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Round 6 Scheduled at Leonine Chess Club Invitational Rating Chess Tournament

The Leonine Chess Club Invitational enters Round 6 tomorrow with ten strong play…

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15-Year-Old Ukrainian Wins European Women's Championship As 76th Seed

Anastasiia Hnatyshyn, a 15-year-old Ukrainian WFM, just won the European Women's Championship outright from the 76th seed position. That's not a near-…

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Round 3 Scheduled at 3rd UzChess Cup 2026 | Masters

Round 3 of the 3rd UzChess Cup kicks off Tuesday in Tashkent. Abdusattorov faces…

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Round 4 Underway at Portuguese Women Championship 2025-26

Round 4 of the Portuguese Women Championship unfolds in Pombal with the field st…

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A Game of Surprises || Abdusattorov vs Mamedyarov || UzChess Cup 2026

Abdusattorov upset Mamedyarov in a tactical slugfest at the UzChess Cup. The Uzb…

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15-year-old Anastasiia Hnatyshyn shockingly wins European Women's Championship

Anastasiia Hnatyshyn, a 15-year-old Ukrainian WFM seeded 76th, won the European Women's Championship outright in Batumi with 9/11. She finished half a…

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Round 3 Underway at Bihar State Sub-Junior FIDE Rating Chess Championship - 2026 | U-15 Open

The Bihar State Sub-Junior FIDE Rating Championship is underway with Round 3 of …

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Norway Chess Women: Zhu grabs second place as final round produces three decisive results

Bibisara Assaubayeva won Norway Chess Women with a round to spare, finishing on 16½ points. She clinched the title before the final round even began. …

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Round 6 Underway at 16. Rheinland-Pfalz Open

The 16th Rheinland-Pfalz Open reached Round 6 in Neuwied this week. The seven-ro…

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Round 1 Underway at 2026 Victorian Open

The 2026 Victorian Open kicked off in Melbourne with Round 1 underway. This seve…

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Mongolia signals strong support for chess as Asian Championship takes place in Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia is hosting the Asian Championship for the first time, and the government is backing it hard. Prime Minister Uchral Nyam-Osor met with FIDE Pr…

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Round 5 Underway at 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category A

The 4th Gujarat International Open wraps up Round 5 in Ahmedabad today. Strong G…

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Aktobe Open 2026 – Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial kicks off in Aktobe

Aktobe is hosting a major international tournament this June. The Aktobe Open 2026, named after Vladimir Dvorkovich, runs June 3-11 and draws 210 play…

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Semi Final 2 | Game 2 Scheduled at Comedians Over the Board - "Revival" | Knockout

The Comedians Over the Board Revival semi-final heads to a decider in Mumbai. Th…

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Round 2 Scheduled at XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 Standard

The XIX American Continental Championship gets underway in Oaxtepec this week wi…

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Bullet Chess Championship Returns June 22, Firouzja Leads Field To Defend His Crown

Firouzja returns to defend his bullet title June 22 with a $50,000 prize fund on the line. The Iranian-French star owns the crown and faces the planet…

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Round 1 Scheduled at European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+

The European Senior Championship kicks off today in Acqui Terme with 90-minute g…

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Round 2 Scheduled at Norway Chess Open 2026 JUNE

Urkedal faces Kvaløy in Round 2 of the Norway Chess Open 2026, hosted at The Goo…

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FIDE extends bidding deadline for World Championship Match 2026

FIDE pushed back the deadline for hosting the 2026 World Championship Match to June 21, giving bidders more time to assemble the financial guarantees …

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Round 1 Scheduled at Aktobe Open 2026 - Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial | Masters

The Aktobe Open kicks off in Kazakhstan with serious firepower. Esipenko, Wang, …

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