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The 2026 European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship starts this Monday in Rzeszow, Poland! The event will take place from July 6 – July 10 at the Podpromie Playing Hall and will be played in si...
FIDE is honoured to announce that the Best Creator category at the inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards will be named The Daniel Naroditsky Best Creator Award. The dedication comes as the chess world cont...
GM Arjun Erigaisi was crowned the winner of Saturday's Bullet Brawl after hawking down GM Jose Martinez in the final 10 minutes of the arena. Chasing his first title since 2024, Martinez scored 1...
French GM Alireza Firouzja heads into the final day of the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia with a three-point lead over GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after scoring a stunni...
GM Vladimir Kramnik has been banned from FIDE events and official chess-related roles for two years after the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) found him guilty of bullying, harassment, ...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has issued its decision in disciplinary proceedings involving former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The EDC is an independent judicial body within FID...
IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia and untitled Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian are the newly crowned Philippine chess champions. The 2026 edition of the national championship, held in the Open (the Battle of Grandmas...
Help Team USA Regain Title as Best Team in the World JJ Lang Thu, 07/02/2026 - 08:35 Image Since 1924, countries from all over the world have competed in the Chess Olympiad. The U.S. dominated in the ...
Check is in the Mail, July 2026: Readers' Games! JJ Lang Thu, 07/02/2026 - 02:31 A note from Michael D. Buss, US Chess Correspondence Coordinator: With this issue, we extend our sincere thanks and app...
Wednesday Workout: 2026 Las Vegas Chess Festival, Pt. 2 JJ Lang Wed, 07/01/2026 - 05:29 This week's puzzles continue a series on the 2026 Las Vegas Chess Festival. For our full report on the tournamen...
The Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, the third stop on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, begins Wednesday in Zagreb with a world-class field competing in one of the year’s premier speed chess events. The event...
Star-Studded Field Headlines Inaugural Naroditsky Memorial in Charlotte The inaugural Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz gets underway Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, bringing together one of the ...
One of the most active people and motors of European chess is always ready to discuss development, policy, and more. At Chessdom are pleased to talk to Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou. In a previous inter...
The European Senior Chess Championship 2026 concluded yesterday in Acqui Terme, Italy! The event was played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, open and women’s sections separately, gathering nearly...
The 24th edition of the European Union Youth Chess Championship U8-U14 will take place from 17-26 August in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic. The event is organized by the Czech Chess Federati...