GM Alojzije Jankovic has strongly denied allegations of financial misconduct and called the Croatian Chess Federation’s announcement that it has filed a criminal complaint against its former secretary general an attempt to damage his reputation. The federation released a statement on its website last week, saying it had submitted a complaint to the state prosecutor’s…
Get ready to climb the highest heights! The Chess.com King of the Hill Chess Championship is the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The event takes place from May 6 to May 8 and will feature a $2,500 prize fund—along with the boldest king walks you’ve ever seen! King of the Hill is one…
Chess.com Open runner-up GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup with the result, followed up by winning Titled Tuesday on April 28. Propelled by an 8/8 start, Duda would only score half a point in the next two rounds, but pulled out a clutch final-round win over GM Pranav Venkatesh. Tiebreaks…
WFM Alexandra Botez got off to a shaky start in the seventh episode of Kids vs. Stars when she found herself lost in seven moves against her 13-year-old Canadian compatriot WFM Ashley Qian. That game couldn’t be save, but despite serious time trouble, Alexandra went on to hit back with wins against nine-year-old U.S. WCM…
Millions of viewers of Jeopardy!—one of America’s most popular TV shows—saw a dramatic shakeup on Monday when IM Greg Shahade dethroned one of its most dominant contestants ever. Jamie Ding had become a popular personality during his remarkable 31-game winning streak, racking up $880,000 in winnings and climbing into the top-five most successful contestants in…
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Team Liquid’s GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs after defeating GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in an exhilarating Grand Final. Duda, coming from the Losers Bracket, dominated the first match 2.5-0.5, but Carlsen came back in the Match Reset with a 2-0 sweep. Carlsen wins $50,000, Duda $35,000, and both players have qualified for…
GM Arjun Erigaisi has rocketed up Bullet Brawl‘s all-time leaderboard after fending off GM Oleksander Bortnyk and notching his second straight $400 victory on Saturday. With Bortnyk breathing down his neck for most of the arena, Arjun held his nerve and posted a score of 163 points, four more than his rival, who had to…
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda will have a rematch with GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs. On Saturday, the Polish star won the Losers Final 1.5-0.5 with the black pieces in a sharp Nimzo-Indian Defense against GM Denis Lazavik. The Chess.com Playoffs conclude with the Grand Final on day four,…
GMs Amin Tabatabaei, Haik Martirosyan, and Oleksandr Bortnyk won 3 0 Thursday tournaments on April 23. No one had a smooth run to the title as GM Jose Martinez, one of the top Thursday performers this year, made the podium in each event, but couldn’t quite take first place in any of them. On the…