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GM Magnus Carlsen flagged GM Viswanathan Anand in the opening match of day three of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, but it couldn't stop Alpine APL Pipers tasting its first defeat when GM ...
The Monday matches completely reshaped the standings in the fourth edition of the Global Chess League. Despite losing their first match of the day, Alpine APL Pipers climbed to the top spot after crus...
On September 9, Chess.com is hosting the first live FIDE presidential debate of this election. The three candidates—Jan Henric Buettner, Wadim Rosenstein, and Timur Turlov—will join ...
The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) will hold its 2026 Commission Meeting on 22 September during the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan. The meeting will also be open to participants online o...
GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers has the only perfect record in the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after scoring a dramatic win over GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters. Nepomniac...
PBG Alaskan Knights defeated CheQ Mumba Masters 11-6 while Alpine APL Pipers won against Ganges Grandmasters by an identical margin. Triveni Continental Kings remain the only team with zero matchpoint...
The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2026 concluded yesterday in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece! The event took place from 26 August – 5 September at the Hotel Royal Belvedere in Hersonissos, gat...
US Chess Offices Closed Monday, September 7, for Labor Day JJ Lang Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:30 Image US Chess offices will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. Our offices will reop...
Wednesday Workout: 2026 U.S. Open & Invitationals, Pt. 3 JJ Lang Wed, 09/02/2026 - 13:20 This week's puzzles continue a series on the 2026 U.S. Open and National Invitationals. You can review all of o...
The European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 and the European Fischer Random (Chess960) Chess Championship 2026 will take place from 4 December (arrival day) to 9 December (departure day) 202...
Tactics Tuesday: 2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 2 JJ Lang Tue, 09/01/2026 - 16:29 This week's puzzles continue a series on the 2026 U.S. Open and National Invitationals. You can review all of o...
The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2026 is underway from 26 August – 5 September at the Hotel Royal Belvedere in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. The event reached its halfway mark following the...
With its landmark 30th season approaching, TCEC is set to enter a new chapter in its history, with the Swiss competition taking center stage as the first major event of the season. The milestone seaso...
Bodhana Sivanandan crowned Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s champion at 11 years old. Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as the nine-day event in Coventry ended with tw...
Grandmaster (GM) Praggnanandhaa won his first Rapid & Blitz title at the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club as the first U.S. leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). The I...