7/28/2025 – With a victory in the match for third place against Lei Tingjie, Tan Zhongyi became the first player at the Women's World Cup to secure a spot in the Candidates Tournament. In the final, Divya Deshmukh and Humpy Koneru drew their game and will head into a tiebreak on Monday. | Photos: Anna Shtourman

7/23/2025 – The International Chess Federation has announced the venue for the 2025 FIDE World Cup. The knockout tournament will take place in India in November. The exact location is not yet known. 206 players will compete for prize money and three places in the Candidates Tournament. | Graphics and photos: FIDE

7/19/2025 – The first games of the Women's World Cup quarterfinals saw wins for Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru, who now lead their respective matches. Lei defeated Nana Dzagnidze in a game which saw the Georgian GM losing on time after a scoresheet miscount, while Humpy overcame Song Yuxin with the white pieces. Divya Deshmukh drew against Harika Dronavalli, while Vaishali Rameshbabu missed a chance to press against Tan Zhongyi. | Photo: Anna Shtourman / FIDE

6/29/2025 – Norway Chess was one of the most exciting tournaments this year. Whether due to the games or due to Magnus Carlsen banging the table after his defeat against the World Champion, the event caught the attention of spectators all around the world. After coming back from the tournament, Gukesh had a candid conversation with Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal. He started the tournament with two unexpected losses. Yet quickly bounced back! In this interview, Gukesh discussed his games, his fighting spirit and, of course, the unforgettable viral incident. | Photo: Michal Walusza

6/7/2025 – The 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 3 to 16 September. With 170 players set to compete in the 11-round Swiss events, the tournaments serve as key qualifiers for the 2026 Candidates and Women’s Candidates. An increased prize fund - $625,000 for the Open and $230,000 for the Women's event - adds further significance to one of the most important competitions in the chess calendar.

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 – The 13th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament is taking place from 26 May to 6 June in Stavanger. An open event and a women's event are being played concurrently with an identical number of players, the same format and an equivalent prize fund. Both world champions — Ju Wenjun and Gukesh Dommaraju — are participating, besides world number one Magnus Carlsen. | Follow the games live starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 ET, 20.30 IST)

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 – 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

6/2/2025 – The new FIDE rankings are out. Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan continue to lead the open and women’s lists, while world champion Gukesh remains the top junior despite Elo losses. The month also brought shifts just behind the leaders, with strong performances from rising stars and established players alike.

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

5/29/2025 – Round three of the Norway Chess Women tournament saw Humpy Koneru join Anna Muzychuk in the lead after scoring a classical win over Sara Khadem. Muzychuk, meanwhile, held a draw with black in her Armageddon game against Lei Tingjie and thus secured 1½ points. In the third matchup, Ju Wenjun defeated Vaishali Rameshbabu in a tiebreak after drawing their classical encounter. Ju and Lei now share third place, two points behind the co-leaders. | Photo: Michal Walusza

5/29/2025 – Two classical victories marked the third round of the Norway Chess super-tournament in Stavanger. Fabiano Caruana continued his remarkable comeback by defeating Arjun Erigaisi with the white pieces, thus becoming the sole leader on 6 points. World champion Gukesh Dommaraju also collected a full 3 points after convincingly beating Hikaru Nakamura, bouncing back from a difficult start to the event. The third game of the day saw Wei Yi defeating Magnus Carlsen in Armageddon. | Photo: Michal Walusza

5/28/2025 – Anna Muzychuk took the sole lead at the Norway Chess Women tournament after scoring the only classical win of round two, defeating Humpy Koneru with white. Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun both secured Armageddon victories with the black pieces, against Vaishali Rameshbabu and Sara Khadem, respectively. Muzychuk now leads with 4½ points, while Humpy and Lei share second place on 3 points. | Photo: Michal Walusza