Chess
Norwegian FM Havard Haug captured his first 3 0 Thursday title on June 25 with a score of 9.5 out of 11 in the second event of the day. GM Dmitry Andreikin won the opening tournament by defeating GM Magnus Carlsen, while GM Jose Martinez took the final event for his 15th title overall.
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Wadim Rosenstein and Jan Henric Buettner announced their candidacies for FIDE president on June 26, becoming the first declared challengers to incumbent Arkady Dvorkovich.
Seventeen-year-old GM Ediz Gurel captured the June 20 Bullet Brawl on Chess.com with a one-point margin after starting with 17 straight wins.
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Dragon Chilling completed a double gold triumph by winning the 2026 FIDE World Team Blitz Championship in Hong Kong. The Chinese team defeated Endgame.AI in the final after earlier securing the rapid title.
Pranesh wins Freestyle Friday with near-perfect score
June 26, 2026 02:24Firouzja defeats Arjun to reach Bullet Chess Final
June 26, 2026 00:42CVC Capital Partners invests in Chess.com
June 25, 2026 06:57Firouzja and Arjun advance to Winners Final
June 24, 2026 01:19Firouzja, Nihal, Tang and Arjun reach winners semifinals
June 20, 2026 12:21Favorites reach World Team Blitz quarterfinals in Hong Kong
June 20, 2026 00:03Nepomniachtchi wins Freestyle Friday for third time
June 19, 2026 12:50Dragon Chilling wins FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship
June 18, 2026 09:21Dragon Chilling Leads FIDE World Rapid Team Event
June 17, 2026 02:31Kazchess and Dragon Chilling Lead After FIDE Rapid Day One