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Round 8 Underway at TCEC Double Fischer Random Chess 5 | Final League

TCEC Double Fischer Random Chess 5 reaches its final league stage with Round 8 u…

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Round 2 Scheduled at Steinitz Open 2026

The Steinitz Open 2026 continues in Ulaanbaatar this week with Round 2 kicking o…

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Aravindh, Esipenko, Liem Le, Sarana Qualify For Esports World Cup Play-in

Four grandmasters punched their tickets to the Esports World Cup Play-in by winning at DreamHack Atlanta 2026. Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko,…

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Round 5 Underway at Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents | 9th GM Tournament

Round 5 of the Hotel Stockholm North young talents tournament is underway. Sivuk…

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Round 3 Underway at Syrian Final Chess Tournament 2026

The Syrian Final Chess Tournament 2026 reached Round 3 with twelve players compe…

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Round 2 Underway at 5th Karshi Open

The 5th Karshi Open heats up in Round 2 with top seeds clashing on the Lichess b…

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Round 1 Underway at 2nd National Junior Chess Championship Nepal -2026

Nepal's second National Junior Championship kicked off in Bhaktapur this week. T…

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2nd World Youth Chess Solving Championship: Registration now open

Chess composition is getting its moment with young players. FIDE and the World Federation for Chess Composition are launching the 2nd World Youth Ches…

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Round 4 Scheduled at Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open

Round 4 of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 kicks off Wednesday in Kalut…

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Round 3 Underway at Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Youth

The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 Youth event is underway in Kalutara, Sr…

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Round 6 Underway at 2026 Ontario Open

The 2026 Ontario Open heats up in Toronto with Round 6 underway. GM Preotu and G…

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Round 5 Underway at 4th HDCA All India Open Fide Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2026

The 4th HDCA All India Open in Hazaribagh reaches Round 5 with nine rounds total…

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Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 opens in Sri Lanka

Over 500 players from 14 Commonwealth nations converged in Sri Lanka for the 2026 Commonwealth Chess Championship, running May 17-25. The event draws …

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Round 1 Finished at Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2026

The Commonwealth Open Chess Championship launched Round 1 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka…

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Registration opens for African Continental Stage of FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026

Africa's biggest junior chess tournament just opened its doors for 2026. FIDE and the International School Chess Federation are running the African Co…

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Match 2 Finished at FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 KO Q1|NTU Athens - Chinhoyi

NTU Athens advanced past Chinhoyi in Match 2 of the FIDE World University Team C…

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Advice For Your First Tournament: The Reality

Your first tournament will humble you fast. You'll sit across from an eight-year-old whose feet dangle off the chair, juice box in hand, mom still fus…

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Firouzja Turns Down French Olympiad Spot, Federation Warns Over Future

Alireza Firouzja declined his spot on France's Open team for the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The French Federation announced its squad Tuesday an…

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