The 6th day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 6 rounds, Alireza Firouzja leads with 4 points, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second place with 3.5 points.
July 21, 2026
The organizers of the Total Chess World Championship Tour have announced the tour's pilot event. The tournament will take place from November 10 to 21 at the Anantara New York Palace Hotel in Budapes…
Judit Polgar declined the offer from Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar to become the President of Hungary. Polgar explains that she isn’t ready to take on the responsibility of uniting a divided …
July 20, 2026
15th World Champion Viswanathan Anand explained why he will not run for re-election as FIDE Deputy President in September. Vishy says he wants to spend more time with his family, and notes that he wi…
Today, July 20, the chess community celebrates International Chess Day. The year 2026 marks the 61st Chess Day.
Former FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential elections. Ilyumzhinov says FIDE needs unity, and states he wants to achieve the inclusion of chess in the O…
The 5th day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 5 rounds, two players share the lead with 3.5 points each, with Arjun Erigaisi leading on tiebreaks.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that he will offer Judit Polgar the position of next president of Hungary. Magyar called Judit a person capable of representing national unity.
The 4th day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 4 rounds, Alireza Firouzja leads with 3 points, while Arjun Erigaisi is in second place with 2.5 points.
July 19, 2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus commented on becoming the youngest 2700 in history. Erdogmus says that the basis of his achievement is a large amount of training, notes that he did not go to school for a long ti…
July 18, 2026
The 3rd day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 3 rounds, Alireza Firouzja leads with 2.5 points, while Arjun Erigaisi is in second place with 2 points.
Greek FM Anastasia Avramidou commented on reaching the semifinals of the Women's Speed Championship 2026. Avramidou says she works as a doctor, and notes that she plays chess for fun.
July 17, 2026
Anita Aronian, wife of Levon Aronian, released a music video for her debut track called 'Friends'. The video premiered on YouTube, and the track is available on all major streaming platforms.
The French Cup 2026 tournament concluded at the end of June. In the final, team 'Marseille Echecs' defeated 'Saint Quentin' on June 28. The French Chess Federation's Sports Appeals Commission (CAS) a…
Russian content creator Aleksandr Shimanov commented on the decision on disciplinary proceedings against Vladimir Kramnik from FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC). Shimanov considers the puni…
The 2nd day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 2 rounds, Alireza Firouzja leads with 2 points, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second place with 1 point.
Hikaru Nakamura scored 9.5 points with 9 victories and 1 draw to win the First 3 0 Thursday on July 16. Russian GM Sergey Drygalov and Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 and 8.5 points to win the Seco…
The 5th day of the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2026 on Chess.com has concluded. Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anastasia Avramidou advanced to the Semifinals.
July 16, 2026
FIDE has announced the official shortlists for the inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards. FIDE published 10 nominees in 11 categories, including best players, best rookies, and others.
Dutch GM Benjamin Bok reported that esports organization ZEDI Esports closed on July 16th. Benjamin was signed to the team 13 days earlier, on July 3.
