The stories behind great games and how each move becomes a work of art.
Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura
Fabiano Caruana defeated Hikaru Nakamura in an 83-move endgame marathon to open the 2026 Candidates Tournament with a crucial victory.
Javokhir Sindarov vs Andrey Esipenko
Javokhir Sindarov defeated Andrey Esipenko in the Queen's Gambit Declined to score an important early victory in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.
Praggnanandhaa R vs Fabiano Caruana
Praggnanandhaa and Caruana split the point in a solid Slav Defense encounter at the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
Frank Bracker vs Mamikon Gharibyan
IM Frank Bracker (2332) secured a solid draw against GM Mamikon Gharibyan (2487) in the English Opening at the European Individual Chess Championship.
Semion Sapocinic vs Matyas Palczert
Semion Sapocinic and Matyas Palczert split the point in a Queen's Gambit Declined Ragozin Defense at the 2026 European Individual Championship.
Karol Kucza vs Umut Ata Akbas
FM Karol Kucza scored a major upset against IM Umut Ata Akbas in the Sicilian Najdorf at the 2026 European Individual Championship.
Giga Quparadze vs Andrii Trushko
GM Giga Quparadze defeated FM Andrii Trushko in the second round of the European Individual Chess Championship 2026 with the Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense.
Filip Luczak vs Samir Sahidi
IM Samir Sahidi defeated FM Filip Luczak in a Zukertort Opening at the European Individual Chess Championship 2026.
Bojan Maksimovic vs Luka Kiladze
GM Bojan Maksimovic defeated FM Luka Kiladze in the English Opening at the 2026 European Individual Chess Championship.