The theme this week is based on an outburst after loss by Nakamura. It is best after a loss to go away and calm down. Certainly not speak to interviewers. This leads to an amusing, and topical, blunder in a chess book
A few puzzles. Here is one of them.
V. Pranav - M Gharibyan, chess.com 2026 (White to play)
This one is a forced mate.
I mention this game in the blog, I’ve link it to here.
H. Nakamura - J. Sindarov, World Championship Candidates 2026
