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Round 2 Underway at French Chess Championship 2026 | Open A
The French Championship 2026 Open A kicks off in Vichy this week. Round 2 is liv…
Upper | Round 1 Scheduled at Esports World Cup 2026 | Play-in
Wei Yi faces a stacked field at the Esports World Cup 2026 play-in in Paris. The…
Game 1 Scheduled at French Chess Championship 2026 | Open | Quarterfinals
The French Championship Open reaches its knockout stage today in Vichy. Sixteen …
Round 4 Scheduled at Kadettallsvenskans final 2026
Round 4 of Kadettallsvenskans final kicks off Sunday in Stockholm. Six teams bat…
Saint Louis University and Ural State Mining University reach final of FIDE World University Team Championship
Saint Louis University and Ural State Mining University claimed spots in the inaugural FIDE World University Team Championship final after winning the…
Round 1 Underway at 24th Int. Chess Tournament Spilimbergo 2026
The 24th International Chess Tournament Spilimbergo kicked off in Italy this wee…
Round 7 Underway at Pan American U-20 Championship 2026 | Open
The Pan American U-20 Championship in San Pedro Sula enters its critical second …
Four teams advance to semis of FIDE World University Team Championship Finals
Four universities advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE World University Team Championship Finals after quarterfinal matches in Almaty. The tournamen…
World University Team Championship Finals: Four teams advance
The World University Team Championship Finals reached its knockout stage in Almaty, with four teams advancing to the quarterfinals. The tournament org…
Round 5 Scheduled at 16. Nordhäuser Open
The 16th Nordhäuser Open hits Round 5 Saturday with classical time controls that…
Forty teams confirmed for 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
The Olympiad for People with Disabilities keeps growing. Forty teams have registered for the third edition in Samarkand next month, breaking the recor…
Artemiev, Maghsoodloo, Wei, Bortnyk, Grischuk Grab Last Spots In Esports World Cup
Five grandmasters fought through a grueling three-day Last Chance Qualifier in Paris to claim the final spots in the $1.5 million 2026 Esports World C…
World University Team Championship: Eight teams advance
Eight universities punched their tickets to the quarterfinals of FIDE's inaugural World University Team Championship after the group stage wrapped in …
Round 2 Underway at 2026 Belt and Road International Chess Open (Kuqa, Xinjiang) | Group A
Round 2 of the Belt and Road International Chess Open in Kuqa features a loaded …
Round 3 Scheduled at Chinese Youth Rapid & Blitz Open 2026 | Rapid U20
Round 3 of the Chinese Youth Rapid & Blitz Open kicks off Friday in Yancheng wit…
FIDE World University Team Championship Finals: Eight teams advance as group stage concludes
The inaugural FIDE World University Team Championship Finals wrapped up its group stage in Almaty on Thursday with eight teams punching their tickets …
Round 5 Underway at Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A
Round 5 of the Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 in Wroclaw is underway. The O…
Round 6 Underway at The 105th Irish Championship 2026
The 105th Irish Championship in Dublin has reached Round 6, with Jessel, Collins…
Team line-ups confirmed for 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad
The 46th Olympiad in Samarkand will be the largest ever. Four hundred teams across both competitions beat Budapest's 2024 record by twenty squads. The…
Round 5 Scheduled at Chinese Youth Rapid & Blitz Open 2026 | Blitz U20
The Chinese Youth Rapid & Blitz Open kicks off Round 5 in Yancheng tomorrow, wit…