THE WEEK IN CHESS 1628 19th January 2026 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 88th Tata Steel 2026
3) 86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026
4) Bob Wade Masters 2026
5) Muscat Nights International Chess 2026
6) Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026
7) Budapest One Week January 2026
8) Charlotte Open 2026
9) Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026
10) NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026
11) Odisha Open 2026
12) Orsha Masters 2026
13) Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026
14) Gotham vs. Song 2026
15) 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2026
16) 24th Prague Open 2026
17) 41st Tamil Nadu IM 2026
18) 42nd Tamil Nadu IM 2026
19) 43rd Tamil Nadu IM 2026
20) 44th Tamil Nadu IM 2026
21) 51st Seville Open 2026
22) 92nd ch-BLR 2026
23) Fantastico GM Mix 12 2026
24) GM mix Bijeljina 2026
25) III Temuco Open 2026
26) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2026
27) ch-AUS 2026
28) XVIII Premium Budapest 2026
29) Montreal Pere Noel Open 2025
30) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2025-26
31) Arab Clubs Championship 2026
32) TCh-CHN Division A Finals 2025
33) Titled Tuesday Blitz 13th January 2026
34) 3-0 Thursday 15th Jan 2026
35) Freestyle WCh Play-In 2026
36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
88th Tata Steel 2026cl42 games
86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026cl60 games
Bob Wade Masters 2026cl35 games
Muscat Nights International Chess 2026cl191 games
Charlotte Open 2026cl43 games
NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026cl140 games
Odisha Open 2026cl100 games
Gotham vs. Song 2026cl,rap,bli14 games
16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2026cl50 games
24th Prague Open 2026cl59 games
41st Tamil Nadu IM 2026cl25 games
42nd Tamil Nadu IM 2026cl25 games
43rd Tamil Nadu IM 2026cl45 games
44th Tamil Nadu IM 2026cl45 games
51st Seville Open 2026cl98 games
92nd ch-BLR 2026cl58 games
Fantastico GM Mix 12 2026cl272 games
III Temuco Open 2026cl174 games
ch-AUS 2026cl62 games
XVIII Premium Budapest 2026cl149 games
Montreal Pere Noel Open 2025cl171 games
TCh-SWE Elitserien 2025-26cl72 games
Arab Clubs Championship 2026cl38 games
TCh-CHN Division A Finals 2025cl5 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 13th January 2026bli1950 games
3-0 Thursday 15th Jan 2026bli1750 games
Freestyle WCh Play-In 2026rap,bli341 games
6014 games

Abbreviations: cl - classical, rap - rapid, bli - blitz, arm - armageddon, bul - Bullet, cor - correspondence or similar.

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Hugh Brodie, Michiel Abeln, Rich Fireman, Pedro Alberdi, Csaba Zoltan Varga, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The 88th Tata Steel Masters has started, the early leaders are Hans Moke Niemann, Matthias Bluebaum, Jorden van Foreest, Arjun Erigaisi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov all have a win and two draws. It's very early stages yet. Aydin Suleymanli leads the Challengers. This is always one of the busiest days for me with a round summary to write so I'll leave it there.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 88th Tata Steel 2026

The 88th Tata Steel Chess tournament takes place in Wijk aan Zee Fri 16th Jan to Sun 1st Feb 2026. Players: Masters: Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Aravindh Chithambaram, Hans Niemann, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Jorden van Foreest, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Van Nguyen Thai Dai, Gukesh Dommaraju, Anish Giri, Vladimir Fedoseev, Matthias Bluebaum and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Challengers: Vasyl Ivanchuk, Marc Andria Maurizzi, Velimir Ivic, Erwin l'Ami, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Eline Roebers, Miaoyi Lu, Max Warmerdam, Panesar Vedant, Andy Woodward, Aydin Suleymanli, Faustino Oro, Daniil Yuffa and Carissa Yip.

