The 2026 U.S. Championship came to a dramatic conclusion: Wesley So lost to last-placed Sam Sevian in the final round, ending his 48-game unbeaten streak at the U.S. Championships. Fabiano Caruana, meanwhile, won on demand against Awonder Liang to catch So at the top of the standings. The title will now be decided in a […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
The latest releases offer fresh ideas for opening preparation and regular chess training. In two volumes, Michael Kotyk presents a practical repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5, while Fabien Libiszewski introduces the dynamic Chigorin Defence against the Queen’s Gambit. ChessBase Magazine 233 rounds off the selection with up-to-date opening ideas, annotated games by top players […]
The cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region will host the MOVE Cup, a new elite chess tournament, with Magnus Carlsen first in the line-up. Launched together with the MOVE Foundation and powered by BETBY, the tournament will bring eight of the world’s top grandmasters to Barcelona from 18 to 20 January 2027.
Novy Bor and SuperChess Romania remain the only teams with perfect scores in the open section of the European Club Cup after five rounds. The co-leaders will face each other in Thursday’s penultimate round, with three teams following one match point behind. In the women’s competition, CE Gambit Bonnevoie secured their fifth consecutive victory and […]
Armenian GM Emin Ohanyan won the Atyrau Masters in Kazakhstan after finishing tied for first place with Chinese IM Jiang Haochen on 7/9. The 20-year-old Ohanyan, seeded 20th, claimed the title thanks to a superior tiebreak score, while 15-year-old Jiang, seeded 30th, secured three consecutive wins to catch the leader. Baadur Jobava took third place […]
Vahap Şanal won the 2026 NATO Chess Championship in Jūrmala with a perfect 7/7 score, while Türkiye took first place in the team competition. Slovenia’s Laura Unuk finished second overall and was the event’s top woman, with Germany’s Robert Stein claiming bronze on tiebreaks. The championship brought together 148 military players from 18 NATO countries […]
FIDE President Timur Turlov met Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia to discuss the country’s growing chess infrastructure and future cooperation with FIDE. Cyprus has hosted several major international events in recent years while also expanding domestic tournaments, youth training and permanent facilities. The meeting highlighted the island’s development as an emerging European chess centre […]
Eleven teams remain tied for first place in the open section of the European Club Cup after three rounds, with tenth seeds Beer Sheva the only top-twelve team to have dropped a match point. The fourth round will see SuperChess facing Bayegan Pendik, with a potential battle between Anish Giri and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (pictured) on […]
A total of 108 teams are competing in the European Club Cup in Budva in the open section, with 22 in the women’s competition. On paper, the favourites in the open are Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club from Turkey, with an average Elo rating of 2715. Bayegan are also the only team with an average […]
GM Arturs Neiksans looks back on his remarkable chess journey, from growing up in the small Latvian town of Valka and discovering chess at age nine to representing Latvia and eventually becoming a Grandmaster. He explains why he stepped away from competitive chess, how a career detour ultimately brought him back to the game, and […]