Happy 30th birthday to one of the most creative players of our time, Daniil Dubov!
The 2018 FIDE World Rapid Champion, he also served as a second to Magnus Carlsen at the 2018 FIDE World Championship! 🏆
Happy birthday Daniil, and many, many more to come! 🎉 🎂
History has been made today. At just 14 years old, Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş crosses 2700 threshold on live ratings, becoming the youngest player in the history of chess to do so. A monumental achievement for Yağız and a proud day for Türkiye. 🇹🇷
Congratulations to 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov on winning the 2026 #FIDECandidates with a historic 10/14 and a 2908 TPR! 🏆
Here is the list of the best Candidates Elo gains (Carlsen won the 2013 Candidates on tie-breaks with +3, but actually lost 4 points given his 2872 rating).
In 2004, 13‑year‑old Magnus Carlsen played so well against chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov that he actually became bored.
At one point, he even left the board to watch other games while waiting for Kasparov to move.