88th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
13Niemann, Hans MokeGMUSA27252
6Van Foreest, JordenGMNED27032
7Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND27752
13Bluebaum, MatthiasGMGER26792
14Abdusattorov, NodirbekGMUZB27512
61Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGMTUR26581.5
2Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.GMIND27001.5
5Sindarov, JavokhirGMUZB27261.5
9Nguyen, Thai Dai VanGMCZE26561.5
10Gukesh, DGMIND27541.5
12Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO27051.5
124Keymer, VincentGMGER27761
138Praggnanandhaa, RGMIND27580.5
11Giri, AnishGMNED27600.5
14 players
88th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026. Category: 19. Ave: (2723)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Niemann, Hans Moke GM USA 2725 # = = 1 2 2806
2 Bluebaum, Matthias GM GER 2679 = # = 1 2 2859
3 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM UZB 2751 # = = 1 2 2830
4 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2703 # = = 1 2 2848
5 Erigaisi, Arjun GM IND 2775 # = = 1 2 2848
6 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan GM TUR 2658 = = # = 1.5 2725
7 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM IND 2700 = = = # 1.5 2696
8 Gukesh, D GM IND 2754 = = # = 1.5 2735
9 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM CZE 2656 = = # = 1.5 2745
10 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM SLO 2705 0 # = 1 1.5 2742
11 Sindarov, Javokhir GM UZB 2726 = = # = 1.5 2740
12 Keymer, Vincent GM GER 2776 0 0 # 1 1 2590
13 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2758 0 0 = # 0.5 2454
14 Giri, Anish GM NED 2760 0 = 0 # 0.5 2462
Round 1. Sat 17th Jan 2026
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 41 C69 Ruy Lopez
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Bluebaum, Matthias 41 E06 Catalan
Niemann, Hans Moke 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 16 C42 Petrov
Keymer, Vincent 1-0 Giri, Anish 23 D27 QGA
Sindarov, Javokhir 1/2-1/2 Gukesh, D 78 D37 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 27 C43 Petrov
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 32 D20 QGA
Round 2. Sun 18th Jan 2026
Bluebaum, Matthias 1/2-1/2 Niemann, Hans Moke 28 D41 QGD
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Sindarov, Javokhir 44 A13 English opening
Gukesh, D 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 33 E60 King's Indian defence
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 60 D37 QGD
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 56 D37 QGD
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Keymer, Vincent 44 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 46 B56 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 19th Jan 2026
Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 75 A05 Reti opening
Erigaisi, Arjun 1/2-1/2 Gukesh, D 34 D20 QGA
Keymer, Vincent 0-1 Bluebaum, Matthias 33 D35 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Giri, Anish 64 B90 Sicilian
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 42 C46 Four knights game
Niemann, Hans Moke 1/2-1/2 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 37 B12 Caro-Kann
Sindarov, Javokhir 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 29 C42 Petrov
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
111Suleymanli, AydinGMAZE26282.5
21Ivanchuk, VasylGMUKR26052
2Maurizzi, MarcandriaGMFRA26112
5Assaubayeva, BibisaraGMKAZ24972
7Lu, MiaoyiIMCHN24312
10Woodward, AndyGMUSA26082
12Oro, FaustinoIMARG25162
13Yuffa, DaniilGMESP26042
914Yip, CarissaIMUSA24661.5
103Ivic, VelimirGMSRB26381
8Warmerdam, MaxGMNED25761
9Panesar, VedantFMIND24061
134L'ami, ErwinGMNED26340
6Roebers, ElineIMNED23980
14 players
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026. Category: 12. Ave: (2544)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Suleymanli, Aydin GM AZE 2628 # = 1 1 2.5 2783
2 Assaubayeva, Bibisara GM KAZ 2497 = # 1 = 2 2709
3 Maurizzi, MarcAndria GM FRA 2611 # = = 1 2 2683
4 Ivanchuk, Vasyl GM UKR 2605 = # = 1 2 2697
5 Woodward, Andy GM USA 2608 0 # 1 1 2 2567
6 Lu, Miaoyi IM CHN 2431 0 # 1 1 2 2655
7 Yuffa, Daniil GM ESP 2604 = # = 1 2 2753
8 Oro, Faustino IM ARG 2516 = # = 1 2 2715
9 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2466 0 = # 1 1.5 2597
10 Ivic, Velimir GM SRB 2638 0 = = # 1 2450
11 Warmerdam, Max GM NED 2576 0 0 # 1 1 2309
12 Panesar, Vedant FM IND 2406 0 0 # 1 1 2343
13 Roebers, Eline IM NED 2398 0 0 0 # 0 2547
14 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2634 0 0 0 # 0 2583
Round 1. Sat 17th Jan 2026
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1/2-1/2 Yip, Carissa 35 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1/2-1/2 Yuffa, Daniil 36 B40 Sicilian defence
Ivic, Velimir 1/2-1/2 Oro, Faustino 46 E10 Queen's pawn game
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Suleymanli, Aydin 45 D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1-0 Woodward, Andy 41 D38 QGD
Roebers, Eline 0-1 Panesar, Vedant 34 E00 Queen's pawn game
Lu, Miaoyi 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 51 B23 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 18th Jan 2026
Woodward, Andy 1-0 Roebers, Eline 27 E04 Catalan
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 39 B22 Sicilian
Suleymanli, Aydin 1/2-1/2 Assaubayeva, Bibisara 81 A11 English
Panesar, Vedant 0-1 Lu, Miaoyi 40 A45 Queen's pawn game
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, MarcAndria 62 D55 QGD
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Ivic, Velimir 58 D17 QGD Slav
Oro, Faustino 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 36 A21 English opening
Round 3. Mon 19th Jan 2026
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Yuffa, Daniil 44 B42 Sicilian
Lu, Miaoyi 0-1 Woodward, Andy 58 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Roebers, Eline 0-1 Suleymanli, Aydin 80 B10 Caro-Kann
Ivic, Velimir 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 52 C43 Petrov
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1-0 Yip, Carissa 55 C25 Vienna game, Max Lange defence
Warmerdam, Max 1-0 Panesar, Vedant 35 C22 Centre game
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1/2-1/2 Oro, Faustino 36 D37 QGD

