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The Week in Chess 1647 of 1st June 2026 by Mark Crowther. 26 stories and 6217 games. Links down the right hand margin for games in PGN or Chessbase format or on the The Week in Chess Download page.

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Faustino Oro earns his final GM norm in Sardinia

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 9

Mark Crowther (Mon May 11 04:55:29 2026)

Faustino Oro is now the second youngest player in history to become a GM after a 6/9 result in Sardinia. I suspect he will be more relieved than anything else after chasing this final norm for five months. He is already among only a select few who have earned the Grandmaster title at such a young age.

Magnus Carlsen wins the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament after tie-break win over Erigaisi

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 7

Mark Crowther (Thu May 07 15:41:44 2026)

Magnus Carlsen won the tournament after beating Erdogmus in the final round and then beating Erigaisi in a blitz tie-break. Erigaisi had survived a lost position against Woodward to catch Carlsen.

Erigaisi leads the Sigeman tournament alone with one round to go

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 6

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 16:25:20 2026)

Erigaisi beat Zhu Jiner after grinding out a win in the endgame. Carlsen managed to defeat Woodward after an choosing the King's Indian as black. Erdogmus drew with Abdusattorov and Van Foreest missed a win against Grandelius. Carlsen meets Erdogmus for the first time in the final round.

Gukesh beats Sindarov in the GCT Poland Super Rapid

GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 5

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 11:24:53 2026)

Gukesh beat Sindarov in their first meeting since it was known they would play for the World Championship. Sindarov unsoundly sacrificed a piece. Niemann and Wesley So lead on 4.5/6.

Erigaisi and Erdogmus lead the Sigeman & Co tournament after five rounds

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 5

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 07:20:07 2026)

Erigaisi beat Jorden van Foreest whilst Erdogmus survived a lost position against Woodward, they're now tied in the lead on 3.5/5. Carlsen beat Zhu Jiner in an unsteady performance. Grandelius drew quickly against Abdusattorov.

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26th European Women's Championship 2026

26th European Women's Championship 2026 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Fri Jun 5 20:17:00 2026)

The 26th European Women's Championship took place Mon 25th May to Friday 5th Jun 2026. Anastasiia Hnatyshyn took clear first place with 9/11 half a point clear of Sabrina Vega Gutierrez, Olga Badelka and Nurgyul Salimova. Read more ....

26th European Women's Championship 2026 (Batumi GEO)
Mon 25th May 2026 - Sat 6th Jun 2026 - Official Site - Results - Live

26th ch-EUR Indiv w 2026 (11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

14th Norway Chess 2026

14th Norway Chess 2026 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Mon May 25 21:14:00 2026)

The 14th Norway Chess tournament took place Mon 25th May to Fri 5th Jun 2026. There was the regular tournament and a women's event, this year with the same prize-money. Each event had 6 players and 10 rounds and there was an Armageddon game if there's a draw.

Open: Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh. Women: Ju Wenjun, Zhu Jiner, Humpy Koneru, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Anna Muzychuk and Deshmukh Divya.

Praggnanandhaa won the event just pipping Wesley So by a point, Praggnanandhaa won his last four games. Magnus Carlsen had his poorest result in my memory, he won three and lost four. Bibisara Assaubayeva had led for much of the women's event and her only defeat in the final round didn't stop her winning. I give both the official final standings and a conventional table. Read more ....

14th Norway Chess 2026 (Oslo NOR)
Mon 25th May 2026 - Fri 5th Jun 2026 - Official Site

14th Norway Chess 2026 (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:120m+10spm(40)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

14th Norway Armageddon (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:10m/7m 1spm(41)Armageddon) - Games in PGN: Games

14th Norway Chess Women (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:120m+10spm(40)) - Games in PGN: Games Women | Live Women

14th Norway Armageddon w (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:10m/7m 1spm(41)Armageddon) - Games in PGN: Games

GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026

GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Sat May 23 17:45:00 2026)

The Grand Chess Tour Super Chess Classic Romania took place Thu 14th May to Sat 23rd May 2026. Players: Caruana, Sindarov, Giri, Firouzja, Keymer, Wesley So, Jorden Van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa, MVL and Deac. Vincent Keymer emerged as the clear winner with 6/9 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana on 5.5, Javokhir Sindarov and Wesley So were half a point further back on 5 points. Alireza Firouzja withdrew after five rounds after badly hurting his ankle, he had tried to carry on for a couple of rounds after round 3. Read more ....

GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 (Bucharest ROU)
Thu 14th May 2026 - Sat 23rd May 2026 - Official Site - Results

GCT Super ROM Classic (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026

Mark Crowther (Mon May 11 09:10:00 2026)

The Sardinia World Chess Festival took place Sun 3rd May 2026 to Sun 10th May 2026 in Orosei, Italy. Frederik Svane took clear first place with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Haik M. Martirosyan, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Mamikon Gharibyan. Tied for 25th place on 6/9 was Faustino Oro who in spite of a loss to Nepomniachtchi in the final round earned his final GM norm at 12 years, 6 months, 26 days, the second youngest in history, a couple of months behind Abhimanyu Mishra. Read more ....

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 (Orosei ITA)
Sun 3rd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026 - Official Site - Results - Live

Sardinia World Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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Tournaments for Saturday 6th June 2026 combined with links to official website, live coverage and PGN file
Event	Site	FED	UK Time	Rd
Web	Live	PGN
Other events today
Asian Individual 2026	Ulaanbaatar	MGL	03:00	9
Asian Individual Women	Ulaanbaatar	MGL	03:00	9
ch-Malopolska 2026	Krakow	POL	08:00	5
Stepan Avagyan Mem 2026	Jermuk	ARM	08:00	9
ch-Malopolska 2026	Krakow	POL	14:30	6
XXVI Foment Martinenc Op	Barcelona	ESP	15:30	7