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  • Top 30 players - Ratings October 2026 update

    Carlsen at the top with 2823 points , Nakamura 2792, Caruana 2784 points.

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  • Clutch Chess 2026

    27 - 29 October 2026
    Saint Louis , USA
    4 players
    3 Double Round Robins
    Time control : 10 + 5 sec/move

    Players - ratings Rapid - Standard

    Hikaru Nakamura, 2738 - 2792
    Fabiano Caruana, 2682 - 2784
    Javokhir Sindarov, 2747 - 2782
    Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, 2730 - 2763


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  • U.S. Chess Champ 2026

    9 - 22 October 2026
    Saint Louis , USA
    12 players
    Round Robin Time control : 90mn /40 moves , +30mn + 30sec/move

    Players - ratings

    Caruana 2831
    So 2796
    Niemann 2770
    Aronian 2768
    Liang 2763
    Sevian 2736

    Robson 2701
    Xiong 2693
    Shankland 2692
    Mishra 2686
    Woodward 2685
    Oparin 2683



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  • Chess Olympiad 2026

    16 - 27 September 2026
    Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    208 teams open , 191 teams Women

    11 rounds, Swiss system
    Open: 4 players, 1 reserve
    Women: 4 players, 1 reserve

    Uzbekistan won with 20 points. 2-India 18 3-Germany 18

    Open section
    Top 10 teams according to the average rating

    1 USA 2753
    2 IND India 2735
    3 UZB Uzbekistan 2720
    4 CHN China 2707
    5 GER Germany 2677

    6 NED Netherlands 2675
    7 AZE Azerbaijan 2667
    8 HUN Hungary 2652
    9 FRA France 2638
    10 ARM Armenia 2637



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  • Global Chess League 2026

    5 - 13 September 2026
    Bengaluru , India
    6 teams , 36 players

    Ganges Grandmasters ( Nepo, Aronian , Dominguez , Shovalova , Tsolakidou , Mendonca ) won Global Chess League
    after beating Alpine SG Pippers: 3 - 1 .

    Icon players - teams

    Carlsen - Alpine SG Pippers
    Sindarov - Fyers American Gambits
    Nepo - Ganges Grandmasters
    Vachier-Lagrave - CheQ Mumba Masters
    Anand - PBG Alaskan Knights
    Firouzja - Triveni Continental Kings

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  • Grand Chess Tour 2026 Finals

    22 - 27 August 2026

    Saint Louis ,USA

    The top four regular-season finishers of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour will compete in the event.

    Single-elimination knockout bracket

    Pragg won after beating Caruana.



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  • Sinquefield Cup 2026

    10 - 20 August 2026
    St Louis , USA
    10 players

    Players

    Caruana USA
    Sindarov UZB
    So USA
    Vachier-Lagrave USA
    Giri NED

    Pragg IND
    Keymer GER
    Aronian USA
    Van Foreest NED
    Sevian USA



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  • Turkish Chess Super League 2026

    3 - 15 August 2025
    Ankara
    16 teams
    Round robin
    Time control: 90 min/40 moves + 30 min, with
    a 30-second increment from move 1rc="photos/usa.gif" width="30" height="20" align="absmiddle"> Liang USA

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  • Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026

    2 - 6 August 2026
    Saint Louis, USA
    10 players

    Rapid Round Robin
    Blitz Double Round Robin
    Rapid: 25 mn + 10 sec
    Blitz: 5 mn + 2 sec

    Players

    Caruana USA
    Keymer GER
    Giri NED
    Van Foreest NED
    Aronian USA

    Sindarov UZB
    So USA
    Pragg IND
    Dominguez USA
    Liang USA

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  • Chennai Grand Masters 2026

    16 - 22 July 2026
    Chennai, India
    8 players
    90 minutes + 30 seconds per move

    Firouzja won Chennai Grand Masters ahead of Andreikin and Erigaisi.