3) 86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026

The 86th ch-ARM Highest League takes place 13th to 21st January 2026.

86th ch-ARM HL 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Davtyan, ArturARM2489411,7530
27Andriasian, ZavenARM2545411,2540
34Petrosyan, ManuelARM257241130
42Hakobyan, AramARM262539,2520
51Sargsyan, Sargis Vach.ARM240337,7520
65Gharibyan, MamikonARM248436,7530
78Harutyunyan, Tigran K.ARM25112.57.540
83Ohanyan, EminARM24892.56.520
99Grigoryan, Karen H.ARM247526,7530
106Davtyan, ArsenARM24512640
10 players
86th ch-ARM HL 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026. Category: 11. Ave: (2504)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Davtyan, Artur IM ARM 2489 # = 1 1 = 1 0 4 2629
2 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2545 = # = 1 = = 1 4 2622
3 Petrosyan, Manuel GM ARM 2572 = # 0 1 1 1 = 4 2633
4 Hakobyan, Aram GM ARM 2625 0 1 # 0 1 = = 3 2485
5 Sargsyan, Sargis Vach. FM ARM 2403 0 0 1 # = = 1 3 2518
6 Gharibyan, Mamikon GM ARM 2484 0 0 = # = 1 1 3 2502
7 Harutyunyan, Tigran K. GM ARM 2511 = = 0 = # 0 1 2.5 2448
8 Ohanyan, Emin GM ARM 2489 0 0 = = 1 # = 2.5 2456
9 Grigoryan, Karen H. GM ARM 2475 = = = 0 = # 0 2 2403
10 Davtyan, Arsen IM ARM 2451 1 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2360
81st ch-ARM w 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Hakobyan, AstghikARM197651130
22Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.ARM20484.51220
33Krkyasharyan, SonaARM210541020
410Khachatryan, AnnaARM210046,7530
56Hayrapetyan, NvardARM20783.5640
64Avetisyan, AniARM20663.54.530
79Avetisyan, MariamARM20912.5830
88Mirakyan, AngelinaARM18302640
97Kasinyan, LilitARM191112,7540
101Dzhalalian, NelliARM18740020
10 players
81st ch-ARM w 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2008)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hakobyan, Astghik WFM ARM 1976 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 2245
2 Mkrtchyan, Anahit H. ARM 2048 0 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2228
3 Krkyasharyan, Sona ARM 2105 = # = 1 = = 1 4 2127
4 Khachatryan, Anna WFM ARM 2100 0 = # = 1 1 1 4 2099
5 Hayrapetyan, Nvard WFM ARM 2078 0 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2021
6 Avetisyan, Ani ARM 2066 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2034
7 Avetisyan, Mariam WFM ARM 2091 1 0 = 0 0 # 1 2.5 1974
8 Mirakyan, Angelina ARM 1830 0 = 0 = = # = 2 1914
9 Kasinyan, Lilit ARM 1911 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1 1751
10 Dzhalalian, Nelli ARM 1874 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2062

4) Bob Wade Masters 2026

The Bob Wade Masters takes place 15th to 20th January 2026.

Bob Wade Masters 2026 Auckland NZL Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Tue 20th Jan 2026. Category: 7. Ave: (2417)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fernandez, Daniel Howard GM ENG 2527 # = = 1 = = 1 1 5 2525
2 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2635 # = = = = 1 1 1 5 2539
3 Yeoh, Li Tian GM MAS 2503 = = # = 1 = = = 4 2489
4 Nagy, Gabor GM HUN 2439 = = # = = = = 1 4 2458
5 Xie, Felix FM NZL 2379 = = 0 = # = = 1 3.5 2446
6 Renjith, Sravan IM NZL 2342 0 = = = # = 1 = 3.5 2409
7 Stopa, Jacek GM POL 2330 = = = = = # 0 = 3 2389
8 Morris, James IM AUS 2422 = 0 = = = # 0 1 3 2384
9 Middelburg, Tom IM NZL 2345 0 0 0 0 1 1 # = 2.5 2310
10 Gong, Daniel Hanwen FM NZL 2246 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1.5 2204

5) Muscat Nights International Chess 2026

The Muscat Nights International Chess takes place 15th to 23rd January 2026.

Muscat Nights Int. 2026 Muscat OMA Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
114Tarhan, AdarIMTUR24524.5013.515.5
23Iniyan, PaGMIND25954014.515
312Akbas, Umut AtaIMTUR2464401416
41Pranesh, MGMIND26284013.516
515Yadegar, RadinFMIRI24334013.515.5
67Mozharov, MikhailGMRUS25244012.514.5
75Adly, AhmedGMEGY25834012.514
811Mayank, ChakrabortyIMIND2468401113
941Chekh Adm Khedr, AramFMSYR2139401112
1013Fawzy, AdhamGMEGY2462401011.5
112Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND26153.501619.5
126Naiditsch, ArkadijGMBUL25743.501315.5
1319Risteski, EmilIMMKD24063.501314.5
1423Rogov, MatfeyFMRUS23683.5012.514
159Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ25053.501213.5
1610Anuj, ShrivatriIMIND24813.501213.5
1724Kandil, AdhamGMEGY23433.5010.512
1821Poormosavi, Seyed KianIMIRI23933.501010.5
1922Jacobson, AaronIMUSA23713.509.511
2032Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad MehdiFMIRI22413014.515.5
2168Biglarifard, KooroshCMIRI2000301416.5
2234Rami, TalabSYR21733013.515
2340Bhuvan, Krishna PrasanthIND2143301313.5
2417Stupak, KirillGMBLR24113012.514.5
2561Roshantab, SadraIRI20313012.514.5
2618Labib, Ibrahim HasanIMEGY24093012.514
274Karthik, VenkataramanGMIND25953011.514.5
2837Poormosavi, Seyed KananIRI21503010.511.5
2938Seder, MohammedFMPLE21483010.511.5
3029Khalesi, VahidFMIRI22483010.511
3139Moradi, BehroozFMIRI2145309.510.5
3231Yousry, SalahFMEGY2242308.59
338Travadon, LoicIMFRA25072.5014.516.5
3430Ojas, KulkarniFMIND22482.5013.515
3562Deak-Sala, EmiliaWFMAUT20242.5012.514.5
3636Ahmad, Al KhatibGMJOR21552.5012.514
3720Borgaonkar, AkshayIMIND23972.501214.5
3845Abhinessh, SIND20992.501213.5
3944Warnier, YanisFRA21142.5011.512
4025Sharon, RafaelIMZAM23332.501113
4127Ezat, MohamedIMEGY22942.5010.512
4233Habibifard, ParhamIRI21862.5010.512
4358Shashish, SubbiahAIMIND20432.5010.512
4459Shivika, RohillaWFMIND20412.5010.511
4535Devnani, KushIND21572.501011
4666Khalafvand, Dorsa SadatWCMIRI20072.509.511
4750Velavaa, RagaveshCMIND20762.5099.5
4843Kakavand, RamtinFMIRI21182.508.59
4952Samarth, Sreeni WarrierIND2055201416.5
5051Samimi, ArminFMIRI2059201314
79 players

6) Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026

The Brazil Chess Series - Floripa takes place 17th to 25th January 2026.

