FM BuendiaChessVaishali Win the Candidates, Bibisara plays Sleepy
Yesterday Vaishali Rameshbabu beat Lagno to win the candidates while Bibisara draw versus Divya with…
FM BuendiaChessCaruana Brings Rxc3!!! Back to Live
In the last round of the candidates Fabiano Caruana outplayed Esipenko with the very old exchange sa…
tprCandidates’ 2026 Statistics
Sindarov won with 3 black wins, 3 white wins, and 8 draws, the only player with no lost game, and he…
LichessTitled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
LichessCandidates Round 14: Sindarov and Vaishali Are Officially the WCC Challengers
GM Javokhir Sindarov, who finished the Open Candidates on 10/14, will face reignnig world champion G…
FM BuendiaChessWomen Candidates On Fire!!!!!!
The Womens Candidates is being amazing and we go into the last round with 6 players with options of …
IM trainingaccount996Game of the Week 14/52
Welcome to Game of the Week #14 from the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament! This is a sharp Italian G…
GM rhungaskiWinnipeg 1967
El torneo internacional de Winnipeg 1967 fue mucho más que una competencia fuerte: fue uno de los pr…
IM trainingaccount996Game of the Week 13/52
Welcome to Game of the Week #13! This is a short but very instructive game showing how to handle a p…
LichessCandidates Round 13: Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger
GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger after drawing GM Anish Giri, while th…
RuyLopez1000The Candidates Qualification System
Thoughts on the Candidates Qualification System
FM BuendiaChessErdogmus beat Topalov and Raises the Wei Yi 2700 Record
Yagiz Kan Erdogmus is destined to be the best player in the history and today he outplayed Topalov i…
FM BuendiaChessHow to Surprise the Petrov and How Not do it
The Petrov's Defence is one of the hardest openings to beat and Wei Yi and Bluebaum came to the cand…
toviewcandAnish Giri is everything humane about Elite level chess
The fate of Candidates 2026 Open Section lies in what Ian Smith & team can cook up after 1. d4 d5 2.…
FM BuendiaChessWei Yi REFUTES the Catalan !!!!!!!
In the Main Position of the Catalan where everybody plays Bc6, Wei Yi invented c5 sacrificing tempor…
Ledger4545Returning Heroes, Rising Villain: Lichess4545 Season 48 Begins
A grand opening round of Season 48 is behind us.
LichessCandidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, whil…
RuyLopez1000Did the Soviets Collude Against Capablanca?
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LichessCandidates Round 11: Quadruple Draws in Open, Vaishali Extends Lead in Women’s
GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri after he held a tough game against GM…
LichessCandidates Round 10: Sindarov Widens Gap Once Again, Vaishali in Sole Lead
GM Javokhir Sindarov has extended his lead to two points after defeating GM R Praggnanandhaa, while …
danthedestroyer317Paris 1900: The Last World Exposition Tournament
The second half of the 19th century saw a number of World Expositions held in major cities across th…
LichessCandidates Round 9: Giri 1.5 Points Behind Sindarov, Zhu and Vaishali Lead
GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov, who remains 1.5 p…
Jedidiah932Wilhelm Steinitz became world champion at 50. Your good years are still ahead.
I started playing Chess at the age of 19 years in Varsity. Never played the nationals at a junior no…
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