Chess Prodigy
Twelve-year-old Argentinian chess prodigy IM Faustino Oro has reached fifth place on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard, achieving a peak rating of 3295. He now prepares for the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, where he seeks his final grandmaster norm to potentially become the youngest GM ever. Oro's recent online successes include victories over top grandmasters like Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer.
Iniulat ng AI
A new Netflix documentary, The Queen of Chess, explores the life of Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgar, from child prodigy to one of chess's greatest players. In tandem, Chess.com has launched limited-edition bots simulating Polgar at various career stages. The film highlights her triumphs amid political and gender barriers in 1970s Hungary.