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The Botswana Chess Federation has successfully concluded its 2026 National Team Selection Finals, selecting teams for the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Hosted at Yarona Country Lodge, the …

GM Lelys Martinez emerged as the winner of the 2026 Cuban National Championship, claiming his first national title.  The Absolute National Chess Championship, a nine-round Swiss event with classical time control, was …

Magnus Carlsen (Norway) is the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Champion. A draw in the fourth and final game against Fabiano Caruana (USA) was enough to seal a 2.5–1.5 match victory in Weissenhaus, …

Baadur Jobava and Nino Batsiashvili have been crowned Georgian chess champions, each claiming their fifth national title. The 85th Georgian Chess Championship and the 83rd Georgian Women’s Chess Championship were held concurrently in Tbilisi from …

Nodirbek Abdusattorov emerged victorious at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026. After thirteen rounds of top-level chess in Wijk aan Zee, the Uzbek grandmaster claimed the Tata Steel Masters title on …

GM Manuel Petrosyan and untitled Anahit Mkrtchyan emerged victorious at the Armenian National Chess Championships. Petrosyan captured his second national title, while Mkrtchyan claimed her first. Both earned the right to represent Armenia in …

CM Bernard Anhwere and WCM Maud Benson emerged as the winners of the recently concluded Ghana National Chess Championship which determined the national teams for the Chess Olympiad 2026. The top five finishers in …

In the official press release published on the ECU website, the European Chess Union expressed its regrets for the conduct and the outcomes of the FIDE General Assembly which was …

The European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025 took place from 8-12 January in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The Championship gathered record-breaking 143 players from 30 European federations in the Rapid …

Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the knockout finals 2.5-1.5 to clinch his ninth title in the World Blitz. In the Women’s competition, with the same score, Bibisara Assaubayeva won …