    Players

    Gukesh D IND
    Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB
    Firouzja Alireza FRA
    Niemann Hans Moke USA

    Erigaisi Arjun IND
    Nihal, Sarin IND
    Andreikin Dmitry FID
    Pranesh M IND



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  • Biel Grandmaster Triathlon 2026

    29 June - 6 July 2026
    Zagreb, Croatia
    10 players
    Single rapid round-robin
    Blitz double round-robin.

    Players - ratings - Classical - Rapid - Blitz

    Le Quang Liem VIE 2731 - 2633 - 2690
    Levon Aronian USA 2724 - 2735 - 2700
    Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus TUR 2713 - 2493 - 2546

    Matthias Bluebaum GER 2694 - 2587 - 2634
    Aydin Suleymanli AZE 2657 - 2561 - 2559
    Jose E. Martinez Alcantara MEX 2650 - 2620 - 2641



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  • Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026

    29 June - 6 July 2026
    Zagreb, Croatia
    10 players
    Single rapid round-robin
    Blitz double round-robin.

    Firouzja won Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia after the Armageddon game in the tiebreak games against Abdusattorov.

    Players - ratings - Rapid - Blitz

    Firouzja FRA 2732 - 2800
    Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2725 -2744
    Abdusattorov UZB 2703 - 2785
    Giri NED 2689 - 2666
    Gukesh IND 2684 - 2655

    Praggnanandhaa IND 2663 - 2698
    Keymer GER 2627 - 2621
    Deac ROU 2613 -2649
    Van Foreest NED 2595 - 2690
    Saric CRO 2595 - 2600



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  • World Rapid & Blitz Team Chess Championships 2026

    Hong Kong
    Rapid 17th - 19th June 2026
    Blitz 20th - 21st June 2025
    48 teams
    Time control: Rapid: 15+10 ; Blitz: 3+2


    Top Teams - Average rating - top 3 players out of 9

    WR Chess Team : Avg (2,537) - Carlsen , Vachier-Lagrave, Caruanai, So ...
    Hexamind Chess Team: Avg (2,518) Firouzja, Aronian, Giri ...
    Kazchess : Avg (2,511) Mamedyarov, Grischuk, Rapport ...
    Dragon Chilling: Avg (2,493) Wei Yi , Ding Liren , Yu Yangyi
    Endgame.AI : Avg (2,486) Dominguez Perez, Niemann , Sarana ...
    Team MGD1: Avg (2,480) Erigaisi , Sarin , Pranav ....



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  • UzChess Cup update

    7 - 15 June 2026
    Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    10 players.
    Round-robin
    Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, with
    a 30-second increment starting from move one.

    Players - ratings
    Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB
    Erigaisi, Arjun IND
    Niemann, Hans Moke USA
    Nepomniachtchi, Ian FID
    Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE

    Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
    Madaminov, Mukhiddin UZB
    Yakubboev, Nodirbek UZB
    Theodorou, Nikolas GRE
    Vokhidov, Shamsiddin UZB 1.5



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  • Norway Chess update

    25 May - 6 June 2026
    Oslo , Norwa
    6 players
    Double Round robin
    120 mn + 10 second from move 41


    Players - ratings
    Carlsen Magnus (NOR) 2840
    Keymer Vincent (GER) 2759
    Firouzja AliReza (FRA) 2759

    So Wesley (USA) 2754
    Praggnanandhaa R. (IND) 2733
    Gukesh Dommaraju (IND) 2732


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  • European Women's Chess Championship update

    25 May - 5 June 2026
    Batumi , Georgia
    166 players
    11 rounds, Swiss system
    Time control: 90 mn / 40 moves +
    30 mns for the rest of the game +
    30 sec/move>

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  • Super Chess Classic Romania - Grand Chess Tour update

    12 - 24 May 2026
    Bucharest, Romania
    10 players
    Round robin
    90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes +
    30-second increment starting from move one

    Players - ratings
    Caruana Fabiano USA
    So Wesley USA
    Sindarov Javokhir UZB
    Praggnanandhaa R. IND
    Firouzja, Alireza FRA

    Keymer Vincent GER
    Giri Anish NED
    Van Foreest Jorden NED
    Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA
    Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU


    Keymer won Super Chess Classic Romania with 6 points

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  • Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 - Grand Chess Tour

