Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Hikaru sets another online blitz record
Posted on December 23, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
As posted by chess.com on Twitter, “For the fifth time this year, @GMHikaru has broken our all-time Blitz Elo record with a *staggering* rating of 3441 during today’s Titled Tuesday!”
It’s been every couple of months that he has set a new high, from the 3408 mark in May, through to the 3438 record just over a month ago, and now his 3441 in the twilight of 2025. It’s hard to imagine he can keep doing it, but at this rate, 3500 may not be so far away!
Graphic via chess.com
