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Season Four of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 Start

The 4th Season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League takes place in Bengaluru, 5th to 13th September 2026. Firouzja, Sindarov, Carlsen, MVL star.

Carlsen wins the Chess event in the Esports World Cup

Esports World Cup 2026 Final

Whatever you think of the format and razzamatazz of the chess event of the Esports World Cup, Carlsen just killed it, winning easily without the loss of a game, he defeated Denis Lazavik 2 sets to 0 in the final. Nakamura finished 3rd after beating Firouzja who quit their match after technical issues.

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 Games and results

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League takes place in Bengaluru, India 5th-13th September 2026. 6 Teams play over 10 rounds in rapid (10m+2spm) chess. Each match has its own session, there will be four a day for most of the league stage, 3 for the final couple of days. The top two finishers play for the title, the next two for 3rd and 4th on the final day, Firouzja, Sindarov, Carlsen and MVL are amongst the players. Read more ....

TechM Global Chess League 2026 (Bengaluru IND)
Sat 5th Sep 2026 - Sun 13th Sep 2026 - Official Site

TechM GCL 2026 (6 players 10 Rds DRR Club TC:20m)

TechM GCL Final 2026 (2 players 2 Rds Match Club TC:20m)

TechM GCL 3rd-4th 2026 (2 players 4 Rds Match Club TC:20m)

TCh-ESP 1st Div 2026

TCh-ESP 1st Div 2026 Games and results

The Spanish CECLUB 1st Div took place Thu 27th August to Wed 2nd September 2026. Club Ajedrez Solvay headed by Vasyl Ivanchuk won the title.

Final Standings: 1st Club Ajedrez Solvay, 14.0 points. 2nd Andreu Paterna, 9.0. 3rd Platja Daro Club Escacs, 8.0. 4th Ciudad Naranco, 7.0. 5th-7th Granada Sidn-civica-nazaries-trevenque, Club Ajedrez Sestao and Gros Xake Taldea, 6.0. 8th Ca Fundacion La Caja, 0.0. 8 teams. Read more ....

TCh-ESP 1st Div 2026 (Linares ESP)
Thu 27th Aug 2026 - Wed 2nd Sep 2026 - Official Site - Results - Live

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 (7 Rds League Club TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Div1

Green Hills Resort Masters 2026

Green Hills Resort Masters 2026 Games and results

Artemiev and Abdusattorov in Round 4 of the Blitz, the game finished in a draw.

Artemiev and Abdusattorov in Round 4 of the Blitz, the game finished in a draw. |

The Green Hills Resort Masters took place 30th-31st August in the Bostanlyk district which is 75km from Tashkent. The event was one day of rapid and one of blitz, the rapid games counted double.

Nodirbek Yakubboev was something of a surprise winner, in the rapid he scored 6/7, which converted to 12 points, 3 points clear of the field going into the second day of blitz. In spite of finishing only 6th of 8 in the blitz he just hung on to win by half a point from Nodirbek Abdusattorov who beat him in their individual blitz game. Vladislav Artemiev finished in third place and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus finished in fourth; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had a terrible couple of days finishing last in the rapid and 7th in the blitz. Read more ....

Green Hills Resort Masters 2026 (Bostanlyk district UZB)
Sun 30th Aug 2026 - Mon 31st Aug 2026 - Official Site - Results - Live

Green Hills Masters Rapid (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC:10m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

Green Hills Masters Blitz (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

Sofia Cup 2026

Sofia Cup 2026 Games and results

The Sofia Cup, also known as the Balkan Rapid and Blitz Championships took place 29th to 30th August 2026. Players: Alireza Firouzja Rauf Mamedov, Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Vojtech Plat, Leon Livaic, Sanan Sjugirov, Ediz Gurel, Ivan Cheparinov etc.

Rauf Mamedov won the rapid event on tie-break from Alireza Firouzja and Dimitris Alexakis after all finished on 7.5/9. Firouzja was the clear winner of the blitz with 9.5/11 half a point clear of Ediz Gurel and Mamedov . Read more ....

Sofia Cup 2026 (Sofia BUL)
Sat 29th Aug 2026 - Sun 30th Aug 2026 - Official Site - Results

Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:10m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

Sofia Cup Blitz 2026 (11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

Tournaments for Friday 4th September 2026 combined with links to official website, live coverage and PGN file
EventSiteFEDUK TimeRd
WebLivePGN
Live Games now here
TCh-EUR Senior +50 2026HersonissosGRE13:009
TCh-EUR Senior +65 2026HersonissosGRE13:009
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19th Kalamaria Open 2026KalamariaGRE08:309
28th Trieste Open 2026TriesteITA08:309
Radnicki CC IM 6 2026KovinSRB09:005
Guba Open 2026GubaAZE12:001
1st Gazi Open A 2026GaziantepTUR14:007
TCh-POL 2nd League 2026Jastrzebia GoraPOL14:007
Radnicki CC IM 6 2026KovinSRB15:006
ch-POR 2026MaiaPOR15:007
Escala Emporium Chess OpeL'EscalaESP15:306
33rd Nikaia Open 2026NikaiaGRE16:305
Marshall CC Labor Day IMBNew YorkUSA17:002
CCCSA Labor Day IM-C 2026CharlotteUSA17:002
CCCSA Labor Day GM-B 2026CharlotteUSA17:002
Marshall CC Labor Day GMANew YorkUSA17:002
CCCSA Labor Day GM-A 2026CharlotteUSA17:002
Scherer Masters 2026JoacabaBRA20:007
CCCSA Labor Day GM-B 2026CharlotteUSA23:003
Marshall CC Labor Day GMANew YorkUSA23:003
CCCSA Labor Day GM-A 2026CharlotteUSA23:003
Marshall CC Labor Day IMBNew YorkUSA23:003
CCCSA Labor Day IM-C 2026CharlotteUSA23:003

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