Evgeny Sveshnikov Memorial 2026 will take place February 20-22, 2026, in Jurmala, Latvia. Evgeny Sveshnikov Memorial is part of the Jurmala Chess Festival and consists of a rapid and blitz tournament. The eldest son of Evgeny Sveshnikov, IM Vladimir Sveshnikov, has already confirmed participation. Among the pre-registered players is also GM Alexei Shirov.

The traditional 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025 is taking place 7-14 June in New Delhi, India. The 2700 club member Arjun Erigaisi is listed as the top seeded player in the A tournament, where 57 titled players have already signed up. Registration continues and the participants list will be constantly updated. Scroll […]

FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. Live games will be daily with analysis on […]

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown with Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, and Caruana will take place October 25 – October 30. With $412,000 in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot, the stakes have never been higher. The event’s 18-game rapid double round-robin format (10 minutes plus a 5-second increment) will feature escalating point values […]

The Canadian Chess Championship 2025 and the Canadian Women’s Chess Championship 2025 were held simultaneously from April 17–22 in Toronto, Ontario. IM Nikolay Noritsyn and WIM Li Yunshan have been crowned the 2025 Canadian Chess Champions. This is the third title for Nikolay Noritsyn and the first national title for Li Yunshan. Next event for […]

Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili has been re-elected as the ECU President. The ticket of Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili was elected with 35 votes in favour in a total of 53 votes cast: ECU President: Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili Deputy President: Mr. Vlad Ardeleanu Vice President: Mrs. Ingrid Lauterbach Vice President: Mr. Lasse Ostebo Lovik Secretary General: Mr. Theodoros […]

Vladimir Kramnik hat in Genf eine Verleumdungsklage gegen die Online-Schachplattform chess.com, die Schachnachrichtenplattform chessdom und den tschechischen Großmeister David Navara eingereicht.

The 2026 Swedish Chess Championship is underway in Jönköping, Sweden, running from June 26 to July 4. The country’s premier national event features a 10-player round-robin tournament, with each participant facing every other competitor once to determine the Swedish champion. The championship is played with the classical time control of 90 minutes for the first […]

One of the most active people and motors of European chess is always ready to discuss development, policy, and more. At Chessdom are pleased to talk to Mr. Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou. In a previous interview he said to us, “We represent the Europe of the many, the Europe of the ‘equal rights’ Nations“. Today he is […]

Star-Studded Field Headlines Inaugural Naroditsky Memorial in Charlotte The inaugural Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz gets underway Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, bringing together one of the strongest speed chess fields ever assembled in the United States to honor the legacy of Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. Headlining the field are American superstars Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, […]

The Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, the third stop on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, begins Wednesday in Zagreb with a world-class field competing in one of the year’s premier speed chess events. The event follows the Tour’s opening legs in Warsaw and Bucharest and brings together 10 elite grandmasters for a five-day competition consisting […]

The 31st edition of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament will take place in Malmö, Sweden, from May 1 to 7, 2026. This prestigious annual event, organized by Limhamns SK, brings together eight elite players for a single round-robin classical tournament at the Elite Plaza Hotel in central Malmö. It promises to be one […]

The 3rd UzChess Cup 2026 Masters section features a powerful 10-player round-robin lineup in Tashkent from June 7–15. Headlined by world-class talent, the field mixes top Uzbek stars with elite international grandmasters. Leading the rating list is Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2780), followed closely by Arjun Erigaisi (2751), Javokhir Sindarov (2745), Ian Nepomniachtchi (2729), and Hans Moke […]

Stockfish has done it again. The open-source chess engine clinched the Top Chess Engine Championship Season 29 Grand Champion title after a dominant 100-game Superfinal against the surging challenger Reckless, completing another masterclass in computer chess. The result marks Stockfish’s 19th TCEC championship overall and its 12th consecutive season title. Official website of the Top […]

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) 2026 kicks off in spectacular fashion with the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, scheduled for May 4–10, 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. This high-stakes event brings together 10 elite grandmasters for a week of intense rapid and blitz chess, with a prize fund of $200,000. The tournament will take place at […]

Grand Swiss Chess 2027 is going to take place May 10 to 25 on the Isle of Man. The flagship event, featuring a record $900,000 prize fund, will bring together 170 players across the Open and Women’s sections combined. Two spots for FIDE Candidates 2028 will be at stake in each section. The FIDE Grand […]

If you are looking for FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2026 you are at the right place! The right place to learn that the FIDE Grand Swiss happens only on odd years, and in 2026 there is no FIDE Grand Swiss in the calendar. The next edition of the tournament is going to take place at […]

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (born June 3, 2011) is currently at a FIDE classical rating of 2687 (April 2026 list), ranked #38 in the world and #1 in Türkiye. Currently, Erdogmus is playing a rated match vs ex-World Champion Veselin Topalov. Erdogmus already won games (including with Black), pushing his live rating to ~2698 and climbing […]

The Grenke Chess Festival 2026, is taking place April 2–6 in Karlsruhe, Germany, with over 3,500 participants (and approaching 4,000 registrations), surpassing previous editions, making it the biggest world class open chess tournament in the world. Among the participants is the five times world champion Magnus Carlsen, who is also the winner of last year’s […]

20-year-old Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov won his fourth consecutive game by beating China’s Wei Yi in Round 6 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament at Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Cyprus. Sindarov now leads solely with 5.5 out of 6 points, achieving a 3150 performance rating after previous victories over Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, […]