Brazil Chess - Floripa Florianopolis BRA Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
126Perez, MaximilianoIMARG23731000
249Lima, Stefan Moisei VieiraFMBRA22491000
3150Deretti, Lucas JurkNMBRA19921000
4158Do Amaral, Gabriel BarbosaBRA19791000
5196De Souza, Mateus NascimentoBRA19211000
6226Oviedo Acosta, PaulaWFMPAR18771000
7443Schappo, Fernanda LaisBRA15471000
8510Centenaro, Josue FaustiniBRA01000
91Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGMMEX26671000
102Tari, AryanGMNOR26371000
113Leitao, RafaelGMBRA25951000
124Huschenbeth, NiclasGMGER25871000
135Jacobson, BrandonGMUSA25841000
146Supi, Luis PauloGMBRA25761000
157Fier, AlexandrGMBRA25601000
168Mekhitarian, Krikor SevagGMBRA25401000
179Santiago, Yago De MouraGMBRA25051000
1810Delgado Ramirez, NeurisGMPAR25031000
1911Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoIMCUB24931000
2012Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGMESP24861000
2113Diamant, AndreGMBRA24821000
2214Quintiliano, Renato R.GMBRA24801000
2315Rodriguez Vila, AndresGMURU24491000
2416Di Berardino, Diego RafaelIMBRA24471000
2517Larino Nieto, DavidGMESP24361000
2618Vazquez, FacundoIMURU24201000
2719Cubas, JoseGMPAR24101000
2820Schnaider, IlanIMARG24031000
2921Flores Quillas, Diego Saul RodriIMPER24001000
3022Ticona Rocabado, Licael RoderickIMBOL23941000
3123Melian, Juan SebastianFMPAR23941000
3224Filgueiras, Nathan FelipeIMBRA23921000
3325Lima, DarcyGMBRA23781000
3427Soriano Quispe, Ivan ExcenderIMPER23691000
3528Sunye Neto, JaimeGMBRA23681000
3629Vivas Zamora, Fabian ErnestoIMVEN23651000
3730Umetsubo, Cesar HidemitsuIMBRA23561000
3831Matsuura, EveraldoGMBRA23531000
3932Gemy, Jose DanielIMBOL23471000
4033Ibarra, Juan MartinIMARG23441000
540 players

7) Budapest One Week January 2026

The Budapest One Week January takes place 19th to 24th January 2026.

8) Charlotte Open 2026

The Charlotte Open takes place 17th to 19th January 2026.

Charlotte Open 2026 Charlotte USA Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 6) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Preotu, RazvanGM26064
2Liang, AwonderGM27773.5
3Cordova, EmilioGM25693.5
4Fishbein, AlexanderGM24943.5
5Chirilov, JamesFM23363.5
6Bruzon, LazaroGM26043
7Prabhu, Naveen23763
8Uz, Kagan23233
9Kung, Thomas23193
10Sanchez, KelvinFM23033
11Fishbein, Mitch22873
12Bondalapati, Sri Vibhav22203
13Jiang, AndrewFM23722.5
14Horobetz, Graham23342.5
15Panda, Vedic23252.5
16Wu, Andrew22702.5
17Mulay, VivanFM22362.5
18Ramirez, Robert22362.5
19Prasanna, Advik22042.5
20Wofford, Matthew21912.5
21Wang, Aaron21772.5
22Chu, AlexFM21502.5
23Kumar, Sanjay21312.5
24Manchanda, Advik20992.5
25Chetlapalli, Vishnu20802.5
26Diao, MatthewFM23892
27Moon, BenjaminFM23632
28Santosh, Saharsh22742
29Gadi, Varun22442
30Nguyen, James22432
31Baliga, Zubin21692
32Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan21412
33Duren, Andrew21262
34Chen, Alan21092
35Bates, Evan21082
36Zhang, Andrew21032
37Vuyyuru, Shriyan20712
38Schmitz, David20442
39Meadors, Landon20382
40Santhosh, Pranav20342
66 players

9) Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026

The Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial takes place 18th to 24th January 2026.

