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Aug 7, 2026
Praggnanandhaa Wins Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid & Blitz
R Praggnanandhaa sealed the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid & Blitz crown with a penultimate-round draw against Javokhir Sindarov
Aug 5, 2026
Praggnanandhaa Leads St. Louis Rapid; Blitz Phase Up Next
R Praggnanandhaa finished first in the rapid section at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz with 12 points from nine rounds, before the 18-game blitz phase
Jul 29, 2026
Geneva to host Gukesh vs Sindarov FIDE World Championship 2026
FIDE confirmed Geneva will stage the 2026 World Championship match between reigning champion Gukesh D and challenger Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15
Jul 22, 2026
Gukesh Slump Raises 2026 World Chess Title Defence Doubts
Viswanathan Anand and GM Srinath Narayanan believe the FIDE Olympiad could help D Gukesh regain confidence ahead of his 2026 World Championship defence
Jun 27, 2026
Dragon Chilling win FIDE World Team Blitz golden double
Dragon Chilling completed a golden double in Hong Kong as Endgame.AI took silver and Uzbekistan claimed bronze at the FIDE World Team Blitz Championship
Jun 27, 2026
Bojan Maksimović wins 2026 Serbian Chess Championship title
GM Bojan Maksimović claimed his maiden national crown at the 2026 Serbian Individual Chess Championship in Senta with 6.5/9
Jun 23, 2026
Nepal Championship 2026: Jaiswal, Adhikari win national titles
Rupesh Jaiswal and Kritisara Adhikari captured the Open and Women’s titles as the Nepal Championship 2026 concluded in Damak
Jun 23, 2026
Dragon Chilling win FIDE World Team Blitz, seal golden double
Dragon Chilling completed a golden double in Hong Kong, defeating Endgame.AI in the final of the FIDE World Team Blitz Championship
Jun 23, 2026
Bojan Maksimović Wins 2026 Serbian Individual Chess Title
GM Bojan Maksimović captured his maiden national crown at the 2026 Serbian Individual Chess Championship with 6.5/9
Jun 19, 2026
Arjun Erigaisi beats Magnus Carlsen as MGD1 win in Hong Kong
Arjun Erigaisi’s win over Magnus Carlsen helped MGD1 beat WR Chess 3.5-2.5 in the Rapid event at the 2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship in Hong Kong
Jun 15, 2026
Magnus Carlsen wins ASEAN E-Sports Chess Cup in Bangkok
Magnus Carlsen captured the inaugural ASEAN E-Sports Chess Cup in Bangkok, defeating Andrey Esipenko in an Armageddon decider
Jun 13, 2026
R Vaishali wins WR Women’s Chess Tour Tokyo rapid title
R Vaishali captured the rapid title at the WR Women’s Chess Tour opener in Tokyo, following brother R Praggnanandhaa’s Norway Chess triumph