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- The Week in Chess 1660 of 31st August 2026 by Mark Crowther. 44 stories and 9139 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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Season Four of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 Start
Mark Crowther (Fri Sep 04 05:58:28 2026)
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
Mark Crowther (Sat Aug 15 14:45:39 2026)
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.
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Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 Games and results
Mark Crowther (Fri Sep 4 12:51:00 2026)
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
Mark Crowther (Thu Sep 3 18:43:00 2026)
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
Mark Crowther (Mon Aug 31 11:00:00 2026)
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
Mark Crowther (Sun Aug 30 16:05:00 2026)
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
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Grand Chess Tour Finals 2026
Grand Chess Tour Finals 2026 Games and results
Mark Crowther (Sat Aug 29 18:17:00 2026)
13th Sinquefield Cup 2026
13th Sinquefield Cup 2026 Games and Results
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Esports World Cup 2026
Esports World Cup 2026 Games and Results
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112th British Chess Championships 2026
112th British Chess Championships 2026 Games and Results
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WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026
WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026 Games and Results
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Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Wed Jul 22 14:55:00 2026)
Netherland Championships 2026
Netherland Chess Championship 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Sat Jul 11 17:59:00 2026)
KazChess Masters 2026
KazChess Masters 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Wed Jul 8 19:38:00 2026)
GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026
GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Sun Jul 5 22:55:00 2026)
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2026
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Wed Jun 24 14:52:00 2026)
3rd UzChess Cup 2026
3rd UzChess Cup 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Mon Jun 15 21:52:00 2026)
Navara vs Blohberger Match 2026
Navara vs Blohberger Match 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Sun Jun 14 12:20:00 2026)
26th European Women's Championship 2026
26th European Women's Championship 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Fri Jun 5 20:17:00 2026)
TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.


