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The Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026, the 53rd edition of the International Dortmund Chess Days, concluded on August 9 at the Alte Schmiede Cultural Centre in Dortmund-Huckarde. Bringing together 413 players …

The 126th Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship officially concluded on August 9 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, following a week of high-level classical chess at the DeVos Place Convention Center. A …

Road to Weissenhaus 2027: Final qualification path confirmed Three spots remain open in both the Open and Women’s FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship Hamburg/Weissenhaus, August 11, 2026 — Freestyle Chess …

The Northern Territory is preparing to welcome chess players from across Australia and abroad for the 2027 Australian Open Chess Championships. Proudly supported by North West Constructions, the national flagship …

11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan crowned Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s champion at record-breaking British Chess Champs17-year-old Grandmaster Shreyas Royal wins his first British Championship Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as …

Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa won his first Rapid & Blitz title at the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club as the first U.S. leg of …

The 35th Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” concluded at the historic Megali Leschi venue in Kavala, Greece. Organized by the Kavala Chess Club and the East Macedonia …

When the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) from FIDE, it drew a clear legal line. FIDE’s leadership has now chosen to cross …

The American chess calendar reaches one of its most celebrated milestones as the 126th Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship launches at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. …

The 13th Annual Washington International concluded on July 29, 2026, at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland, bringing together top talent for one of the premier classical chess events on …