Mark your calendars: the $10,000 Finals tournament is on December 20 at 20:00 UTC!

A Catalan rook lift creates a vicious attack

GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwhile, GM Andrey Esipenko has qualified to the 2026 FIDE Candidates after defeating GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 2-0 in the classical portion of their match.

GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov have made it to the finals of the World Cup and thus secured qualification to the 2026 FIDE Candidates. GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play the third place match with another Candidates spot on the line.

Announcing two new leagues on Mondays and Wednesdays!