6/22/2025 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the Masters section of the UzChess Cup after three rounds, having defeated Richard Rapport with the white pieces in the only decisive game of the day. The Uzbek grandmaster now stands on 2½ points, ahead of a trio of players on 2. The key encounter of the round featured a sharp Sicilian and a complex endgame, as Abdusattorov outplayed Rapport in a bishop-versus-knight ending marked by time pressure and strategic imbalances. | Photo: Uzbek Chess Federation

6/9/2025 – The Cairns Cup returns to Saint Louis for its fifth edition, featuring ten of the world's leading female players in a nine-round classical tournament. With a record prize fund of $250,000 and a playoff in place to decide any tie for first, the event continues to highlight elite women's chess. Top seeds include Tan Zhongyi, Humpy Koneru, Bibisara Assaubayeva and Nana Dzagnidze. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/9/2025 – Indian grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram claimed victory at the 2025 Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia, edging out Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on tiebreaks after both scored 6½/9 points. The tournament, a 10-player round-robin held from 29 May to 6 June, marked a key milestone in Aravindh's career as he entered the world top 10 for the first time. His result also moved him to second place in the 2025 FIDE Circuit standings. | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

6/7/2025 – Magnus Carlsen claimed his seventh Norway Chess title in a dramatic final round, drawing with Arjun Erigaisi from a losing position to secure overall victory by the narrowest of margins. Fabiano Caruana nearly snatched first place after building a winning position against Gukesh Dommaraju, but late mistakes left both players short of the top. Gukesh finished third ahead of Hikaru Nakamura, who lost to Wei Yi in Armageddon, capping off a fiercely contested edition of the tournament in Stavanger. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/7/2025 – Anna Muzychuk secured outright victory in the second edition of the Norway Chess Women tournament in Stavanger, finishing with 16½ points after ten rounds of play. The Ukrainian grandmaster entered the final day as the sole leader and confirmed her win by drawing both games against Vaishali Rameshbabu. Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru completed the podium, while Muzychuk ended as the only undefeated player in classical chess across both tournament sections. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/6/2025 – All three classical games ended decisively in round nine of the Norway Chess Women tournament, leading to a major shift at the top of the standings. Anna Muzychuk defeated defending champion Ju Wenjun to overtake Humpy Koneru, who lost to Lei Tingjie after misplaying a winning position. Sara Khadem also prevailed in her game against Vaishali Rameshbabu. With one round to go, Muzychuk holds a two-point lead going into her final game with the white pieces. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/6/2025 – Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju emerged as the key winners in round nine of the Norway Chess tournament, both scoring classical victories to take the top two spots in the standings ahead of the final round. Carlsen now leads on 15 points, half a point ahead of Gukesh, with Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana still with outside chances of emerging victorious in Stavanger. The decisive round will see both frontrunners playing with the black pieces. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/4/2025 – Tuesday's eighth round at the Norway Chess tournament saw setbacks for Fabiano Caruana and Gukesh Dommaraju, who both lost their classical games to Arjun Erigaisi and Hikaru Nakamura, respectively. Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, was defeated by Wei Yi in Armageddon for a second time. Despite the loss, Caruana remains the sole leader with two rounds to go, holding a slim lead in a tightly contested event entering its final stretch in Stavanger. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/4/2025 – Humpy Koneru reclaimed the sole lead at the Norway Chess Women tournament by defeating Sara Khadem for a second time in classical play. With two rounds to go, Humpy leads on 13½ points, ahead of Anna Muzychuk and Ju Wenjun. While Muzychuk won in Armageddon against Lei Tingjie, Ju lost to Vaishali Rameshbabu in the tiebreaker. The tournament pauses for a rest day on Wednesday before resuming with the final two decisive rounds. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/3/2025 – Sam Shankland won the 2025 American Continental Chess Championship in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, after finishing in a seven-way tie for first place and prevailing on the Buchholz tiebreak criterion. The event, held from 23 to 31 May, awarded four places for the 2025 FIDE World Cup. José Eduardo Martínez and Alexandr Fier joined Shankland on the podium, while José Gabriel Cardoso secured the final qualification spot. | Photo: FIDE Americas

6/3/2025 – Fabiano Caruana claimed the sole lead at the Norway Chess tournament by defeating Wei Yi in a technical endgame, while world champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored a second straight classical win, this time against Arjun Erigaisi. Magnus Carlsen also added to his tally by beating Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon. With three rounds remaining and all three frontrunners set to play with the black pieces in round eight, the battle for first place remains closely contested. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/3/2025 – Ju Wenjun took the sole lead at the Norway Chess Women tournament after claiming her first classical win of the event against Sara Khadem in round seven. Humpy Koneru and Anna Muzychuk drew both their games, allowing Muzychuk, who had the black pieces, to collect 1½ points. Lei Tingjie also notched her first classical victory by beating Vaishali Rameshbabu. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/2/2025 – Gukesh Dommaraju scored his first-ever classical win over Magnus Carlsen in round six of the Norway Chess tournament, capitalising on the world number one's late errors in a dramatic game. With his win over Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon, Fabiano Caruana caught Carlsen at the top of the standings. Arjun Erigaisi also won his mini-match, beating Wei Yi in the sudden-death decider. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/2/2025 – Anna Muzychuk joined Humpy Koneru in the lead at the Norway Chess Women tournament after winning her Armageddon game in round six, while Humpy was defeated by Vaishali Rameshbabu in the tiebreaker. Ju Wenjun and Vaishali, who secured 1½ points with Armageddon wins, remain close behind the co-leaders in the standings. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/1/2025 – Humpy Koneru is now the sole leader of the Norway Chess Women tournament after defeating Lei Tingjie in Armageddon following a drawn classical game. Anna Muzychuk was held to a draw in both games by Ju Wenjun, allowing the women's world champion to claim 1½ point, as she stands in sole third place. In the day's only classical win, Vaishali Rameshbabu beat Sara Khadem with black to climb to fourth place in the standings. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/1/2025 – Magnus Carlsen holds a 1½-point lead at the top of the Norway Chess standings after defeating Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon following a drawn classical game. All three encounters in round five required tiebreaks, with Arjun Erigaisi and Wei Yi also securing 1½ points each after winning their respective sudden-death games against Hikaru Nakamura and Gukesh Dommaraju. Wei's result marked his third straight Armageddon victory. | Photo: Michal Walusza

5/30/2025 – Magnus Carlsen took the sole lead at the 2025 Norway Chess tournament by defeating Arjun Erigaisi in classical play during round four. World champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Wei Yi both scored 1½ points in their respective mini-matches, prevailing in Armageddon after drawing their classical games against Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. With a rest day ahead, Carlsen stands on 8 points, one ahead of Caruana, while Nakamura holds third place with 5½. | Photo: Michal Walusza

5/30/2025 – Round four of the Norway Chess Women tournament saw Sara Khadem score her first classical win by defeating Lei Tingjie with black, climbing to fourth place in the standings. Anna Muzychuk and Humpy Koneru, the tournament co-leaders, both lost their Armageddon games - to Vaishali Rameshbabu and Ju Wenjun respectively - but continue to share the lead with 7 points. Friday will be a rest day in Stavanger. | Photo: Michal Walusza