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TWIC- 8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026 - Games and Results 02/03/2026The 8th Prague International Chess Festival takes 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.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
- 88th Tata Steel 2026 - Games and Results 02/02/2026The 88th Tata Steel Chess tournament took place in Wijk aan Zee Fri 16th Jan to Sun 1st Feb 2026. Players: Masters: Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Aravindh Chithambaram, Hans Niemann, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Jorden van Foreest, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Van Nguyen Thai Dai, Gukesh Dommaraju, Anish Giri, Vladimir Fedoseev, Matthias Bluebaum and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. […]Mark Crowther
- 8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026 - Games and Results 02/03/2026
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- 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
- Relaunch of the Bronowski Trophy 23/02/2026After a seven-year hiatus, a team competition that enjoys a unique place in London’s chess calendar is back and has restarted play: the Bronowski Trophy. Named after the late...Melinda Wilde
- Regulation 5 23/02/2026Following a disagreement between Nick Faulks (then Chair of the Finance Council) and Mike Truran and a related exchange of correspondence in which Nick Faulks accused Mike Truran of casual...Melinda Wilde
- Record £52,500 prize pot announced as entries open for 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry! 19/02/2026Entries are now open for the 2026 British Chess Championships, with record prize money, an expanded festival programme and a major boost for women’s chess confirmed ahead of the event’s...WebAdmin
- The 2026 English Championships 13/02/2026The 2026 English Championships will take place between 24 October – 1 November at the Holiday Inn Peterborough – West, and include Standard, Rapid, Blitz and Seniors Championships. The...Melinda Wilde
- Expert Lectures at English Youth Championships 2026 13/02/2026Participants at the English Youth Championships 2026 can look forward to a series of expert lectures at Nottingham High School on 7–8 March 2026. The sessions will include: Endgame...Melinda Wilde
- Winton British Chess Solving Championship – The Evergreen John Nunn 25/02/2026
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- New: ChessBase Magazine #230 05/03/2026Tata Steel 2026: Analyses by Bluebaum, Giri, L'Ami, Woodward and many more – News from the ‘Erigabava’ Sicilian: Yago Santiago promotes 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4! – Slav Marshall Gambit: white queen on d8! Lars Schandorff examines 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 […]
- Prague Masters: Keymer beats Anton, Aravindh misses big chance 05/03/2026One game had a decisive result in round seven of the Masters at the Prague Chess Festival, as Vincent Keymer defeated David Anton to return to a fifty-percent score. Sole leader Jorden van Foreest held a tense draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while Aravindh Chithambaram missed a winning chance against Nodirbek Yakubboev. The remaining encounters were […]
- Prague Challengers: Yuffa and Nemec grab crucial wins 05/03/2026Three decisive games marked round seven of the Challengers at the Prague International Chess Festival. Leader Vaclav Finek held a long endgame against top seed Benjamin Gledura and retains a full-point lead with two rounds remaining. Meanwhile, Daniil Yuffa and Jachym Nemec (pictured) moved into joint second place after winning their games, while Surya Shekhar […]
- The American Cup - Live! 04/03/2026The American Cup, one of the United States' premier chess tournaments, returns to Saint Louis. Now in its fifth year, the event runs on March 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club, featuring sixteen of America's top chess talents. With $400,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their mettle under mounting […]
- The Grandmaster Mindset: An interview with GM Alojzije Jankovic 04/03/2026Together with Keti Tsataslashvili, Alojzije Jankovic works as a commentator at the Prague Chess Festival – a role that suits him well. The Croatian grandmaster (peak Elo 2593) had his own chess show on Croatian television for many years and runs a YouTube channel. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine ‘Sahovski Glasnik’, has written chess […]
- Women's day in Prague: GM Pia Cramling and Czech star Ana Geislerova celebrate young talents 04/03/2026During the rest day of the Prague International Chess Festival, organisers held a special programme devoted to supporting women's chess and highlighting the Futures tournament for young female players. Swedish legend Pia Cramling gave a lecture and a simultaneous exhibition, while Czech actress Aňa Geislerová attended the event and received an introduction to the game […]
- New: ChessBase Magazine #230 05/03/2026
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