In the first collaboration between US Chess and the National Squash League @nslsport23 , a number of Georgia's top chess players came to the Atlanta Tornados' home match against the Carolina Pirates for blitz, bughouse, and more.
Below, Georgia's state chess champion Ethan Sheehan plays blitz against Carolina's @timmybrownell. Sheehan only was allowed one minute for the game!
On the further board, Alexander Joseph — Georgia’s top-ranked 10-year-old — plays Carolina's Finnlay Withington.
All videos courtesy Dan Lucas.
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Praggnanandhaa settles for a draw, and Javokhir Sindarov takes the lead heading into the final game of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown! ♟️
#clutchchess
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
🎉 Happy Birthday to 11th Women’s World Champion Xu Yuhua! ♟️🎂
Xu Yuhua held the world title from 2006 to 2008 and has also won the Women’s World Cup twice. She was part of China’s team that claimed three consecutive gold medals at the Women’s #ChessOlympiad! 🇨🇳
💡 Did you know? Xu Yuhua became the Women's World Champion while pregnant! 🤰♟️
📸 Michal Walusza / FIDE
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Best Wishes IM Susan Lalic (28-x-1965)
britishchessnews.com/2020/10…
@ecfchess @ecf_women @WomenChessFIDE @dgriffinchess @thelittlehat @SusanPolgar @AgaMilewska123 @sabzyc @FIDE_chess
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
A great opportunity for everyone to learn from @Rameshchess sir during @CholaChess open live commentary!
Follow it on
youtube.com/@rameshrb youtube channel.
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
This might just be the game of the tournament as Sindarov follows up his piece sacrifice with a double exchange sacrifice.
chess.com/events/2026-clutch…
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐱 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 ♟️⚽️
Harry Kane, Michael Olise and @GothamChess show off their skills on the chessboard. 🙌
📹 Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=WqeygINV…
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
♟️ The Romanian Police Chess Cup brought nearly 70 players to CS Dinamo Bucharest on October 20, joined by Mihai Covaliu, Olympic champion David Popovici & Dragoș Stoenescu!
🏆 Podium:
🥇 Răzvan Oprișor
🥈 Claudiu Ciobanu
🥉 Ștefan Toma
Congrats to all! 🇷🇴
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
White moves the king on move 2. 💀 Black gets tempted by an early queen check… and walks straight into a trap!
The Bahr Gambit looks like pure disrespect, but that exposed king is bait.🪤
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Javokhir Sindarov is looking forward to Clutch Chess, his final tournament before the World Chess Championship match against Gukesh!
#javokhirsindarov #Chess #Clutchchess
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
2026 Clutch Chess | Champions Showdown: Day 1 teapawt.org/i/broadcasts/1PKqrNvQE…
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Highlights from today's autograph session and technical meeting, held ahead of the start of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown in St. Louis! ♟️🔥
#clutchchess #chess
Photos by Lennart Ootes/St Louis Chess Club
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Wednesday's Chinese League matchups! 👀
⬜️ 🇺🇸 WGM Jennifer Yu (2354)
⬛️ 🇨🇳 GM Lei Tingjie (2552)
⬜️ 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi (2400)
⬛️ 🇨🇳 WGM Ding Yixin (2398)
⬜️ 🇬🇪 IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)
⬛️ 🇨🇳 IM Song Yuxin (2465)
s3.chess-results.com/tnr1517…
📷: CCA
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
♟️ What makes Clutch Chess different from other tournaments?
We asked the grandmasters to share their thoughts on the unique format, what sets it apart from other events, and what makes it so exciting.
🎤 Hear what they had to say!
Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 features Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Javokhir Sindarov for three days of fighting chess, October 27–29, 2026.
Clutch Chess is a unique type of chess tournament format, the brainchild of Grandmaster Maurice Ashley where the stakes build round by round with ever-increasing points and dollar prizes available each day. Unlike traditional chess tournaments, in Clutch Chess no lead is ever safe and every single game has meaning. Since point values for wins increase each day, players who start off slowly can stage dramatic comebacks all the way to the very end.
On Day 1, each win is worth 1 point and $1,000. For Day 2, each win is worth 2 points and $2,000. On Day 3, each win is worth 3 points and $3,000.
Each game is played at a rapid time control of 10 minutes plus a 5-second increment. The prize from each drawn game will roll over into a Champion’s Jackpot, which only the winner of the tournament will receive. In case of a tie for first, there will be a playoff to determine the winner.
👀📺Follow the games at the St Louis Chess Club Youtube and Twitch channels!
#clutchchess #hikarunakamura #Chess
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
♟♥️⚽️ Chess helps make dreams come true!
Harry Kane shared his love for the game in an interview with GQ.
📷 Harry Kane's social media
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Boris Becker is Known for interacting with chess grandmasters and credited with introducing Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune to the game.
Pictures show him with GMs Short,Carlsen,& Caruana.
He also played a game against GM Garry Kasparov. His play was described as “a bit ropey”.
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Ivanchuk Meets the Accelerated Dragon
youtu.be/oG7aLIueQY4
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Can you still claim to be a Top 5 classical player in the world without playing?
@FabianoCaruana on Hikaru’s Top 5 claim:
“You have Magnus, Sindarov, Nodirbek, Wesley, Pragg, me... you can’t have seven top-five players. If Hikaru comes back and maintains 2780 playing 60 classical games a year, that’s fair—but recent results just don’t prove it.”
Where does Hikaru rank on your current Top 5 list?
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
Und auch die Rochade Europa beschäftigt sich in seiner November 2026 Ausgabe natürlich mit der Schacholympiade: euroschach.de/rochade-europa…
Neu im Sortiment bei Euro Schach in Dresden! 👍♟️ #schach #chess #chessolympiad #bronze
Nahezu alle November 2026 Zeitschriften sind bereits verfügbar 😃♟️, und nahezu alle beschäftigen sich noch mit der Schacholympiade in Samarkand, z. Bsp. die Zeitschrift Schach: euroschach.de/zeitschrift-sc…
Einen schönen Dienstag! 👋 #schach #Chess #chessolympiad #ajedrez
ChessWatch 🇺🇦 retweeted
The 2026 XTX Markets London Chess Classic field is set! ♟️
Defending champion GM @NodirbekGM heads a 10-player Masters lineup featuring @LevAronian , Vasyl Ivanchuk, @NihalSarin, and @shrez_royal09 .
Nov 24 – Dec 7 | £100,000 prize fund 🏆
Organised by the charity @schoolschess
#Chess #LondonChessClassic #ChessNews @ecfchess @london_chess
chesstopics.com/2026-xtx-mar…

































