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Fabiano Caruana D Gukesh Arjun Erigaisi R Praggnanandhaa Magnus Carlsen Javokhir Sindarov Alireza Firouzja Nodirbek Abdusattorov Hikaru Nakamura Vincent Keymer

Faustino Oro, 12, Becomes Chess Grandmaster, Second-Youngest in History

The feat underscores how modern training plus broader access to strong events propel ever-younger players to elite status.

Carlsen Claims TePe Sigeman Title in Sudden-Death Win Over Erigaisi

Jorden van Foreest Upsets Magnus Carlsen to End Classical Unbeaten Run

Five-Way Tie at Sigeman After Round 3 as Carlsen Draws Abdusattorov

Aronyak Ghosh Becomes India’s 95th Grandmaster With Final Norm at Bangkok Open

Vaishali, Sindarov Win Candidates to Set World Title Matches

Vaishali Wins Women’s Candidates as Sindarov Completes 10/14 Open Triumph

Zhu Catches Vaishali as Sindarov Nears Open Candidates Title

Sindarov Builds Two-Point Lead at Candidates as Women’s Field Forms Five-Way Tie

Sindarov Reaches 6/7 To Lead Candidates By 1.5 Points At Halfway

Sindarov Beats Nakamura to Extend Candidates Lead

Carlsen Wins Opener At Record-Size Grenke Freestyle Open

Caruana and Sindarov Take Joint Lead After Round 3 Wins

Caruana, Praggnanandhaa and Sindarov Strike First as Candidates Open in Cyprus

Candidates Tournament Opens in Cyprus With Germany’s Matthias Blübaum as the Underdog

Candidates Chess Tournaments Open in Cyprus Under Classical Format and Heightened Security

So, Caruana Lead American Cup After Round 2 as Yip, Lee Set Women's Pace

Abdusattorov Clinches Prague Masters Unbeaten as Gukesh Stops Slide and Aravindh Shares Second

Antipov Wins 2026 Saint Louis Masters With Final-Round Victory

Van Foreest Takes Prague Masters Lead as Gukesh Falls to Abdusattorov