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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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- 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...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
- 2026 European School Championship – Expression of Interest 12/03/2026Players are welcome to enter the 2026 European School Chess Championship, which is designated by the ECF as a Category B junior international. This means that it is open for all...WebAdmin
- In-Person ECF Level 1 Arbiter Course plus intro to Swiss Manager and DGT Electronic Board handling 11/03/2026 WebAdmin
- UK v Ukraine Solidarity Match – Tuesday 17 March 16/03/2026
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- A Game That Outlasted the Day 17/03/2026A month ago Valery Golubenko played what may well have been one of the longest chess games ever seen, measured by number of moves, under today’s rather restrictive conditions of modern chess life. It began in the morning and was finally stopped by the rules as the sun was setting.
- TePe Sigeman 2026 in May: Carlsen and Abdusattorov headline lineup 17/03/2026World number one Magnus Carlsen is set to return to classical tournament play at the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament, scheduled for 1–7 May in Malmö. The Norwegian will face a compact but ambitious field that includes recent Tata Steel Masters winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and several leading young talents. Played as an eight-player round-robin, […]
- Scottish 15-year-old Frederick Gordon crowned British Rapidplay Champion 17/03/2026Frederick Waldhausen Gordon of Scotland produced a striking late surge to win the 2026 British Rapidplay Championship in Peterborough, defeating top seed Gawain Maroroa Jones in the decisive final-round encounter. The two-day Swiss event attracted 228 participants, including seven grandmasters. Maroroa Jones and Shreyas Royal shared second place, while Trisha Kanyamarala, Harriet Hunt and Bodhana […]
- Emil Sutovsky: Candidates plans unchanged amid regional tensions 16/03/2026With the Candidates Tournament set to begin later this month, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has addressed concerns about security, travel logistics and organisational preparations in an interview with Sagar Shah. While acknowledging regional tensions, Sutovsky stressed that plans for the event in Cyprus remain unchanged, with contingency measures in place and close coordination with local […]
- Liang scores 6-4 victory over Nakamura in training match 16/03/2026Hikaru Nakamura was defeated 6–4 by Awonder Liang in a three-day training match in Saint Louis held as preparation for the Candidates Tournament. After two drawn classical games, all eight encounters in the rapid and blitz sessions ended decisively, with Liang ultimately prevailing. The match provided Nakamura with competitive practice ahead of a demanding event, […]
- Can you handle pawns? 16/03/2026Were you able to solve the challenge positions we gave you last week? Were you able find the way to promote the pawns to win? Today we bring you all solutions, with very instructive video explanations by Jared Modica, a chess content creator from Austin, Texas. He shows us how to solve tatical lines of […]
- A Game That Outlasted the Day 17/03/2026
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