The stories behind great games and how each move becomes a work of art.
Alexey Sarana vs Quang Liem Le
Alexey Sarana knocked out higher-rated Le Quang Liem in just 14 moves at the DreamHack Atlanta Lower Bracket Final, keeping his Esports World Cup qualification hopes alive.
Milos Perunovic vs Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli
Milos Perunovic defeated higher-rated Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli in Round 7 of the Grand Prix PlusCity, using the Maróczy Bind to slowly strangle Black's Accelerated Dragon before the bishop trade on move 13 sealed the positional verdict.
Matthieu Cornette vs Loek Van Wely
Loek Van Wely converted a complex queen endgame against Matthieu Cornette in round 8 of the 1er Open International de Lecci, with the decisive f4 pawn push sealing a crucial win for the Dutch veteran's tournament campaign.
Alexander Donchenko vs Pouya Idani
Pouya Idani outplayed the higher-rated Alexander Donchenko in a queenless Nimzo-Indian middlegame, converting pressure on the queenside into a crucial Round 8 victory at the 1er Open International de Lecci.
Volodar Murzin vs Andrew Hong
Volodar Murzin defeated Andrew Hong when the American's clock ran out on move 20 in their DreamHack Atlanta lower bracket semifinal, a game cut short just as the complications were beginning.
Christopher Woojin Yoo vs Ray Robson
Christopher Woojin Yoo defeated Ray Robson on time in a Sicilian Najdorf at DreamHack Atlanta 2026, advancing in the upper bracket while the higher-rated Robson drops to elimination territory.
Ray Robson vs Christopher Woojin Yoo
Christopher Yoo defeated Ray Robson on time in their DreamHack Atlanta quarterfinal, advancing to the upper bracket semifinals while the six-time Puzzles Champion drops to the lower bracket.
Alexey Sarana vs Andrew Hong
Alexey Sarana neutralized Andrew Hong's King's Indian counterplay in just 14 moves at DreamHack Atlanta, advancing in the upper bracket after Hong resigned in a position where his kingside attack had stalled before it started.
Andrew Tang vs Andrey Esipenko
Andrey Esipenko grabbed two pawns and converted smoothly against Andrew Tang's London System in their DreamHack Atlanta quarterfinal, advancing in the upper bracket with a clinical pawn-up endgame.