    5 - 9 May 2026
    Malmo, Sweden
    8 players
    Round robin


    Players - ratings

    Fabiano Caruana (2788)
    Javokhir Sindarov (2776)
    Alireza Firouzja (2759)
    Wesley So (2754)
    Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2739)

    Gukesh D (2732)
    Hans Niemann (2728)
    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2717)
    Vladimir Fedoseev (2700)
    Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2650)


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  • TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026

    1 - 7 May 2026
    Malmo, Sweden
    8 players
    Round robin

    Carlsen Magnus NOR
    Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB
    Erigaisi Arjun IND
    Van Foreest Jorden NED
    Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan TUR
    Grandelius Nils SWE
    Woodward Andy USA
    Jiner Zhu CHN


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  • Candidates 2026

    28 March - 1 2026April
    Cyprus
    8 players
    Double Round robin

    Sindarov (UZB) won Candidates 2026 . He will challenge Gukesh in World Chess Championship.

    Nakamura (USA, 2810) :Qualified to the Candidates through Highest Rating Spot
    Caruana (USA, 2795) :Qualified by winning the 2024 FIDE Circuit,
    Wei Yi (China, 2754) : Qualified as the 2025 Goa World Cup finalist
    Giri (Netherlands, 2753) :Won the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand
    Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2745) : Won the 2025 World Cup in Goa
    Praggnanandhaa R (India, 2741) : 2025 FIDE Circuit winner
    Bluebaum (Germany, 2698) : 2nd place in the 2025 Grand Swiss
    Esipenko (FIDE, 2698) : 22025 World Cup 3rd Place


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  • European Individual Chess Championship

    7 - 19 April 2026
    Katowice, Poland
    501 players
    40 moves /90 min + 30 min. + 30sec increment per move
    starting from move 1

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  • Grenke Freestyle Open

    2 - 6 April 2026
    Karlsruhe , Germany

    274 players
    Swiss system

    Top 6 players

    Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2888
    Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2771
    Aronian, Levon USA 2765 2765
    Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2760
    Keymer, Vincent GER 2754 2754
    Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2739


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  • Prague Masters oglu

    25 February - 6 March 2026
    Prague, Czechia
    Masters t. : 10 players
    Round robin

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  • Freestyle Chess World Championship

    13 - 15 February 2026
    Weissenhaus, Germany

    Chess960 - freestyle chess tournament
    Round-robin & knockout

    Carlsen (NOR) is the winner. Players

    Magnus Carlsen NOR
    Fabiano Caruana USA
    Levon Aronian USA
    Nodirbek Abdusattorov UZB

    Arjun Erigaisi IND
    Vincent Keymer GER
    Javokhir Sindarov UZB
    Hans Niemann USA



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  • Tata Steel Masters

    17 January - 1 February 2026
    Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

    Masters & Challengers : 14 players each one
    Round robin
    Average rating: 2728


    Players - Masters tournament

    Vincent Keymer GER 2776
    Arjun Erigaisi IND 2775
    Anish Giri NED 2760
    Praggnanandhaa R. IND 2758

    Gukesh Dommaraju IND 2754
    Nodirbek Abdusattorov UZB 2751
    Javokhir Sindarov UZB 2726
    Hans Niemann USA 2725

    Vladimir Fedoseev SLO 2705
    Jorden Van Foreest NED 2703
    Aravindh C. IND 2700

    Matthias Bluebaum GER 2679
    Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus TUR 2658
    Thai Dai Van Nguyen CZE 2656


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  • Tata Steel Chess India Winners

    Rapid Open: Nihal Sarin IND / Women : Lagno Kateryna FID
    Blitz Open: So Wesley USA / Women : Yip Carissa USA




  • European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship

    Monte-Carlo , Monaco
    Blitz : 9 January 2026
    Rapid: 10 - 11 January 2026
    Blitz : 144 players, 13 rounds
    3 minutes + 2 second-increment
    Rapid : 152 players, 11 Rounds
    15 minutes + 10 seconds-increment


    Final results in European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship:

    Rapid : 1- Batsiashvili GEO 2- Kosteniuk SUI 3- Gvetadze GEO

    Blitz : 1- Roebers NED 2- Khotenashvili GEO 3- Kiolbasa POL

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