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It's Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Parham Maghsoodloo in the 6th round of Sardinia Chess Festival 2026

07/05/2026 -

After completion of 5 rounds at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Frederik Svane, and Brandon Jacobson are co-leading with 4.5/5 points. 12 players are currently on 4/5, trailing in joint second place. In the 5th round, there were 3 decisive results among the players on 3.5/4 points, giving us clear leaders. Top 2 seeded, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Parham Maghsoodloo, will go against each other in 6th round. The clash between Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro and Aditya Mittal ended in a draw. Round 6 will start at 3:30 PM CET/ 7 PM IST. Photos: FT Niklesh Jain

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5 leaders, Gukesh in Hot Pursuit after day 1 of Super Rapid 2026 in Warsaw

06/05/2026 -

A win in the rapid section is worth 2 points. Thanks to the scoring system and the fighting spirit shown by the players we saw a lot of decisive games on day 1 of the Super Rapid 2026. We have 5 players in the lead - Caruana, Wesley So, Hans Niemann, Vladimir Fedoseev and Javokhir Sindarov. The World Champion Gukesh had a pretty decent outing as he lost his game to Niemann, but beat Duda and drew against Alireza. He is one point behind the leaders. We bring you the action with deep annotations of the game. Photos: Lennart Ootes/ Grand Chess Tour

How strong is the finance minister of Poland? Andrzej Domanski vs Judit Polgar

06/05/2026 -

On 5th of May 2026, on the sidelines of the Super Rapid and Blitz tournament 2026 in Grand Chess Tour, a very special event took place. The Finance Minister of Poland Andrzej Domański met the legendary Judit Polgar. Together they discussed how chess can be spread to more people and the game can be made accessible to all. But after all these discussions, they also played a game with each other. Check out the game to see how strong the Finance Minister of Poland really is at chess!

Arjun Erigaisi beats Jorden van Foreest, Carlsen bounces back at TePe Sigeman & Co 2026

06/05/2026 -

After the shocking loss in the 4th round of TePe Sigeman & Co 2026, Magnus Carlsen bounced back and scored a win over Zhu Jiner to get into joint second place with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Arjun Erigaisi scored a win over Jorden van Foreest, who was in the headlines after beating Magnus Carlsen in the 4th round. With this win, Arjun is now co-leading with Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who drew his game against Andy Woodward. The local star, Sweden No.1 Nils Grandelius, scored his first points after drawing with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. With two rounds to go, the tournament is wide open, and we are expecting a great fight in the penultimate round today. Round 6 will start today at 3 PM CET/6:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess

Abhimanyu Puranik and Leon Luke Mendonca are co-leading at Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026

06/05/2026 -

The Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 is taking an intense turn now. After completion of 4 rounds, no player has a perfect 4/4 points. There are 14 players in a joint lead with 3.5/4 going into the 5th round. The double-round day was tiring as expected, and on the top boards, players agreed to quick draws, but from the 5th round, we are going to witness some amazing and fighting chess here in Sardinia. Top-seeded Ian Nepomniachtchi is still holding his ground and co-leading with 3.5/4. Two Indian players, Abhimanyu Puranik and Leon Luke Mendonca, are also in a joint lead. In the 5th round, the big clash is between the young prodigy Faustino Oro of Argentina and GM Aditya Mittal of India. Round 5 will start at 3:30 PM CET/ 7 PM IST. Photos: FT Niklesh Jain

IM Rahul Sangma wins Sarguja Cup Classical Rating 2026

06/05/2026 -

IM Rahul Sangma scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 points to win the Sarguja Cup All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament 2026. Both Rahul Sangma and Indrajeet Mahindrakar were co-leading after 7 rounds with a perfect 7 points and drew their last game; a better tiebreak score helped Rahul win the event, and Indrajeet secured 2nd place. Vinod Kumar Sharma of Chhattisgarh scored 7 points to secure 3rd place. The tournament was organised by Suseema Welfare Foundation from 10th to 13th April 2026 at the Government. Polytechnic College, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. The total prize fund was ₹2,00,000 with top 3 prizes of ₹51,000, ₹27,000, and ₹15,000 along with trophies. Photos: Suseema Welfare Foundation

Is the King Rusty? Magnus Carlsen Suffers Loss against Jorden van Foreest at TePe Sigeman 2026

05/05/2026 -

It's a rare sight to see Magnus Carlsen losing in a classical game, but Jorden van Foreest has done the unthinkable. Jorden defeated Carlsen in the 4th round of TePe Sigeman & Co 2026 with white pieces in a thrilling game filled with ups and downs. The last time Magnus lost in a classical game was on 1st June 2025, when World Champion D Gukesh defeated him at Norway Chess in the famous 'table slam game.' In another important result, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus defeated Nils Grandelius to gain the sole lead going into the 5th round. Zhu Jiner scored her first win of the tournament against Andy Woodward, and the game between Arjun Erigaisi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov ended in a draw. Round 5 will start today at 3 PM CET/6:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess

