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TWIC- American Cup 2026 - Games and Results 07/03/2026The American Cup is 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 07/03/2026
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- 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_ki4Gvg49WebAdmin
- 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
- Visit to HMP Springhill – Carl S. Portman MBE 11/03/2026The prison HM Prison Springhill is a Category D men’s prison, located in the village of Grendon Underwood, in Buckinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty’s Prison Service,...WebAdmin
- Winton British Chess Solving Championship – The Evergreen John Nunn 25/02/2026Harrow School Saturday 21st February 2026 Winning chess championships is only for the young? John Nunn disagrees. Age 70, he has won the 2026 Winton British Chess Solving Championship. The...WebAdmin
- British Rapidplay Championship 2026 – follow the games! 14/03/2026
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- Svitlana's Smart Moves - The Candidates: Who will win? (I) 15/03/2026In this episode, Svitlana and Arne kick off a Candidates-themed tactics series by exploring beautiful combinations from the careers of several contenders, including Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Matthias Blübaum, and Wei Yi. Each player is represented by an easier and a harder puzzle, and the lesson highlights recurring tactical themes such as queen deflections, mating […]
- ChessBase´26 – Tips for Beginners, Part 7: Organising databases! 15/03/2026Do you know the feeling? Over time, more and more databases accumulate in ChessBase: How do you keep track of them all? It's best to get organised right from the start – but how? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to organise and systematically save your own material so that you can always find […]
- A century on: Rudolf Spielmann's surprise victory at Semmering 14/03/2026One hundred years ago, a major chess tournament was held at the Semmering mountain pass, a meeting place of Vienna's high society. It was not the top favourite and future world champion Alexander Alekhine who came out on top, but the great tactician Rudolf Spielmann. The players left behind a wealth of games that are […]
- Nakamura v. Liang - Live! 14/03/2026Hikaru Nakamura is playing a training match against Awonder Liang in Saint Louis as he fine-tunes his form ahead of the Candidates Tournament, which begins in two weeks' time. The three-day encounter, running from 13 to 15 March, combines classical, rapid and blitz games. Liang, ranked 25th in the world, provides strong opposition in a […]
- 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 […]
- Svitlana's Smart Moves - The Candidates: Who will win? (I) 15/03/2026
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