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Javokhir Sindarov: The Triumph

Relive Sindarov's Journey towards Chess's Highest PeakIM datajunkie

5 benefits of OTB tournaments

There's nothing like 9 rounds of 90+30Collage of Bibisara, Zhu Jiner, and Anna Shukhman with hints at their rankingsOnTheQueenside

2026 Women's Top 25 Rankings: New No. 1!

Zhu Jiner is here.RelaxedGames

The Rise and Fall of Chess on Televison

Chess is a game played throughout centuries of history, we still have written records of played game…FM BuendiaChess

SINDAGOAT WIN THE CANDIDATES

6 wins and 8 draws was enought to Javokhir Sindarov to earn the right of face Gukesh for the world c…GM Felix Blohberger at the FIDE World CupFM jeffforever

Interview with GM Felix Blohberger alias febloh

Get to know the 24-year-old chess professional from the Austrian capital ViennaFM BuendiaChess

ERDOGMUS CRUSH TOPALOV 5-1. Future GOAT?????

Yagiz Kan Erdogmus breaked the record of Wei Yi and now he is the youngest 2700 in chess history, he…FM BuendiaChess

PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN (r7-9)

3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…FM BuendiaChess

PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN (r4-6)

3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…The No-Attack StrategyGyllenstierna

The No-Attack Strategy

There has been a lot of YouTube videos on the no-attack strategy lately. At first, being a attacking…NDpatzer

Science of Chess: Knowing when to think (and when to just move)

Some positions deserve a lot of thought and some don't - but do players know which is which?FM BuendiaChess

PLAYING THE REYKJAVIK OPEN!!!! (r1-3)

3 weeks ago i flew to Reykjavik, Island to play one od the strongest chess opens in the world, i rea…FM BuendiaChess

Vaishali Win the Candidates, Bibisara plays Sleepy

Yesterday Vaishali Rameshbabu beat Lagno to win the candidates while Bibisara draw versus Divya with…tpr

Candidates’ 2026 Statistics

Sindarov won with 3 black wins, 3 white wins, and 8 draws, the only player with no lost game, and he…GM Vaishali Rameshbabu at the press conference after her win against GM Kateryna LagnoLichess

Candidates Round 14: Sindarov and Vaishali Are Officially the WCC Challengers

GM Javokhir Sindarov, who finished the Open Candidates on 10/14, will face reignnig world champion G…FM BuendiaChess

Women Candidates On Fire!!!!!!

The Womens Candidates is being amazing and we go into the last round with 6 players with options of …IM trainingaccount996

Game of the Week 14/52

Welcome to Game of the Week #14 from the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament! This is a sharp Italian G…GM rhungaski

Winnipeg 1967

El torneo internacional de Winnipeg 1967 fue mucho más que una competencia fuerte: fue uno de los pr…IM trainingaccount996

Game of the Week 13/52

Welcome to Game of the Week #13! This is a short but very instructive game showing how to handle a p…GM Javokhir Sindarov shakes GM Anish Giri's hand after finishing their gameLichess

Candidates Round 13: Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger

GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger after drawing GM Anish Giri, while th…RuyLopez1000

The Candidates Qualification System

Thoughts on the Candidates Qualification SystemFM BuendiaChess

Erdogmus beat Topalov and Raises the Wei Yi 2700 Record

Yagiz Kan Erdogmus is destined to be the best player in the history and today he outplayed Topalov i…FM BuendiaChess

How to Surprise the Petrov and How Not do it

The Petrov's Defence is one of the hardest openings to beat and Wei Yi and Bluebaum came to the cand…FM BuendiaChess

Wei Yi REFUTES the Catalan !!!!!!!

In the Main Position of the Catalan where everybody plays Bc6, Wei Yi invented c5 sacrificing tempor…