FIDE Grand Swiss

Matthias Bluebaum In-Depth Interview: From Underdog to FIDE Candidates

Matthias Bluebaum In-Depth Interview: From Underdog to FIDE Candidates

LR
September 21, 2025

Few expected it, but Matthias Bluebaum has written one of the most inspiring stories in recent chess history. The 27-year-old...

Who’s In the 2026 Candidates? Giri and Bluebaum Join Caruana After Grand Swiss

Who’s In the 2026 Candidates? Giri and Bluebaum Join Caruana After Grand Swiss

XB
September 15, 2025

The 2026 Candidates Tournament lineup is starting to take shape. After Fabiano Caruana qualified earlier through the FIDE Circuit, two...

Gukesh Loses Third Straight as 16-Year-Old Ediz Gurel Makes History at Grand Swiss

Gukesh Loses Third Straight as 16-Year-Old Ediz Gurel Makes History at Grand Swiss

LR
September 11, 2025

World chess champion Dommaraju Gukesh’s poor run continued at the FIDE Grand Swiss, where the 19-year-old Indian suffered his third...

Chess King Gukesh Loses TWICE In a Row

Chess King Gukesh Loses TWICE In a Row

XB
September 9, 2025

World champion Gukesh Dommaraju continued his poor run at the Grand Swiss 2025 with back-to-back defeats against lower-rated opponents, including...

Controversy at FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss: Time Dispute Raises Questions Over Fair Play

Controversy at FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss: Time Dispute Raises Questions Over Fair Play

LR
September 7, 2025

The second round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 was overshadowed by controversy after an unusual clock incident in...

14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh

14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh

XB
September 6, 2025

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – Fourteen-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus held world champion D. Gukesh to a draw in the second round of...

Suleymanli’s Stunning Queen Sacrifice Shocks Grand Swiss Round 1

Suleymanli’s Stunning Queen Sacrifice Shocks Grand Swiss Round 1

XB
September 5, 2025

In the opening round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli produced the kind...