1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (498+ words) Less than 48 hours after claiming that 3+0 is his "best time control," GM Hikaru Nakamura outclassed an elite field to win his 62nd career Bullet Brawl title. Nakamura stayed within striking distance of the frequently changing leaders before surging late to reach…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (328+ words) GM Parham Maghsoodloo, who won Titled Tuesday five times in 2025, got his first win of 2026 on July 14. His 10/11 score won outright over GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's 9.5/11, itself good enough for sole second. GM Hikaru Nakamura took third place on tiebreaks. Nakamura…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (818+ words) Local hero GM Jaime Santos has won the 2026 Leon Masters after celebrating his 30th birthday by beating 12-year-old Argentinian GM-elect Faustino Oro 3-1 in the Semifinals, before overcoming Vietnamese defending champion GM Liem Le 3.5-0.5 in the final. Le had previously needed armageddon…...

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1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) GM Hikaru Nakamura continued his 2026 Bullet Brawl victory streak with a barnstorming performance in Saturday's event, racing to a 201-point victory with no rivals in sight. The American superstar finished a commanding 58 points ahead of Ukrainian GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, while…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (522+ words) GM Oleksandr Bortnyk claimed his 17th career Bullet Brawl title on Saturday, outlasting a 171-player titled field to win the latest edition with a score of 154 points. The Ukrainian speed-chess specialist finished nine points clear of IM Renato Terry, while GM…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (992+ words) GM Dmitry Andreikin has been crowned as the winner of the 2026 Chess.com King of the Hill Championship on Friday, marking the first time that a former super-GM has won a Chess.com Community Chess Championship event. In the wake…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (365+ words) Because he's already qualified for the EWC with his Chess.com Open finish, Duda did not really need the result, but he moved into third place in the spring split standings. GM Sina Movahed finished in seventh place this week…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (545+ words) 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…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1134+ words) GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has taken another step toward chess history. The 14-year-old Turkish prodigy crushed GM Veselin Topalov 5-1 in the Clash of Generations III on Friday, breaking the 2700 barrier on the live rating list for the first time and…...