14+ hour, 3+ min ago  (242+ words) GM Vincent Keymer of Germany captured the title at the Super Chess Classic Romania, securing first place after defeating Jorden van Foreest in the only decisive game of the ninth and final round to avoid a playoff. The victory marks…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (520+ words) Egypt underlined their dominance on the continental youth chess scene after emerging as overall winners of the 17th Africa Youth Chess Championship held in Entebbe, Uganda. The Egyptian youngsters finished with an impressive haul of 11 medals: six gold, four silver, and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (301+ words) FIDE Day: May 22, 2026 The European "Chess for Freedom" workshop took place in Teramo, Italy, from May 17 to 19, bringing together prison administrators, educators, chess officials, researchers, and social project coordinators to explore the growing role of chess in rehabilitation, reintegration and…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (574+ words) The European "Chess for Freedom" workshop took place in Teramo, Italy, from May 17 to 19, bringing together prison administrators, educators, chess officials, researchers, and social project coordinators to explore the growing role of chess in rehabilitation, reintegration and social inclusion. Organised…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (291+ words) The 2026 Chinese National Individual Chess Championship took place in Xinghua, Jiangsu from 7-18 May, featuring separate Open and Women's sections. After 11 rounds of Swiss play, GM Xu Xiangyu and WIM Yan Tianqi emerged victorious to claim their first national titles and…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (293+ words) FIDE Chess boards from the 46th FIDE Olympiad to find new homes across the world The boards from the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand will be distributed to national federations after the event, leaving a piece of the world's biggest chess…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (635+ words) With less than a month to go to the biggest World Rapid and Blitz team event, the lineups have been revealed. Altogether, 43 teams and more than 300 players are confirmed for the fourth edition of the WTRB. The leading teams from…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (545+ words) Against this backdrop, the Kazakh National University of Sports in Astana hosted two major chess events: the inaugural Turkic Open and Women's Team Chess Championships 2026 and the Turkic Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2026. The open tournament brought together 13 Grandmasters and 18 International Masters....

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (334+ words) FIDE Day: May 17, 2026 Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 opens in Sri Lanka More than 500 players, representing 14 countries, participate in the competition, taking place from May 17-25, 2026. The opening ceremony was attended by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich as well as the Minister of Youth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (345+ words) GM David Navara and WGM Joanna Worek emerged victorious at the 2026 Czech National Championship. David claimed his 14th (!) title " a remarkable achievement " edging out rising star V'clav Fin'k, while Joanna captured her second national crown. The 2026 Czech Championship, held in open…...