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Hyperbullet Maestro Woodward Dashes To 1st Bullet Brawl Title
Andy Woodward took down the Bullet Brawl title on Saturday, winning his first crown in the format against 191 titled players. The junior talent arrive…
Chess in Schools: Greek Chess Federation’s national initiative
Greece just formalized chess in schools at scale. The Greek Chess Federation won official approval from the Ministry of Education for structured chess…
Wildcard Niemann Wins Super Rapid & Blitz 2026 With Clutch Finale
Hans Niemann just captured the biggest tournament win of his career. The wildcard entry stormed through the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland field to c…
Round 18 Finished at GCT: Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 | Blitz
# Gukesh Dominates Warsaw Blitz as Poland's Elite Stumble Gukesh delivered a masterclass in rapid calculation during Round 18 of the GCT Super Rapid …
Hans Niemann Just Burned Down The Chess World
Hans Niemann delivered a statement performance at a major tournament, crushing the field with aggressive, fearless chess that left the elite scramblin…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • GofChess A Language for Explaining Chess Tactics
A programmer on TalkChess is building GofChess, a formal language designed to codify and explain chess tactics in a structured, machine-readable way. …
Martinez, Sarana Dominate 3 0 Thursday Tournaments
Sarana and Martinez are running through the 3+0 Thursday circuit like it's designed for them. Both players picked up wins on May 7, extending dominant…
England's new chess star is nine!
Kayal Vijay, nine years old from Hertfordshire, won the 2026 European School Chess Championships in Croatia. She joins Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, as Engl…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: Reckless 0.10.0-dev-7300f044 is out
Reckless 0.10.0-dev-7300f044 has a performance problem. Users report serious slowdowns when running the engine with pv=2 and worse degradation at pv=3…
Super Rapid & Blitz Poland: Niemann wins rapid section
Hans Niemann ran undefeated through the rapid section of Super Rapid & Blitz Poland in Warsaw, finishing 13/18 to claim the title before the blitz rou…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: I need you all. Is this position sustainable for the black pieces? Thanks in advance for your help, maybe this way I
A Caro-Kann player got into deep trouble after White's aggressive pawn storm in a 5-minute blitz game. Hippo100 (2560) faced Catecan (2100) in a game …
I'm 2000 FIDE and I just realized I've been wasting hours on the wrong kind of study for the last 3
This 2000 FIDE player hit a wall. For three years, he'd plateaued despite grinding through the standard improvement menu. Yusupov. Aagaard. Flores Rio…
Swedish GM Axel Smith To Attempt 49-Board Blindfold Record
Axel Smith is going big. The Swedish GM will attempt 49 simultaneous blindfold games on May 7, aiming to break the current record while raising money …
Super Rapid & Blitz Poland - Live!
The 2026 Grand Chess Tour launches this week in Warsaw with Super Rapid and Blitz Poland, kicking off May 5. The format runs nine rapid rounds followe…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: 2 new Jeroen Noomen Polyglot books
Jeroen Noomen released two new Polyglot opening books: Daring.bin and Variety.bin. A developer asked on the TalkChess forum whether they could bundle …
Magnus admits that Zhu completely outplayed him for a while until the end
Carlsen lost to Zhu Jianrui and wasn't shy about admitting it. For most of the game, Zhu played superior chess. Carlsen found himself in serious troub…
Challenge The New Pirate Bots Before They Set Sail
Chess.com has launched a new pirate-themed bot challenge featuring five opponents of increasing difficulty. You face a parrot, a captain, an Internet …
Man Who Flipped Off Chess Player Nemo After Losing Speaks Out, Saying He Felt 'Disrespected' and She
A man who made an obscene gesture toward chess player Nemo after losing to her in a tournament has come forward with his side of the story. He claims …
FIDE Council issues reminder on pre-election conduct
FIDE is drawing a line in the sand. The organization just reminded all federations and potential candidates that campaigning for the 2026 elections ca…