瑞典国际象棋特级大师阿克塞尔·史密斯（Axel Smith）计划于5月7日在瑞典隆德同时进行49局盲棋对弈。此举旨在打破特级大师蒂穆尔·加列耶夫（Timur Gareyev）保持的纪录，同时为一项反对化石泥炭开采的气候运动提高关注度。
现年40岁的史密斯是一位教练，也是《Pump Up Your Rating》等国际象棋书籍的作者。他将在家乡隆德（马尔默郊外）举行的TePe Sigeman国际象棋锦标赛期间进行这场车轮战。他此前在盲棋方面的经验有限，曾于2011年完成过15局对弈。为了此次挑战，他通过一套基于棋盘、开局和方格图像的个人记忆系统进行了准备。
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Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana 2.5-1.5 in the final of the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship to secure his 21st career world title. The Norwegian grandmaster staged a dramatic comeback in game three from a seemingly lost position, clinching the victory with a draw in the fourth game. The event, held in Weissenhaus, Germany, marked the first official FIDE-recognized championship in the freestyle format.
World number-one Magnus Carlsen is set to make a surprise return to classical chess, headlining the TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 in Malmo, Sweden, from May 1-7. He will face a strong field including young talents Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Andy Woodward, as well as established grandmasters. The event marks Carlsen's first such tournament outside Norway since 2023.
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Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov top the field for the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open, set for April 2-6 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The event, part of the Grenke Chess Festival, features 14 players rated over 2700 and a €215,000 prize fund. Carlsen returns as defending champion after his perfect 9/9 score last year.
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hans Niemann, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Javokhir Sindarov share the lead with 4/6 points after three rapid rounds at the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland. Caruana's last-round win over So propelled him into the tie atop the standings. Day two rapid rounds are scheduled for Wednesday at 8 a.m. ET.
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Luis Ignacio, known online as EyeoftheTiger1204, retained his crown in the second edition of the 4-Player Chess Championship. Despite a last-place finish in the opening knockout game, Ignacio staged a comeback to secure first prize of $1,800 from a $5,000 fund. CM Vahan Nalbandyan placed second, with Kole Robertson third.
A Bangladeshi daily reports that chess champion Magnus Carlsen was defeated by 9-year-old Ryan Rashid Mugdha in an online bullet chess game. The match occurred on January 18 during a Bullet Brawl tournament on chess.com. Coach Naim Haque confirmed the result, attributing Carlsen's loss to an accidental mouse click.
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The family of German grandmaster Lothar Schmid is auctioning his extensive collection of over 50,000 chess artefacts at Sotheby's in London next month. The items include score notes and souvenirs from the 1972 World Chess Championship between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer. Schmid, who served as chief arbiter for that historic match, amassed the collection over decades.