The next world championship challenger, GM Javokhir Sindarov, won both the rapid and blitz tournaments at the Naroditsky Memorial, while IM John Bartholomew scored an impressive 9-0 to win the Creator Invitational tournament. www.chess.com/news/view/sindarov-wins-2026-narodit…
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Hou Yifan dominated her match, but Anastasia Avramidou pulled off the upset against Polina Shuvalova in the Women's #SpeedChess Championship!
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FIDE has completed changed the format for the 2027 World Cup! Only the Last 16 will be played as the traditional knockout: www.chess.com/news/view/fide-world-cup-new-format
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The favorites, GMs Divya Deshmukh and Bibisara Assaubayeva, advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's #SpeedChess Championship on Friday.
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GM Kateryna Lagno and IM Alice Lee advance to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's #SpeedChess Championship after winning their Round of 16 matches on Wednesday.
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Jaime Santos beat Faustino Oro and Liem Le to win the Leon Masters for a 2nd time!
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🔥 GM Benjamin Bok has qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup after defeating GM Vidit Gujrathi in the 2026 India Rising Finals in Mumbai on July 4.
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The next world championship challenger, GM Javokhir Sindarov, won both the rapid and blitz tournaments at the Naroditsky Memorial, while IM John Bartholomew scored an impressive 9-0 to win the Creator Invitational tournament.
www.chess.com/news/view/sindarov-wins-2026-narodit…
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Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and two-time Women's Blitz World Champion Anna Muzychuk advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2026 Women's #SpeedChess Championship on Monday.
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Congratulations to Alireza Firouzja on winning the Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, despite calling it the worst blitz day of his life! www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-cro…
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Firouzja scored a brilliant 8/9 to open up a 3-point lead going into the final day of the Grand Chess Tour event in Croatia! www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-cro…
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