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Open tournaments
More »| French Defense Rapid | 1h 57m | 217 | |
| ≤2000 Bullet | 27m | 108 | |
| Hourly Atomic | 27m | 31 | |
| Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 274 | |
| Hourly Three-check | 57m | 11 | |
| Hourly HyperBullet | 27m | 45 | |
| Hourly Chess960 | 27m | 16 | |
| Hourly Blitz | 57m | 145 | |
| Hourly Racing Kings | 27m | ||
| ≤1500 Blitz | 57m | 78 | |
| ≤1300 Rapid | 57m | 64 | |
| Hourly Bullet | 27m | 149 | |
| Hourly Antichess | 57m | 17 | |
| ≤1700 SuperBlitz | 57m | 118 |
After 5 rounds of Tata Steel Chess 2026, GM Hans Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are tied for 1st place in the Masters, while GM Aydin Suleymanli, IM Faustino Oro, and GM Andy Woodward lead the Challengers. Read our recap, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out the annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp. The event continues tomorrow, .
Congratulations to IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher for winning our Blitz Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM @Eyesless18, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, CM @innocentguy, and GM @handofprince!
Our January 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at .
Tata Steel Chess 2026 starts tomorrow, ! Among others, World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, and GM Arjun Erigaisi will play in the Masters, while GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM Carissa Yip, and IM Faustino Oro will compete in the Challengers. Follow the games in our broadcasts, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out our preview blog!
Enjoy our puzzle pack by @FischyVishy for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025! The study contains 33 exciting and instructive puzzles for you to solve and learn from.
We have announced the schedule for our first Titled Arenas of 2026! As usual, each arena has a total prize fund of $1,000 and will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players.
The Discovered Check puzzle theme is now available! Find out more about the theme, related patterns, and how we implement new puzzle themes in the blog post by @dirkster99.
