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Bodhana Sivanandan crowned Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s champion at 11 years old. Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as the nine-day event in Coventry ended with two record-breaking young superstars of the game winning the two top prizes. Seventeen-year-old Shreyas Royal scooped the overall British title. He topped the table after nine rounds, finishing […]
Grandmaster (GM) Praggnanandhaa won his first Rapid & Blitz title at the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club as the first U.S. leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). The Indian grandmaster built his victory by topping the rapid section with 12 of a possible 18 points before […]
David Llada has announced his candidacy for one of the four Vice President positions on the FIDE Council, the 15-member body responsible for most major decisions between the Management Board and General Assembly. Llada, who served as FIDE’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer from 2019 to 2023 and later as Director of Communications at the […]
The European Junior U20 Chess Championship 2026 is set to take place from 5-16 August at Hotel Grand, in Cetinje, Montenegro. The event will be played in two categories: Open U20 and Girls U20, with 9 swiss rounds in each competition, and the time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by […]
The 2026 Sinquefield Cup, the signature classical event of the Grand Chess Tour, begins in St. Louis on August 8, bringing together ten of the world’s strongest grandmasters for the final regular-season tournament of the 2026 GCT. The event runs through August 21, with tournament play scheduled for August 10–19. The top seed is Fabiano […]
Magnus Carlsen will return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) in 2026 as the reigning Chess champion, once again representing Team Liquid in the second edition of the tournament. Carlsen, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of his generation, dominated the inaugural EWC Chess competition in 2025. The Norwegian defeated every challenger on his […]
Magnus Carlsen will return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) in 2026 as the reigning Chess champion, once again representing Team Liquid in the second edition of the tournament. Full participants list of the EWC Chess 2026 includes Aravindh Chithambaram, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin, Pranesh M, Alexander Grischuk, Andrey Esipenko, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, Fabiano […]
Jan Henric Buettner sent an Open Letter and Cease and Desist Legal Notice to the FIDE Council and officers, alleging that FIDE resources and personnel have been used to support the presidential campaign of Timur Turlov. Buettner cited what he described as active involvement by FIDE employees in campaign-related activities in Cape Town, Bucharest and […]
The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 concluded yesterday in Pardubice, Czech Republic, after seven days of intense battles across four categories: U12, GU12, U18, and GU18. Gathering 66 teams and 218 players, the tournament set a new participation record and was played over seven rounds (Swiss system) in each category. The most successful federation […]
The Esports World Chess Cup Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will offer one final opportunity for players to earn a place in the next stage of the competition through a demanding multi-stage format. The event begins with eight separate 7-round Swiss tournaments, giving participants multiple chances to secure qualification. Only the top two finishers from each […]
