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Draw in the 12th round – There’s still a chance, but time is running out
A Draw That Could Cost Everything: Esipenko Held On in Round 12, but Time Is Working Against Him In the Candidates Tournament, there comes a special moment — a moment when a draw stops being a safe result. That is exactly where Andrey Esipenko found himself in Round 12. He drew the game. Formally, he […]
Read articleGoryachkina tied with Muzychuk, and Lagno lost to Asaubaeva
Goryachkina Holds Her Balance, Lagno Stumbles: Tension Rises in the Women’s Candidates Tournament In chess, there are days when victory does not always mean a won game. And there are days when a single defeat sounds louder than dozens of careful draws. The latest round of the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament turned out to be […]
Read articleCheating or hype around success?
Was the Candidates Tournament leader caught cheating?! Strange stories surrounding Sindarov’s games In chess, there are topics that instantly blow up any discussion. Not a brilliant sacrifice, not a winning streak, not a new opening idea, but one short and almost toxic word: cheating. And suddenly that word ended up next to the name of […]
Read articleYou can now play chess online on our website and on Telegram.
Now You Can Play Chess Both on the Website and in Telegram: A Simple Format That Already Works Sometimes, to start playing chess online, you do not need a complicated service with dozens of tabs, ratings, leagues, and an overloaded interface. Sometimes one simple condition is enough: log in, connect quickly, and start a game […]
Read articleSindarov’s victory over Praggnanandha and new leaders among women
Sindarov pulls away, Praggnanandhaa is stopped. In the women’s event, a new wave of competition begins In the Candidates Tournament, there comes a moment when results stop being just numbers. They begin to change the very logic of the tournament. That is exactly what happened in the latest round: Javokhir Sindarov scored an impressive victory […]
Read articleThe Russian woman’s first victory at the 2026 TP
A Russian Chess Player Earned Her First Victory at the 2026 Candidates Tournament. Is This Only the Beginning? In chess, one victory can mean more than several rounds of waiting. Especially when it comes to the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament, where every game either brings a player closer to the dream or pushes it further […]
Read articleEsipenko and Nakamura draw
Esipenko Drew with Nakamura in the Ninth Round of the Candidates Tournament. Half a Point That Weighs More Than It Seems There are no “routine” rounds in the Candidates Tournament. But the ninth round is already a special stage, where every result begins to directly affect the fate of the tournament. And Andrey Esipenko’s game […]
Read articleLagno’s third defeat
Lagno suffered her third defeat at the Women’s Candidates Tournament. A turning point or a temporary slump? In chess, there are games that are simply entered into the standings. And then there are those after which the entire storyline of the tournament changes. Kateryna Lagno’s third defeat at the Women’s Candidates Tournament is exactly that […]
Read articleA large-scale school chess cycle has started in Almaty.
A large-scale school chess cycle has been launched in Almaty with the support of Freedom Holding Corp. A project that could change a generation Sometimes real change in chess begins not with grandmaster tournaments, but with ordinary school classrooms. That is exactly the step taken in Almaty, where a large-scale cycle of school chess programs […]
Read articleFIDE has opened accreditation for media representatives.
Media Accreditation Opens for the 2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship. A Tournament You Cannot Miss There are tournaments followed only by chess players. And then there are events that become a global media phenomenon. The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship belongs firmly to the second category. And now one of the key […]
Read articleGiri hits the leader
FIDE Title Race: Sindarov Stumbles, Giri Strikes, and the Battle Intensifies The Candidates Tournament is not a marathon where you can quietly collect points. It is a race in which one mistake instantly changes the balance of power. That is exactly what happened in the latest round: Javokhir Sindarov stumbled, Anish Giri seized the moment, […]
Read articleHow Lagno beat Goryachkina
The Victory Put the Russian Player into the Lead of the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament. How Did Lagno Defeat Goryachkina? Sometimes a single game decides more than an entire stretch of a tournament. That was exactly the case in the meeting between Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina, which not only ended in a win — […]
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