The stories behind great games and how each move becomes a work of art.
Anish Giri vs Javokhir Sindarov
Anish Giri and Javokhir Sindarov played to a draw in their crucial round 13 encounter at the 2026 Candidates Tournament, with Sindarov maintaining his lead in the race for the World Championship.
Bibisara Assaubayeva vs Anna Muzychuk
Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated Anna Muzychuk with the white pieces in round 13 of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, choosing the Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation to secure a crucial victory.
Kateryna Lagno vs Divya Deshmukh
Kateryna Lagno defeated Divya Deshmukh with the Caro-Kann Tartakower Variation to score a crucial victory in round 13 of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.
Zhongyi Tan vs Rameshbabu Vaishali
Zhongyi Tan and Rameshbabu Vaishali drew their critical round 13 encounter in the Queen's Gambit Declined, keeping the 2026 Women's Candidates title race wide open.
Hikaru Nakamura vs Matthias Bluebaum
Hikaru Nakamura and Matthias Bluebaum played to a draw in round 13 of the 2026 Candidates, with the Queen's Gambit Declined leading to a balanced position.
Yi Wei vs Anish Giri
Wei Yi's Vienna Hybrid experiment against Anish Giri ended in a draw in round 12 of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.
Divya Deshmukh vs Zhongyi Tan
Tan Zhongyi defeated Divya Deshmukh in round 12 of the Women's Candidates Tournament, dealing a blow to the young Indian's championship hopes.
Andrey Esipenko vs Praggnanandhaa R
Andrey Esipenko and Praggnanandhaa R split the point in a solid English Opening encounter during round 12 of the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
Matthias Bluebaum vs Fabiano Caruana
Matthias Bluebaum held Fabiano Caruana to a draw in round 12 of the 2026 Candidates, playing the Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation.