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The Madeira Chess Association (AXRAM), in cooperation with the Portuguese Chess Federation (FPX), will host the 1st Funchal Chess Open from November 26 to December 2, 2026, in Funchal, Madeira. …

The Reykjavík Chess Club (Taflfélag Reykjavíkur) will host the Friðrik Ólafsson Memorial Chess Tournament from November 24 to 29, 2026, at its playing venue on Faxafen 12 in the Icelandic …

Grandmaster Alexei Shirov secured victory at the V Manaus Chess Open 2026, held from October 10 to October 17 at the Blue Tree Premium Manaus in Amazonas, Brazil. Following nine …

Freestyle Chess is coming to screens across North America through an exciting new partnership with the sports and gaming network Game+, bringing world-class Freestyle Chess coverage to 3.5 million households …

Grandmaster Zhou Jianchao secured clear first place at the 5th Skyline Chess Open, hosted at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott in Dulles, Virginia, from October 9 through October 12, 2026. …

This autumn marks a century of organized chess in the Palmetto State as the 2026 South Carolina Chess Championship returns to the Columbia Chess Club from October 16 through October …

The English Chess Federation has congratulated 12-year-old chess prodigy Supratit Banerjee after his International Master title was officially approved by FIDE, making him the youngest English player to achieve the …

The Fagernes International Autumn 2026 concluded after ten rounds in Norway, with Kazakh Grandmaster Rinat Jumabayev securing first place in the GM group. Entering the final day as the tournament …

Under the patronage of the European Chess Union (ECU), the European Corporate Chess Championship returns to the Paris region on November 27 and 28, 2026. Organized by Asnières Le Grand …

The Ukrainian Chess Federation (UCF) and Danish Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen, a prominent coach and chess advocate, have raised sharp criticisms against the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following the start …