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British Chess Championship - Live!
The 112th British Chess Championship kicks off this week at Warwick, running August 1-9 as a nine-round Swiss. McShane, Adams, and Royal head the fiel…
Round 1 Underway at 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
The 2026 British Chess Championships kicks off this week at the University of Wa…
Round 4 Featured at Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026
**Round 4 heats up at Alba Grand Prix as Kovalenko surges** The Alba Grand Prix…
Round 2 Scheduled at Leça Chess Open 2026
Round 2 of the Leça Chess Open kicks off tomorrow in Portugal, bringing together…
Round 3 Underway at 2026 ANU Open
The 2026 ANU Open is underway in Canberra with Round 3 heating up. IM Junta Iked…
Arab Youth Chess Championship 2026 underway in Cairo, Egypt
The Arab Youth Chess Championship landed in Cairo this week with serious firepower. Sixteen nations sent their best young talents to compete across fo…
Round 4 Underway at Youth Arab Chess Championship 2026 | Girls U14
The Youth Arab Chess Championship Girls U14 reaches its midpoint in Giza today. …
Round 6 Scheduled at 8th Boyi Cup Youth Chess International Open Tournament 2026 | Group A
The 8th Boyi Cup Youth Chess International Open Tournament hits Round 6 today in…
Round 2 Scheduled at Open Nederlandse Jeugdkampioenschappen 2026 | ABC
The Open Nederlandse Jeugdkampioenschappen 2026 kicks off Round 2 Friday in Dier…
Final-round win secures Andorra Open title for 15-year-old Francisco Fiorito
Francisco Fiorito, 15, won the Andorra Open with 7½/9, holding off top seed Miguel Santos by half a point. The Argentine IM lost only once, in round f…
Firouzja withdraws from remainder of Grand Chess Tour 2026 due to schedule clash with Esports World Cup
Firouzja made his choice, and it cost him. The Iranian grandmaster withdrew from the rest of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour to compete in the Esports World…
Round 2 Underway at 2nd MCF GM-IM Invitational Round Robin Chess Championship 2026 - GM NORM
The 2nd MCF GM-IM Invitational kicked off Round 2 in Bangsar, with GM Petr Kiria…
Round 2 Underway at Malaysian Masters Chess Championship 2026 - Open
CM Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer Bin Azhar battles through Round 2 of the Malaysian M…
Sixteen universities meet in Almaty for inaugural FIDE World University Team Chess Championship
FIDE is launching a new World University Team Championship. The inaugural event lands in Almaty from August 3-10, 2026, at Al-Farabi Kazakh National U…
Round 1 Underway at Youth Arab Chess Championship 2026 | Open U10
The Youth Arab Chess Championship kicked off Round 1 in Giza with the U10 Open d…
Round 4 Underway at Jönköping Chess Festival 2026 | Standard Open
Round 4 of the Jönköping Chess Festival 2026 is underway at Scandic Elmia. Rasti…
Round 1 Scheduled at Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A
The Sparkassen Chess Trophy opens Round 1 this Saturday in Dortmund with a loade…
Geneva To Host Gukesh-Sindarov 2026 FIDE World Championship Match
Gukesh will defend his world title against Javokhir Sindarov in Geneva this November, with the match running November 25 to December 15. FIDE selected…
FIDE President Anand, “World Chess Championship 2026 Gukesh vs Sindarov on neutral soil”
Anand confirmed Geneva will host the 2026 World Championship between reigning champion Gukesh and challenger Sindarov. The FIDE interim president emph…
Round 1 Underway at Granada Chess Open 2026
The Granada Chess Open 2026 kicked off in Spain with a competitive nine-round Sw…