Chess
Top-ranked chess GM caught throwing racist remarks during the Airthings Masters qualifier
A 2500-rated GM, Baadur Jobava, was caught spewing racist remarks against a Chinese GM following loss in the Airthings Masters qualifier.
Sarah "KZ" Zulkiflee
Hikaru Nakamura on Carlsen’s withdrawal: “He would never do this in a million years” and more GMs react
Top Grandmasters react to the Carlsen-Niemann issue from the Sinquefield Cup including Nakamura, Caruana, Aronian, and more.
Sarah "KZ" Zulkiflee
DrLupo kicked out of PogChamps chess tourney for cheating, then lied about it
DrLupo was disqualified from streamer chess tournament PogChamps 6 then proceeded to lie about it multiple times.
XC Enriquez
“Chess is absolutely an esport”: How games qualify for the Esports World Cup
esports.gg speaks to Fabian Scheuermann about Chess joining the Esports World Cup.
Tom Bull
Magnus wins Chessable Masters, three chess GMs qualify for EWC
Magnus, Hikaru, and Nepo all locked in their slots at the Esports World Cup.
XC Enriquez
Carlsen v Nakamura in Chessable Masters 2025 Final for EWC slot
Magnus or Hikaru will the first to qualify for Chess' EWC debut.
XC Enriquez
Chess grandmaster Nepomniachtchi joins Aurora ahead of CCT, EWC tournaments
Nepo will pull on the blue and white for Aurora at several upcoming tournaments.
Nicholas Taifalos
NAVI expands to chess esports with signing of three grandmasters
According to NAVI, all three grandmasters will represent the esports organization in the first leg of Champions Chess Tour 2025.
Amy Chen
Magnus Carlsen joins Team Liquid: “This is the biggest signing in Team Liquid’s history.”
Magnus Carlsen has joined Team Liquid. Here's what the five-time World Chess Championship winner had to say about it.
Amy Chen
Chess champion Fabiano Caruana joins Team Liquid: “We have a lot of the same values in terms of integrity, competitive drive, striving for excellence, and, of course, winning.”
Team Liquid just signed four-time U.S. chess champion Fabiano Caruana. Here's what Fabiano Caruana had to say about it.
Amy Chen
