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TWIC- Sergei Tiviakov wins his fourth Netherlands Chess Championship - Final 11/07/2026Sergei Tiviakov was the surprise winner of the 2026 Netherlands Chess Championships held at the Renaissance Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Hotel. Whilst the event was missing the strongest two players, Anish Giri and Jordan van Foreest, it was a pretty respectable field and Tiviakov was the eighth seed. Tiviakov beat IM Eelke De Boer in the […]Mark Crowther
- Netherland Championships 2026 - Games and Results 11/07/2026The Netherland Championships took place in Amsterdam Sat 4th to Sat 11th Jul 2026. The event was a KO with both an open and women's event. Sergei Tiviakov won his fourth title defeating Liam Vrolijk in the final after a tie-break. Machteld Van Foreest beat Anna-Maja Kazarian 2-0 in the final.Mark Crowther
- KazChess Masters 2026 - Games and Results 08/07/2026The KazChess Masters took place Tue 30th Jun to Wed 8th Jul 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Alexey Sarana edged out Alexander Donchenko on tie-break after both scored 6/9. Igor Kovalenko finished half a point behind.Mark Crowther
- GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026 - Games and Results 05/07/2026The GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia took place in Zagreb 1st to 5th July 2026. Players: Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jorden Van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Ivan Saric, Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Gukesh Dommaraju. Alrizeza Firouzja won an Armageddon Tie-break against Nodirbek Abdusattorov after they tied the combined standings and […]Mark Crowther
- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2026 - Games and Results 24/06/2026The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships takes place Wed 17th Jun 2026 Sun 22nd Jun 2026. Three days of rapid followed by three days of blitz in Hong Kong. 48 teams. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Vladislav Artemiev, Arjun Erigaisi, Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Wei Yi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Javokhir […]Mark Crowther
- Surprise victory for Mukhiddin Madaminov in the 3rd UzChess Cup - 9 16/06/2026Mukhiddin Madaminov won the 3rd Uzchess Cup in Tashkent, a real surprise as he was the bottom seed and there as a replacement for Javokhir Sindarov. Madaminov won a final blitz tie-break 2-0 against fellow Uzbekistani Shamsiddin Vokhidov who also wasn't one of the favourites. Madaminov's victory came after a long game against Hans Moke […]Mark Crowther
- Sergei Tiviakov wins his fourth Netherlands Chess Championship - Final 11/07/2026
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- Mick Riding’s Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Society 13/07/2026Mick Riding, Grassroots Initiative Chairman, will celebrate his 70th birthday on Saturday 18 July by taking part in the Northumberland leg of an Alzheimer’s Society nationwide fundraising initiative. Mick...Melinda Wilde
- ChessFest 2026 in Trafalgar Square – this weekend! 10/07/2026There are now just three weeks to go before ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 12th July 2026, 12pm-7pm. Once again, we’ll be taking over the whole square for a day of...WebAdmin
- 2026 UK Open Blitz 09/07/2026The 2026 UK Open Blitz is now open for entries. There are 16 qualifiers across the UK in September and early October, with the final held in Leamington Spa on...WebAdmin
- 2026 Counties Champions 08/07/2026The 105th Counties Championship Finals took place on Saturday 4 July, with live streaming of the Open Final by Luc Zimmer with commentary from FM Jonathan Blackburn on the ECF...WebAdmin
- Mike Truran Steps Down from ECF Board 06/07/2026Mike is a massive figure in English Chess and, in addition to his ECF work, he has key roles as a trustee of the Chess Trust and leading the 4NCL....Melinda Wilde
- England Team Selection – Olympiad 29/06/2026The ECF Selection Committee has completed the selection of the England teams that will contest the Chess Olympiad to be staged in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, this September. Open: Nikita Vitiugov, Michael...WebAdmin
- Mick Riding’s Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Society 13/07/2026
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- Chennai GMs: Firouzja outplays Pranesh in fighting first round 16/07/2026Alireza Firouzja was the only winner in the opening round of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, defeating Pranesh M with black to move into the top ten in the live ratings list. The remaining three games were drawn after hard-fought battles, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Gukesh Dommaraju and Dmitry Andreikin all having to defend accurately against […]
- Biel Festival - Live! 16/07/2026The Biel International Chess Festival is taking place on 11-24 July. Following the Chess960 tournament on Saturday and the rapid chess stage on Sunday, the players in the Masters and Generations Challenge Triathlon face off in the first segment of the classical section on 14-18 July. | Follow the games live starting at 14.00 CEST […]
- Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters: Gukesh, Firouzja and Abdusattorov head eight-player field 16/07/2026The fourth Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters brings together an eight-player field headed by world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Alireza Firouzja. The seven-round single round-robin also includes Hans Niemann, Nihal Sarin, Dmitry Andreikin and Pranesh M. Played from 16 to 22 July, the tournament features seven players rated above 2700. | Photo: […]
- Biel: Classical chess sections kicks off with one decisive result per section 15/07/2026The first round of classical chess in the Masters and the Generations Challenge Triathlons at the Biel International Chess Festival was played on Tuesday. Each event produced two draws and one winner. Matthias Bluebaum (pictured) drew his game against Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, while Le Quang Liem defeated Jose Martinez. In the Generations Challenge, Alexandra Kosteniuk […]
- Review: Fritz 21 15/07/2026"Even stronger. Even more beautiful. Even more direct." That is the slogan ChessBase uses to promote the latest edition of its well-known Fritz series. But what does the new version actually offer? Who is Fritz 21 designed for? Lukas Köpl took a close look at the latest release to find out what really lies behind […]
- In Memoriam: Oleg Skvortsov (1969–2026) 15/07/2026Oleg Skvortsov, one of chess's leading patrons, has passed away. Between 2012 and 2017, he organized a series of world-class chess events, matches, and tournaments in Zurich, while also supporting the game through a number of other projects. | Photo: Wladimir Barsky
- Chennai GMs: Firouzja outplays Pranesh in fighting first round 16/07/2026
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