22+ hour, 56+ min ago   (267+ words) Only losing one game out of 12, GM Javokhir Sindarov's FYERS American Gambits won the third-place match against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's CheQ Mumba Masters, convincingly winning both matches. This is a flash report. Come back later to read the full article…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1007+ words) GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers will play GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters in this year's title match at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In a rare outcome for a chess tournament, both leaders lost on the final day…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (912+ words) Day eight starts on Saturday, September 12, at 7:30 a.m. ET / 13:30 CEST / 5 p.m. IST. Standings After Day 7 The Ganges Grandmasters and Alpine APL Pipers look like the teams most likely to finish in the top two spots and reach the finals. They do, however,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1284+ words) Day seven starts on Friday, September 11, at 6 a.m. ET / 12:00 CEST / 3:30 p.m. IST. Standings After Day 6 The Triveni Continental Kings have reached the finals in all previous editions, but it won't happen this year as they've scored just six points with two matches…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (923+ words) Day six starts on Thursday, September 10, at 6 a.m. ET / 12:00 CEST / 3:30 p.m. IST. Standings After Day 5 With just three matches to play, Triveni Continental Kings, a finalist in each of the first three editions, has a mountain to climb after two losses on…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (798+ words) GM Alireza Firouzja's Triveni Continental Kings continued their comeback by beating the leaders, GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers, as the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League crossed the halfway mark with no teams breaking clear of the pack. It was…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (887+ words) GM Magnus Carlsen flagged GM Viswanathan Anand in the opening match of day three of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, but it couldn't stop Alpine APL Pipers tasting its first defeat when GM Vidit Gujrathi also lost on time....

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (861+ words) GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers has the only perfect record of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after scoring a dramatic win over GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters. Nepomniachtchi failed to beat the world number-one with a two-pawn advantage,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (447+ words) Duck Chess specialist Edward Khachatryan of Israel defeated defending champion IM Nhat Minh To in both the Winners Final and the Grand Final to triumph in the 2026 Duck Chess Championship and pocket the winner's purse of $750. Nhat Minh gained $500. Last…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (803+ words) At the very top, GM Magnus Carlsen continues his reign, while GM Hikaru Nakamura returns to the number-two spot after a three-month hiatus despite his focus, like Carlsen's, having been on the 2026 Esports World Cup. He owes the climb to…...