Reflexes are supposed to decline. Hikaru Nakamura, 38, is instead chasing his own single-season bullet record. Here is why speed chess ages differently than assumed.
IM Alice Lee did not just beat the Women's World Champion, she dominated her, winning every segment of the match by a wide margin. Here is how.
She dominated women's speed chess in the 2010s. In 2026, at the Women's Speed Chess Championship, Hou Yifan reminded everyone she never actually left.
Andrew Tang had won this event two years running. Andy Woodward had to lose to him once before he could beat him twice. Here is how the bracket unfolded.
Nihal Sarin had never reached the Grand Final before. Then he beat the three-time defending champion twice in a row without losing a single game in between.
Not just that Alice Lee won 9.5-3.5, but exactly how, segment by segment, game by game. Here is the breakdown behind the scoreline.
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