8/16/2025 – Vincent Keymer concluded the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters tournament with a commanding overall victory, finishing two points ahead of his nearest rivals after defeating Ray Robson in the final round. The result gave the 20-year-old a 2917 performance rating, a gain of over 20 Elo points, and secured his place in the live world top-10 for the first time in his career. In the Challengers, a dramatic last round saw all three leaders lose, allowing M Pranesh to claim the title despite his own defeat. | Photos: Anmol Bhargav

8/15/2025 – Wasselonne is one of the many picturesque towns in France's Alsace region. The local Mossig Chess Club invited players to an open tournament. In addition to many French players, several chess enthusiasts from neighbouring Germany also accepted the invitation, including Bettina Trabert and her son Max. Vladyslav Larkin from Ukraine won the tournament on tiebreak criteria. | Full report with photos and anecdotes by Bettina Trabert, who participated alongisde her son Max.

8/15/2025 – After the summer break, Svitlana shares one of her favourite tournament games, where she tried the O’Kelly Sicilian for the first time against a 2357-rated FM, using it to steer her opponent out of theory. She explains the strategic ideas behind the variation, demonstrates her pawn-storm attack on the kingside, and navigates through complex middlegame tactics while maintaining the initiative. The game concludes with a precise tactical finish, combining long-term piece coordination and threats to secure victory in a well-prepared and creatively played encounter.

8/15/2025 – The fourth event of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour is the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament. Taking place on 11-15 August, the event starts with 9 rounds of rapid action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz. Included in the field are the three frontrunners in the race to win the Grand Chess Tour: Alireza Firouzja, R Praggnanandhaa and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 19.00 CEST (13.00 ET, 22.30 IST)

8/15/2025 – After the first day of blitz at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, the cross table is split into two parts. Five players scored six points, including Levon Aronian, who has taken the lead in the overall standings. Gukesh Dommaraju and especially Fabiano Caruana suffered setbacks. | Photos: Lennart Ootes

8/15/2025 – In the penultimate round of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025, all games in the Masters section ended in draws, confirming Vincent Keymer as tournament winner with a round to spare. The German number one, who now enters the live world top 10, maintained his 1½-point lead over Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali. In the Challengers, M. Pranesh took sole lead on 6½ points and can secure victory - and promotion to next year's Masters - with a final-round win. | Photos: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

8/11/2025 – In the 2025 Vlissingen Open, 2117-rated Joel Van der Werf, playing Black, faced Dutch GM Erwin l’Ami, nearly 500 rating points higher, and impressively outplayed him for much of the game. Using precise, prophylactic pawn moves and harmonious piece coordination, Van der Werf steadily restricted White’s activity, expanded on the kingside, and reached a clearly superior position. However, in a critical moment on move 40, he traded his strong bishop for a knight, and the game eventually ended in a draw, a fine underdog result but one that could have been an upset win.

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8/11/2025 – After an exciting ninth round, Michael Adams, Stuart Conquest, and Peter Roberson were tied for the lead. Adams went on to win the ensuing playoff, securing his ninth British Championship title. | Photos: Yuri Krylov / English Chess Federation (ECF)

8/11/2025 – Reigning European champion Matthias Blübaum put in an outstanding performance from start to finish and secured a narrow victory in Dortmund. Indian grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly tied for second place. Third place was the sensation of the tournament: 14-year-old Khuong Dau Duy defeated two grandmasters, drew with two others and finished just ahead of Dmitrij Kollars on tiebreak. | Photos: Michelle Lassak

8/11/2025 – Vincent Keymer kept the sole lead in the main section of the Chennai Grand Masters after drawing with Anish Giri, while Nihal Sarin scored his first win by defeating top seed Arjun Erigaisi. Karthikeyan Murali also won, against Jorden van Foreest. Keymer leads on 3½ points, a full point ahead of Arjun. In the Challengers, Abhimanyu Puranik reached 3½/4 with a win over Vaishali Rameshbabu, moving half a point clear of M Pranesh, Diptayan Ghosh and Leon Luke Mendonca. | Photos: Anmol Bhargav

8/10/2025 – The 111th edition of the British Chess Championship is taking place on 2-10 August at the St George's Hall in Liverpool. The main event is a 9-round Swiss open with a classical time control. Topping the starting rank are Nikita Vitiugov, Michael Adams and Gawain Jones. Also noteworthy is the presence of 16-year-old GM Shreyas Royal and 10-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan. | Follow the games live starting at 15.30 CEST (9.30 ET, 19.00 IST)