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TWIC- American Cup 2026 - Games and Results 16/03/2026The American Cup was a double elimination knockout tournament held in Saint Louis. There is an open and women's event. Players Open event: Fabiano, Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Levon Aronian, Awonder Liang, Samuel Sevian, Ray Robson and Abhimanyu Mishra Players Women's event: Carissa Yip, Alice Lee, Irina Krush, Tatev Abrahamyan, Anna Sargsyan, Zoey […]Mark Crowther
- 8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026 - Games and Results 06/03/2026The 8th Prague International Chess Festival took place Tue 24th Feb to Fri 6th Mar 2026. Players Masters: Vincent Keymer, D Gukesh, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Hans Moke, Niemann, Parham Maghsoodloo, Jorden Van Foreest, Aravindh Chithambaram V, Nodirbek Yakubboev, David Anton Guijarro and David Navara. There's a strong Challengers section, Futures and an open too. Nodirbek Abdusattorov […]Mark Crowther
- Saint Louis Masters 2026 - Games and Results 02/03/2026The Saint Louis Masters took place Tue 24th Feb to Sun 1st Mar 2026. Mikhail Antipov won the event with 7.5/9 after beating Andy Woodward in the final round, he was half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana who failed to convert a winning endgame against Francesco Sonis. Lorenzo Lodici finished in clear third place […]Mark Crowther
- Jan Timman 1951-2026 - 1951-2026 19/02/2026Jan Timman, the Dutch number one chess player for many years and World number two in January 1982, has passed away at the age of 74. Timman first qualified for an Interzonal in 1979 and was a Candidate between the years of 1986 and 1996. He fought a 24 game match for the FIDE World […]Mark Crowther
- FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 - Games and Results 15/02/2026The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship took place in Wangels, Germany, Fri 13th Feb to Sun 15th Feb 2026. Time control 10m+5spm. Round Robin followed by KO. Carlsen won the all-play-all with 4.5/7 half a point clear of Caruana, Keymer and Abdusattorov and they played for the title over the weekend. Aronian, Erigaisi, Niemann and […]Mark Crowther
- chess.com Speed Chess Final 2025 - Games and Results 08/02/2026chess.com Speed Chess Final 2025 took place in person in London 7th to 8th February 2026. The was hosted by Chess.com's server. Magnus Carlsen won the event by defeating Denis Lazavik in the semifinals and Alireza Firouzja in the final. Lazavik beat Hikaru Nakamura to 3rd place.Mark Crowther
- American Cup 2026 - Games and Results 16/03/2026
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- English Youth Championship Qualifiers & Prizewinners 26/03/2026The top two players in each section of the English Youth Championships qualify to play for England in the World Youth/Cadet Championships or European Youth Championships, with the first-placed...WebAdmin
- ECF Schools U19 National Finals 26/03/2026Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday, 24th June 2026 at Nottingham University Pope Building, University Park Campus * The tournament will be a 5 round Team Swiss System tournament for teams with...WebAdmin
- UK v Ukraine Solidarity Match – Tuesday 17 March 16/03/2026A historic match, the UK v Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match, will take place on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. The match brings together players from the...Melinda Wilde
- Frederick Waldhausen Gordon Wins British Rapidplay Championship 2026 16/03/2026Congratulations to Frederick Waldhausen Gordon, who finished on 9½/11 to become the 2026 British Rapidplay Champion. In the British Women’s Rapidplay Championship, Trisha Kanyamarala, Harriet Hunt, and Bodhana Sivanandan share...Melinda Wilde
- British Rapidplay Championship 2026 – follow the games! 14/03/2026The British Rapidplay commences at 12.30pm today (14/3/2026) and the games can be followed live — on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/events/british-rapidplay-championship-2026 on Lichess.org: https://lichess.org/broadcast/british-rapidplay-championship-2026/SmKP99k8 Pictures by Ifemuyiwa Olayinka here – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bgngPBUNTpCX8bBNbwapSXw_ki4Gvg49...WebAdmin
- ECF Online Grand Prix 2026 launched 12/03/2026 WebAdmin
- English Youth Championship Qualifiers & Prizewinners 26/03/2026
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- Martirosyan edges 16-year-old Uskov to take Agzamov Memorial title 27/03/2026Haik Martirosyan won the 19th Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent on tiebreak after finishing level on 7½/9 with 16-year-old Artem Uskov. The two co-leaders drew their direct encounter in round seven, before Martirosyan moved ahead with a win in round eight. Uskov's final-round victory over Abhimanyu Puranik allowed him to catch the Armenian GM, but not […]
- Viktor Korchnoi: A special bundle on the 95th anniversary of his birth 26/03/2026A life between political pressure, sporting rivalry and unshakeable ambition: Viktor Korchnoi is one of the most fascinating figures in chess history. On 23 March, the chess legend would have turned 95. ChessBase is taking this as an opportunity to provide you with a feature package on the influential figure in the history of chess. […]
- Reykjavík Open - Live! 26/03/2026The Reykjavík Open is taking place from 25 to 31 March at the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, once again bringing together a large international field for its traditional nine-round Swiss competition. Led by top seed Amin Tabatabaei and featuring a mix of experienced contenders - such as Vasyl Ivanchuk - and young stars, […]
- The Birth of a Journey 23/03/2026Praful Zaveri is the founder of Indian Chess School, where he has trained more than 5000 students. In 2023 he began writing a book, Shat Shat Vande Chess, on the cultural, historical, and philosophical journey of chess, on the 15,000‑year “odyssey” of the game. Now he has decided to make it into a film. Here […]
- Chess Olympiad: Cloud power for your national squad 10/03/2026Success in world-class chess is built long before the game begins. With the "Federation Package", developed specifically for national federations, players and coaches gain access to the complete professional ChessBase software, the world's largest chess database, and powerful cloud analysis – at a price that provides up to five times more computing power than individual […]
- News on the 1896 Schiffers vs Steinitz Match 21/02/2026Wilhelm Steinitz had lost his World Championship title to Emanuel Lasker in 1894, but he still retained the right to a return match. That rematch was scheduled to take place in Moscow at the end of 1896. Before that, however, Steinitz played a training match against Emanuel Schiffers. Join us on a brief journey back […]
- Martirosyan edges 16-year-old Uskov to take Agzamov Memorial title 27/03/2026
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