Karthikeyan, Abhimanyu, Leon, Prraneeth in joint lead with Nepomniachtchi

05/05/2026 -

After completion of the 2nd round at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026, Murali Karthikeyan, Leon Luke Mendonca, Abhimanyu Puranik, Prraneeth Vuppala, and Muthaiah Al are on perfect 2/2 points, and co-leading with top-seeded Ian Nepomniachtchi. In the second round, Nepo won his game against Jaidambareesh N R of India. There were only two draws on the top 18 boards, where Edwin Van Haastert drew against the 5th-seeded Frederik Svane and Aaron Jacobson drew against Aditya Mittal. There are 2 rounds on the 3rd day, and now the games are going to get intense. Round 3 will start on 5th May at 9:30 PM CET/ 1 PM IST. Photos: FT Niklesh Jain

Sarveshwaran V wins CHESS KLUB Rapid Rating 2026

05/05/2026 -

CM Sarveshwaran V scored 8.5/9 points to win the CHESS KLUB All India FIDE-Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026. Sarveshwaran V, Pranav K P, and Arul Anandh S P K, all 3 players, scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 points to secure 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions respectively on tiebreak scores. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹2,00,000, with top-3 prizes of ₹22,000, ₹20,000, and ₹18,000 along with trophies. The tournament was organised by CHESS KLUB on 29th April 2026 at ACS Convention Hall, Kambipura, Bangalore, Karnataka. Photos: CHESS KLUB

Arjun Erigaisi is back in the World Top 10 after beating Nils Grandelius at TePe Sigeman 2026

04/05/2026 -

In the 3rd round of the TePe Sigeman & Co 2026, there were two decisive results. Arjun Erigaisi scored his first win of the tournament against Nils Grandelius, moving into a joint lead with 4 others. In other decisive games, Turkish Phenom Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored a win over Chinese Zhu Jiner. The top-rated clash between Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov ends in a draw. In another game, Andy Woodward drew against Jorden van Foreest. With the win over Nils Grandelius, Arjun Erigaisi is now back in the World Top 10. Arjun is now World No. 9 with a live rating of 2755.4, and in the 4th round, Arjun is paired up against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Round 4 will start today at 3 PM CET/7:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess

Ian Nepomniachtchi starts Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 with a win

04/05/2026 -

The Sardinia Chess Festival 2026 started yesterday, with Ian Nepomniachtchi being the top-seeded player. In the first round itself, there was a surprising result when the 2nd-seeded Parham Maghsoodloo drew with the 2270-rated FM Massimiliano Botta of Italy. Ian started the event with a win over Kavin Vijaykumar of India. In other Indian results, Murali Karthikeyan, Aditya Mittal, Leon Luke Mendonca, and Abhimanyu Puranik started the event with a win. Harika Dronavalli drew her first game with the black pieces. Round 2 will start at 3:30 PM CET/ 7 PM IST. Photos: FT Niklesh Jain

Praggnanandhaa vs IIT Delhi - an incredible day filled with chess

03/05/2026 -

IITs - Indian Institute of Technology are considered to be the most coveted colleges in India to pursue your engineering. Hence, the students who get in there are considered by many as the smartest minds in the country! What happens when one of India's brightest chess minds comes to their campus and challenges the best chess players from the institute to a game of chess! This happened on the 24th of April 2026 when Pragg visited IIT-Delhi. Read on to know what transpired!

Magnus Carlsen beats Nils Grandelius at TePe Sigeman & Co 2026

03/05/2026 -

Magnus Carlsen scored his first win of the 31st TePe Sigeman & Co 2026 in the second round after beating Sweden's No.1 Nils Grandelius with black pieces. There was only one decisive result, and the other 3 games ended in a draw. It was a long fight between Arjun Erigaisi and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, which ended in peace, and the players agreed to draw. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was clearly winning against Andy Woodward and missed some crucial chances, and somehow Andy held him for a draw. Jorden van Foreest also missed his winning chances against Zhu Jiner. Round 3 will start today at 3 PM CET/7:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess

8-Year-Old Tamizh Amudhan Defeats World No.7 Vincent Keymer: A Game Against All Odds

03/05/2026 -

It was a rainy night in Sivakasi, and there was a power cut, but it didn't stop 8-year-old Tamizh Amudhan who was born on 2nd of September 2017, from playing Freestyle Friday on Chess.com. The laptop was on, the mobile hotspot was connected, the candle was lit, and the spirit was high as usual. It was 8:30 PM IST on 1st May when Tamizh Amudhan got paired up against World No.7 Vincent Keymer, who recently qualified for the Freestyle World Championship 2027 after winning Grenke Freestyle 2026, and guess what happened? Check out the game in this article.

How Pune Chess Hangouts is bringing a social side to chess in the city

02/05/2026 -

Punekars, if you love chess and enjoy the vibe of a chess club, then Pune Chess Hangouts is for you. Every weekend, people come together to play, chat, and simply spend time over the board. It's a relaxed space where anyone can join in. The setting keeps changing, but the feeling stays the same! With 250+ meetups and over 1,000 members, this community keeps chess social, stress-free, and truly fun. Join them for their 100th weekend across the city. Read the article to know more. Photos: Pune Chess Hangouts

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