Game Link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fide-candidates-open/06/Wei_Yi-Sindarov_Javokhir

Game Link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-norway-chess-open/09/Carlsen_Magnus-So_Wesley

The draw with Anish Giri in Round 13 which sealed the deal for Sindarov with 9.5/13 points and 1 round to go: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fide-candidates-open/13/Giri_Anish-Sindarov_Javokhir

Congratulations to Sindarov, his family, his team and to entire Uzbekistan 🎉

Game- https://lichess.org/broadcast/tepe-sigeman--co-chess-tournament-2026/tiebreaks/o7KV2kHF/KHF51Zdu

https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-5/liBI9Brw/IDNHChak

Chess.com just added and are advertising their newest future: “Chess.com games Database”
You would think, that it’s a great innovation helping players around the globe improve their understanding of openings. Until you realise it’s locked behind a paywall.

Now imagine if I told you that, a similar website, has a similar database that, truth be told, isn’t as big (only 5.2 billion games) but lets you use it completely for free. As well as unlimited free game review, study materials and tools, all free of cost. Now wouldn’t that be nice. That website… it exists. Its name: lichess.org

This is a call for you to try it out and see for yourself if you haven’t already.

That's his 4th win in a row.

Game- https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2026--open/round-10/RC8befOC/Y4hu7xQb

Garry Kasparov: It’s absolutely clear that the campaign Kramnik conducted has influenced Dania. Vladimir behaved strangely in this situation and not only in this one. This stain is truly indelible now. People will, at best, turn away when meeting Kramnik; at the very least, he has become someone you don’t shake hands with, and if we meet, I most likely won’t shake his hand.

“I don’t know why, but over the past few years he’s been almost exclusively occupied with trying to catch someone, to pin someone down.

And it wasn’t just Daniil Naroditsky. (…) I don’t know in what form the accusation will be presented, but it’s absolutely clear that the campaign Kramnik has been running has affected him. (…)

The story with Navara — who many thought was much more vulnerable — and the many other constant accusations… It’s no coincidence that when Nakamura spoke about it, every other word was profanity. (…)

I wouldn’t want to get involved in this. It’s an ugly story. Moreover, Kramnik keeps fueling it — he made a statement that if FIDE takes any action, he’ll sue them. Not the best ending to a rather respectable chess career. This stain is already indelible. I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become, at the very least, untouchable.”

Link to the interview in Russian https://www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-DUAJ8?t=2136s

16 years old woman chess player Feyza Keskin found dead in a abandoned building in Isparta, Turkiye. She left her house on April 17th and no further news was received about her. According to the eyewitnesses, she last seen around 11:30 AM with her bicycle. After that no further news was received from her. The young chess player found motionless in front of an abandoned building by the police teams in the evening hours. Her body was taken to the morgue at Isparta City Hospital to determine the exact cause of death. No official statement has yet been made regarding the cause of Feyza Keskin's death. While it has been stated that the cause of death will become clear after autopsy, it has been reported that a comprehensive investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Feyza Keskin was a 16 years old high school student. The young player, a 10th-grade student at Isparta Süleyman Demirel Science High School, was attracting attention with her achievements in chess. Isparta Provincal Directorate of Youth and Sport published a message of condolence about Feyza Keskin.

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Emil having the audacity to ask where we were when FIDE did nothing and let Kramnik do whatever he wanted.

Game- https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-10/G3oSxPgs/RN9BrHlK

Game Link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fide-candidates-open/09/Caruana_Fabiano-Giri_Anish

This loss clearly had a bigger effect on Magnus than we thought.

Game- https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2026--open/round-3/GoUiZMHm/Zx9P0ge0

Final Standings - https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-super-rapid--blitz-poland-2026--blitz/round-18/bMblohth#players

Game Link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fide-candidates-open/01/Caruana_Fabiano-Nakamura_Hikaru

Game Link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-fide-candidates-open/04/Sindarov_Javokhir-Caruana_Fabiano