in the Round of 16. He is now the sole American remaining from the original field of 12 U.S. players. With the top three finishers qualifying for the 2026 FIDE Candidates in Cyprus,

It's going down!♟️ Who are your three Candidates?

FIDE announces the list of players for the 2025 World Rapid and Blitz: A stellar lineup in 🇶🇦 Doha World Champion 🇮🇳 Gukesh D and 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen join over 360 players who have confirmed their participation in the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship in Doha. The

Stanley came 2nd in the 2025 UK Open Blitz Final, and it was an incredibly exciting finish, but having to beat Gawain in round 15 to come 1st was just too big an ask 😂 Massive congratulations to Danny Gormally on a brilliant performance, and really enjoyed Matthew and Natasha’s

A 10-year-old becoming national champion is normally a big deal, but for Bodhana it was a pretty normal rest. She was by far the best player in the field, scoring 13,5/15, 2 full points ahead of #2.

What do 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov and 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh have in common? 🏆 World Cup champions 🤩 Both 19 years old 😱 Birthdays one day apart. Divya on December 9 and Javokhir on December 8 🔥 Two remarkable runs that now lead straight to the 2026 Candidates & Women's Candidates

Chess can be pure pain — Ivanchuk loses on time in the final round when pressing to beat Pultinevicius and win the European Rapid Championship! chess.com/events/2025-eu…

What an honor to have this insightful and honest documentary, Queen of Chess, about my story selected for the Sundance Film Festival! My deepest thanks go to the creative team and to the film’s brilliant director, #RoryKennedy, whose vision shaped every moment. I’m grateful to

Congrats to Mariya Muzychuk on winning the rapid portion of the Ladies Cup in Austria! 🇺🇦🥳 She still needs to do well in the blitz tomorrow to have a shot at taking the overall tournament! 👀 lichess.org/broadcast/free… 📷: Anna Shtourman

Speed decides everything ♟️⚡ From Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Gukesh D, and Fabiano Caruana to Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Arjun Erigaisi, the world’s best take on World Rapid & Blitz 2025, December 26-30. This year, the winners do not just take the title. The three Rapid

Such sad news. For me personally, Jonathan's chess story was inspirational, from Amateur to Grandmaster and then British champion! He wasn't just a great chess player- he was always super friendly, easy going, and loved by his students. Rest in peace Jonathan. You will be missed

Sad to hear about the passing of Jonathan Hawkins. He was a fantastic player, and I always enjoyed our battles on the board. We shared the British title (2014) & were teammates in the 4NCL. I can highly recommend his book, Amateur to IM, as an inspiring read. Rest in peace.

It is not easy to write this while emotions are still raw. Jonathan Hawkins and I were the closest of friends. He was kind, thoughtful and deeply empathetic, with an easy-going temperament, a sharp intelligence and an absolutely ingenious sense of humour. His company was always

Final day of Rapid. Everything on the line 🔥 One player takes the title 🏆 The top three earn a place in the Total Chess World Championship 2026 pilot ♟️ Who are you cheering for? #RapidBlitz #NorwayChess #TotalChess

🇳🇴 MAGNUS IS THE WORLD RAPID CHAMPION (again) 😱 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 📷 Norway Chess / Niki Riga #RapidBlitz #NorwayChess

GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 🥇 🇷🇺 defeated GM Zhu Jiner🥈 🇨🇳 1.5-0.5 in blitz playoff to win the 2025 Women's World Rapid Championship. GM Humpy Koneru🥉🇮🇳 wins Bronze. International Chess Federation European Chess Union Women's Chess News FIDE Commission for Women's Chess Chess Federation of Russia