Sarana Wins Early, Arjun Wins Twice In 3 0 Thursday GM Alexey Sarana won the first 3 0 Thursday with a dominant 10/11 score. Not to be outdone, GM Arjun Erigaisi proceeded to win both the second and third tournaments. It was the second time this year that Arjun won two 3 0 Thursdays on the same day... https://www.chess.com/news/view/sarana-arjun-3-0-thursday-10-29-2026 #thursday #sarana #alexeysarana #arjunerigaisi #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad' In Movahed's Freestyle Friday Victory GM Sina Movahed won Freestyle Friday for the second time in three weeks (channeling the old Meat Loaf song) on October 30, despite starting on 1.5/3 points. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev led much of the way, but settled for second place after his 10th-rou... https://www.chess.com/news/view/movahed-wins-freestyle-friday-october-30-2026 #freestylefriday #sinamovahed #three #meatloaf #nodirbekyakubboev #october #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Istanbul To Host 2026 World Rapid & Blitz Championships Istanbul, Türkiye, will host the 2026 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships from December 26-30, FIDE announced on Thursday. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Bibisara Assaubayeva are the defending champions heading into th... https://www.chess.com/news/view/istanbul-to-host-2026-world-rapid-blitz-championships #blitzchampionships #worldrapid #fideworld #istanbul #host #aleksandragoryachkina #magnuscarlsen #bibisaraassaubayeva #turkiye #thursday #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

🏆 Sindarov Plays Game Of Tournament & Wins Final Event Before World Championship GM Javokhir Sindarov won the second edition of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 with a final score of 20.5 points after three days. He earned $168,000 (including bonuses) and played the game of the tournament against GM Hikaru Nakamura along ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/sindarov-wins-2026-clutch-chess-champions-showdown #game #javokhirsindarov #championsshowdown #tournament #clutchchess #hikarunakamura #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

⚽ GothamChess Plays Chess With Harry Kane And Michael Olise After Ballon d’Or Triumph IM Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess, had a memorable visit to Bayern Munich to play chess with soccer stars Harry Kane and Michael Olise. The meeting came just two days after Kane won the prestigious Ballon d’Or in London. On Thursd... https://www.chess.com/news/view/gothamchess-harry-kane-michael-olise-bayern-munich #michaelolise #harrykane #levyrozman #bayernmunich #london #thursd #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Praggnanandhaa Jumps From Last To 1st With Hat Trick GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu started at the bottom, but now he's at the top of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 with a 1.5-point lead after day two. He pulled a hat trick with two wins against GM Hikaru Nakamura and one against GM Fabiano Car... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-clutch-chess-champions-showdown-day-2 #hattrick #championsshowdown #clutchchess #fabianocar #hikarunakamura #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Oro, Taher Lead 9z Globant To Victory In October Chess Club Showdown For the second month in a row, 9z Globant won the Chess Club Showdown on October 28, once again defeating Team Liquid in the finals. They were the two highest-scoring teams after a two-hour arena of five-minute blitz games. In the finals, 50 playe... https://www.chess.com/news/view/oro-taher-lead-9z-globant-to-victory-in-october-chess-club-showdown #chessclub #clubshowdown #globant #teamliquid #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Chess.com Crazyhouse Championship 2026 Starts November 5 Get ready to go wild with your attacks. The Chess.com Crazyhouse Championship is the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The event starts on November 5 and features a $2,500 prize fund. Crazyhouse is a chess variant in which play... https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-chesscom-crazyhouse-chess-championship-2026 #crazyhousechampionship #november #starts #communitychampionships #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

'W' Is For Woodward Wins Titled Tuesday GM Andy Woodward added his name to the list of Titled Tuesday winners on October 27, scraping by on tiebreaks ahead of GM Arjun Erigaisi despite losing in the first round. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave came back from a second-round loss to finish thir... https://www.chess.com/news/view/woodward-wins-titled-tuesday-october-27-2026 #titledtuesday #andywoodward #arjunerigaisi #october #maxime #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Nakamura Leads After Wins Vs. Caruana & Praggnanandhaa GM Hikaru Nakamura leads by half a point after day one of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026. He scored two wins in six games with no losses to reach 4/6. GM Javokhir Sindarov, who scored one win and no losses on 3.5 points, is in sole second, ... https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-clutch-chess-champions-showdown-day-1 #nakamuraleads #championsshowdown #clutchchess #hikarunakamura #wins #javokhirsindarov #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit