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1. Top 100 Players August 2026
   This is the Top 100 rating list. Find the top chess players in the world and their rating. Next: Gukesh vs Sindarov 2026 in Geneva # Name Fed Rating B-Year 1 Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2823 1990 2 Caruana, Fabiano USA 2792 1992 3 Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2792 1987 4 Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2777 2005 5 […]
2. Top 100 Women August 2026
   This is the Top 100 Women rating list. Find the top women chess players in the world, their rating, and personal calendars. Next: Gukesh vs Sindarov 2026 in Geneva # Name Fed Rating B-Year 1 Hou, Yifan CHN 2596 1994 2 Lei, Tingjie CHN 2561 1997 3 Ju, Wenjun CHN 2553 1991 4 Zhu, Jiner […]
3. Spanish U18 chess championship – participants and live games
   The 2026 Spanish Chess Championship U18 is set to bring together one of the largest and most competitive fields in recent years, with 150 players registered for the national event. The tournament features a strong mix of experienced titled players, rising juniors, and ambitious regional champions competing for one of Spain’s most prestigious chess titles. […]
4. 2026 British Chess Championship LIVE
   The 2026 British Chess Championship gets underway on August 1 at the University of Warwick, bringing together more than 100 players for England’s premier national championship. More than 1,000 chess players from across the UK, including the best of Britain’s grandmasters and child prodigies, are expected to descend on the city to take part in […]
5. Javokhir Sindarov is a clear favorite ahead of historic World Chess Championship 2026 clash with Gukesh?
   With less than four months remaining until the 2026 FIDE World Chess Championship, betting markets have made challenger Javokhir Sindarov the clear favorite to dethrone reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Most major bookmakers currently price Sindarov at 1.36 (decimal), while Gukesh is available at 3.00, implying the Uzbek grandmaster has around a 73% chance of claiming […]
6. Dortmund Sparkassen Chess 2026 – details, information and live games
   The 53rd Sparkassen Chess Trophy gets underway on August 1 in Dortmund, Germany, continuing one of Europe’s longest-running and most prestigious chess traditions. Organized as part of the International Dortmund Chess Days, the 2026 edition brings together ambitious grandmasters, experienced professionals, rising talents, and club players from around the world for nine days of competitive […]
7. European Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 LIVE
   The 2026 European Youth Team Chess Championship is being held in Pardubice, Czech Republic, from 26 July to 1 August, organised by the Czech Chess Federation together with the European Chess Union (ECU). This year’s edition set a new participation record, with 66 teams and 218 players competing across four categories: Open U12, Open U18, […]
8. FIDE President Anand, “World Chess Championship 2026 Gukesh vs Sindarov on neutral soil”
   FIDE Interim President Viswanathan Anand welcomed the announcement of Geneva as the host of the FIDE World Championship Match 2026: “Several countries expressed a strong interest in hosting the FIDE World Championship Match, including India, the United States and Cyprus. After carefully considering all the proposals, FIDE has decided to stage the match on neutral […]
9. Anish Giri, “I hope to visit Gukesh vs Sindarov 2026 in Geneva”
   The 2026 World Championship Match will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 25 to December 15, pitting reigning champion Gukesh D (India) against challenger Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan). Sindarov qualified by winning the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus with a round to spare, on top of already having won the 2025 FIDE World Cup. […]
10. Gukesh vs Sindarov 2026 in Geneva
    The FIDE World Championship Match 2026 between reigning World Champion Gukesh D and Challenger Javokhir Sindarov will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 25 to December 15. Both Gukesh, representing India, and Sindarov, representing Uzbekistan, will be 20 years old when the event begins, making it the youngest World Championship contest in history. FIDE […]