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1. FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2026
   If you are looking for FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2026 you are at the right place! The right place to learn that the FIDE Grand Swiss happens only on odd years, and in 2026 there is no FIDE Grand Swiss in the calendar. The next edition of the tournament is going to take place at […]
2. Grand Swiss Chess 2027, details and information
   Grand Swiss Chess 2027 is going to take place May 10 to 25 on the Isle of Man. The flagship event, featuring a record $900,000 prize fund, will bring together 170 players across the Open and Women’s sections combined. Two spots for FIDE Candidates 2028 will be at stake in each section. The FIDE Grand […]
3. Mamedyarov, “I want Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus to be the first 2900 player”
   Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (born June 3, 2011) is currently at a FIDE classical rating of 2687 (April 2026 list), ranked #38 in the world and #1 in Türkiye. Currently, Erdogmus is playing a rated match vs ex-World Champion Veselin Topalov. Erdogmus already won games (including with Black), pushing his live rating to ~2698 and climbing […]
4. Topalov vs Erdogmus 2026 match LIVE
   Clash of Generations III, pitting former World Champion Veselin Topalov against 14-year-old Turkish superstar Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, is going to take place 12-17 April in Monaco. This is the third edition of the “Clash of Generations” series. Erdoğmuş previously faced Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (drawing five and winning one) and Peter Svidler, proving he can hold his […]
5. European Individual Chess Championship 2026 LIVE
   The 2026 European Individual Chess Championship (EICC) is underway in Katowice, Poland, at Arena Katowice, featuring an 11-round Swiss-system format with a €100,000 prize fund and a record 501 participants from 43 federations. As a key qualifier for the FIDE World Cup, the top finishers will secure valuable qualification spots, adding strategic depth: players must […]
6. Candidates Chess 2026 LIVE
   Candidates Chess 2026 takes place in Paphos, Cyprus, from 28 March to 16 April 2026. It is an eight-player double round-robin, meaning each participant plays every other player twice (14 rounds total). Participants include Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, R Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri, Wei Yi, Andrey Esipenko, Javokhir Sindarov, and Matthias Blübaum. Live games start with […]
7. Round 13: FIDE Candidates 2026 official video broadcast
   Candidates Chess 2026 takes place in Paphos, Cyprus, from 28 March to 16 April 2026. It is an eight-player double round-robin, meaning each participant plays every other player twice (14 rounds total). Participants include Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, R Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri, Wei Yi, Andrey Esipenko, Javokhir Sindarov, and Matthias Blübaum. Candidates Chess 2026 start […]
8. Untold: Chess Mates – the story of Carlsen and Niemann on Netflix
   Untold: Chess Mates focuses on the fallout from the 2022 chess cheating scandal involving Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen. The episode is going to air today, April 7, on Netflix. In Untold: Chess Mates, Hans Niemann takes center stage in the documentary, which includes scenes from his modest New York apartment, highlights from his Twitch […]
9. Netflix UNTOLD 2026 – the chess cheating scandal Carlsen – Niemann
   After 19-year-old Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the 2022 tournament. Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without detailed explanations. Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal can be found here. Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers reacted to Carlsen’s decision with Fabiano Caruana tweeting that he can’t wait […]
10. Stockfish with a solid lead at the TCEC Superfinal halfway mark
    The TCEC Season 29 Superfinal is underway, and for the first time in years it does not look like business as usual at the Top Chess Engine Championship. The reigning 18-time champion Stockfish is chasing a record-extending 19th title, but it is doing so against a challenger few predicted would be there. For years, the […]