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Matthias Bluebaum’s Road to the 2026 Candidates: From German Prodigy to World Title Contender
On September 15, 2025, in the closing moments of the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, German grandmaster Matthias Bluebaum secured...
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Who’s In the 2026 Candidates? Giri and Bluebaum Join Caruana After Grand Swiss
The 2026 Candidates Tournament lineup is starting to take shape. After Fabiano Caruana qualified earlier through the FIDE Circuit, two...
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Sina Movahed: The Iranian Prodigy Beating Carlsen Multiple Times
On September 12, 2025, a 15-year-old Iranian grandmaster shocked the online chess world again. Sina Movahed, the youngest GM in...
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Who’s In the Mikhail Chigorin Club? Beating the King Without Wearing the Crown
In chess, victories are measured not only by trophies and titles but also by rare feats that carry symbolic weight....
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Carlsen Calls Hikaru Nakamura’s Rating Strategy “Absolutely Shameless, But Pragmatic”
Magnus Carlsen has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Hikaru Nakamura’s participation in small state-level tournaments to secure eligibility for...
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Chess King Gukesh Loses TWICE In a Row
World champion Gukesh Dommaraju continued his poor run at the Grand Swiss 2025 with back-to-back defeats against lower-rated opponents, including...
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Abhimanyu Mishra Stuns World Champion Gukesh at the 2025 Grand Swiss
In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, history was made in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss. 16-year-old American grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra, the...
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The Controversies Around Candidates Qualification in Recent Years (2018–2026)
The Candidates Tournament decides who plays for the world chess title, so every seat is precious—and sometimes disputed. Over the...
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How the Candidates Tournament Works (Step by Step)
The Candidates Tournament is one of the most important events in chess. Every two years, it determines who will challenge...
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14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – Fourteen-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus held world champion D. Gukesh to a draw in the second round of...
