The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 begins tomorrow in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The event runs from September 16 to 27. The first matches start at 10:00 AM UTC. The tournament features 208 national teams.
September 15, 2026
The European Chess Union reported the passing of FIDE Vice President Georgios Makropoulos on Tuesday, September 15. Makropoulos was one of the most influential figures in Greek and international ches…
Vladimir Kramnik's legal team registered a formal civil complaint with the Tribunal of Lausanne on September 15. The lawsuit is directed against FIDE for violating Kramnik's personal rights.
Anna Cramling and FM Maksim Omariev played a match in Paris, beaver's claw against cow opening, and settled a dispute over the beaver's claw's origin. Omariev said he played the line six years before…
Indian men's team captain Srinath Narayanan criticized organizers after the squad landed in Samarkand for the Chess Olympiad without hotel rooms for hours. He posted
Jan Henric Buettner shared his opinion on Freestyle Chess in an interview on Dina Belenkaya's YouTube channel. Buettner says that building the event around Magnus Carlsen was a mistake. Jan compares …
September 14, 2026
The Global Chess League 2026 concluded in India on September 13. A player on the winning Ganges Grandmasters team, Stavroula Tsolakidou, was named the MVP of the tournament.
Ian Nepomniachtchi commented on the game against Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Global Chess League 2026. Nepo says that he was very lucky, and notes that he hoped that Magnus would make a mistak…
Hikaru Nakamura commented on Magnus Carlsen's performance at the Global Chess League 2026. Nakamura says that Magnus showed his vulnerability in the game against Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final. Hika…
Magnus Carlsen shared his opinion on the Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026. Carlsen believes that Javokhir Sindarov will win the event. Magnus says Sindarov is more well-rounded than Gukesh Dom…
FIDE announced the official regulations for the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026. The match between reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov will take place from No…
The 9th and final day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Ian Nepomniachtchi's team, Ganges Grandmasters, defeated Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers with a score of…
September 13, 2026
The Solomon Islands Chess Federation (SICF) made a statement about Jan Henric Buettner's speech at the 2026 Presidential Debate. SICF explains that the reference about the federation head selling sau…
September 12, 2026
The first day of the Clutch Chess: The Legends 2026 has concluded. Veselin Topalov defeated Garry Kasparov 2 times, drew one time, and lost once. Topalov leads the tournament with 2.5 points.
September 11, 2026
Fabiano Caruana commented on Abhimanyu Mishra's statement about difficulties with financial support. Caruana says that Mishra earns a lot of money at American junior and open tournaments. Fabiano not…
Daniil Dubov spoke about his role in the FYERS American Gambits team at the Global Chess League 2026. Dubov says that he is responsible for the team atmosphere, and notes that he tries to keep the te…
Denis Lazavik scored 9 points with 8 victories and 2 draws to win the First 3 0 Thursday on September 10. Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Indonesian IM Yoseph Taher both scored 9 points to win the S…
The 7th day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Ian Nepomniachtchi's team, Ganges Grandmasters, leads the event with 18 points. Ganges Grandmasters are 6 tiebreak po…
Anish Giri shared his thoughts on performance declines among World Champions in an interview with Mariano Sigman. Giri uses a metaphor about life and passions, and that achieving the highest goal is …
Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on Gukesh Dommaraju and the Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026. Carlsen says that Gukesh's ceiling is on par with Sindarov or higher. Magnus notes the importan…
