FIDE Excellence Awards: Submission deadline approaching
On June 1, 2026, FIDE launched the FIDE Excellence Awards, a new biennial awards programme established to recognise outstanding achievements, individuals, event...
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On June 1, 2026, FIDE launched the FIDE Excellence Awards, a new biennial awards programme established to recognise outstanding achievements, individuals, event...
The third edition of the UzChess Cup is taking place on 7-15 June in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Four Uzbek representatives face six international grandmasters in a s...
By Milan Dinic From 16 to 22 June, the crème de la crème of the chess world will gather in Hong Kong for the fourth edition of the FIDE World Team Rapid and Bli...
This event takes place from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June 2026. Coming to Lyon – and in particular to the Lyon Olympique Échecs club – are a World Vice-Champion a...
The world No 1’s setback in Oslo and reduced participation coincides with the emergence of a new starMagnus Carlsen, the world No 1, had his worst tournament re...
American Grandmaster Andrew Hong emerged as the outright winner of the Aktobe Open 2026 – Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial (Masters) finishing with an excellent sco...
Shamsiddin Vokhidov took the sole lead at the UzChess Cup after scoring his third consecutive win in Tashkent, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi with the white piece...
Five rounds into the 2026 UzChess Cup Masters, and this event is delivering exactly the kind of chess you want to watch. Of the 20 games played so far, 13 have ...
Online Rating to OTB FIDE Rating? Here is the real deal!Believe it or not, something massive just dropped in terms of chess rating this June 2026. For years, I...
Online Rating to OTB FIDE Rating? Here is the real deal!Believe it or not, something massive just dropped in terms of chess rating this June 2026. For years, I...