The opening ceremony of the 46th Chess Olympiad has taken place in Samarkand — a record 400 teams, around two thousand players and nearly 200 nations. Round one follows on 16 September.
Read moreArmenia’s squads for the Samarkand Olympiad have been announced. The open team features Martirosyan, Sargissian, Sargsyan, Hovhannisyan and Petrosyan; the women are led by Elina Danielian.
Read moreFIDE has confirmed the team line-ups for the Samarkand Olympiad. The USA lead the seeding behind Fabiano Caruana, Hans Niemann takes board three, and India defend their gold.
Read moreGanges Grandmasters have won the fourth Global Chess League season, beating Alpine APL Pipers 7:5 on aggregate in the final. Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Magnus Carlsen on their individual board, and Stavroula Tsolakidou delivered the clinching point.
Read moreThe round-robin stage of the fourth Global Chess League season is over in Bengaluru. The 13 September final will pit Ian Nepomniachtchi’s Ganges Grandmasters against Magnus Carlsen’s defending champions Alpine APL Pipers.
Read moreSeason four of the Global Chess League is on in Bengaluru: Carlsen’s Alpine APL Pipers are the only team with a perfect record.
Read moreMagnus Carlsen will not play for Norway at the 2026 Olympiad — after the birth of his son he chose rest.
Read moreFIDE has announced that Gukesh and Sindarov will play the World Championship match in Geneva from November 25 to December 15. Both will be 20 — the youngest world title match in history.
Read moreIndia's GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beat Fabiano Caruana 15:13 in the final match in Saint Louis to become the first Indian winner of the Grand Chess Tour overall standings.
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