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Round 1 Scheduled at Rapide FIDE Perpignan 27 Septembre 2026
The FIDE Rapide Perpignan kicks off today in France with nine rounds of sharp 15…
Round 3 Scheduled at Campeonato de Sevilla 2026 - 57º Campeonato Internacional “Alcalá de Guadaíra"
Round 3 of the Campeonato de Sevilla 2026 starts Sunday in Alcalá de Guadaíra. S…
Top Seeds Tumble As Germany Beats U.S. While Poland Defeats Indian Women
# Germany Crashes U.S. Favorites At Chess Olympiad, Upsets Define Round Five Frederik Svane broke through Hans Niemann's defenses to hand Germany a s…
Move to bring chess to 5,000 refugee children
A charity backed by FIDE is pushing to bring chess to 5,000 refugee children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, using the game as a tool for education and ps…
Round 1 Scheduled at Deutsche Schnellschach Amateurmeisterschaft 2026 | A
Four players battled in Round 1 of the Deutsche Schnellschach Amateurmeisterscha…
Round 2 Underway at JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS NACIONALES IPD 2026 - Men
The Juegos Deportivos Nacionales IPD 2026 men's tournament is underway in San Lu…
U.S. Wins 3.5-0.5 In Both Sections As Favorites Allow No Upsets
# America's Dominance At The Olympiad Leaves No Room For Surprises The United States delivered a sledgehammer performance in round four of the 46th C…
Round 1 Scheduled at Eliminacje Międzywojewódzkie MA-WM C9
Poland's Eliminacje Międzywojewódzkie MA-WM C9 kicks off September 22 in Jadwisi…
Round 1 Scheduled at IRT Centro Comercial AV. Chile 2026 | 9no
The IRT Centro Comercial AV. Chile kicks off in Bogotá tomorrow with a seven-rou…
Round 3 Scheduled at Næstved Høst EMT 2026
Næstved Høst EMT 2026 reaches Round 3 today in Denmark with FM Strange, IM Hagen…
When the Same Things Keep Going Wrong, It Stops Being Bad Luck
After repeated accommodation, visa and coordination failures at consecutive Chess Olympiads, federations are entitled to ask whether the pattern is structural.
Round 1 Scheduled at Championnat des Laurentides 2026
The Championnat des Laurentides 2026 kicks off this Friday in Quebec with a five…
ChessBase – finally on Mac!
# ChessBase Finally Breaks into the Mac Ecosystem ChessBase, the chess database software that has dominated preparation and analysis for over three d…
Round 1 Scheduled at 2026 Marshall Monthly U2400 | September
The Marshall Chess Club opens September with its monthly U2400 tournament, a fiv…
Round 3 Scheduled at 2026. gada Latvijas jaunatnes šaha attīstības līga II sporta klasēm
Round 3 of Latvia's Youth Chess Development League for Class II players kicks of…
Round 1 Scheduled at SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A
Six Days Budapest kicks off Sunday with ten strong grandmasters battling in a ro…
Round 20 Underway at TCEC S30: Playoff & Swiss 10 | Playoff | Cat 2
TCEC Season 30 reaches its climax in Round 20, with eleven engines battling thro…
Round 1 Scheduled at DM i Lynskak 2026
**Danish Championship Begins in Lemvig** The 2026 Danish Championship kicks off…
Thai IM Upsets Indian Number-2 As Favorites Prevail
# Thai IM Stuns Erigaisi in Olympiad Opener as Top Seeds Hold Prin Laohawirapap walked away from round one of the 46th Chess Olympiad with the scalp …
Round 1 Scheduled at Gimnasiada Nacional de Ajedrez FEMEDEES 2026 - U18
The Gimnasiada Nacional de Ajedrez FEMEDEES 2026 U18 championship opens this Fri…