Tigran Nalbandyan Mem Yerevan ARM Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Okara, AndreyRUS23292.54,2510
28Hakobyan, MenuaARM23132.52,2520
39Mohammadian Sechani, ArshiaIRI23032.51.520
41Sahakyan, AleksARM24012.51.510
57Manvelyan, MikayelARM23772120
63Davtyan, Davit M.ARM235012.510
76Hakobyan, ErikARM24271020
82Aarit, KapilIND21331010
910Pashikyan, RudolfARM23300020
104Petukhov, DmitriyRUS22140010
10 players

10) NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026

The NY Marshall Winter Six Day takes place 14th to 19th January 2026.

NY Marshall Winter GM A New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15Matviishen, ViktorGMUKR25284.514
210Ozenir, Ekin BarisIMTUR2433414
37Stremavicius, TitasGMLTU2552413.5
46Lu, MaximillianIMUSA2411412.5
54Griffith, KyronIMUSA2419412,25
68Mirzoev, AzerGMAZE24713.513,25
73Narayanan, SamrugIMUSA24283.512
81Adewumi, TanitoluwaIMUSA2448310
99Guo, EthanFMUSA23032.58,25
102Tanenbaum, ZacharyFMUSA237127,25
10 players
NY Marshall Winter GM A New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 8. Ave: (2436)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Matviishen, Viktor GM UKR 2528 # = = = = 1 1 = 4.5 2528
2 Ozenir, Ekin Baris IM TUR 2433 # = 1 = = = = = 4 2493
3 Stremavicius, Titas GM LTU 2552 = = # 0 = = 1 1 4 2480
4 Lu, Maximillian IM USA 2411 = 0 1 # = 0 1 1 4 2494
5 Griffith, Kyron IM USA 2419 = = # = = = = 1 4 2479
6 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2471 = = = = = # = = 3.5 2439
7 Narayanan, Samrug IM USA 2428 = = = = # 1 0 = 3.5 2425
8 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa IM USA 2448 0 = 0 1 = 0 # 1 3 2399
9 Guo, Ethan FM USA 2303 0 0 0 = = 1 # = 2.5 2352
10 Tanenbaum, Zachary FM USA 2371 = = 0 0 = 0 = # 2 2266
NY Marshall Winter GM B New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
16Fus, JakubIMPOL24224.515
29De Silva, L M S TIMSRI24044.513,75
33Lin, Bryan EnmingFMUSA23404.512.5
42Koustav, ChatterjeeGMIND2488414,25
58Schitco, IvanGMMDA2490413
61Atwell, RoseFMUSA2290410.5
710Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA24683.510,75
87Ludwig, JohnIMUSA234439,25
95Hebbar, EshaanIMUSA223327
104Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFMUSA237214
10 players
NY Marshall Winter GM B New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2385)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fus, Jakub IM POL 2422 # = = = = = 1 1 4.5 2490
2 De Silva, L M S T IM SRI 2404 = # 1 = = 0 1 1 4.5 2486
3 Lin, Bryan Enming FM USA 2340 0 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2494
4 Koustav, Chatterjee GM IND 2488 = = 1 # = = = = 4 2411
5 Schitco, Ivan GM MDA 2490 = = = # = 1 = = 4 2419
6 Atwell, Rose FM USA 2290 = 0 = # = = 1 1 4 2431
7 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2468 = 0 = = = # = 1 3.5 2392
8 Ludwig, John IM USA 2344 0 1 0 = = # 0 1 3 2333
9 Hebbar, Eshaan IM USA 2233 0 0 0 = = 0 1 # 2 2239
10 Kaplan, Avi Harrison FM USA 2372 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1 2094
NY Marshall Winter IM C New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15Bortnyk, MykolaIMUKR24215.518,25
23Xu, GrantFMUSA2289514
31Kostolansky, Sebastian LukasIMSVK24294.513.5
49Cherukuri, NiteshFMUSA2256412,25
510Stremavicius, PijusIMLTU23453.59,75
66Paragua, Megan AltheaFMUSA22223.59,25
77Peycheva, GerganaFMBUL2182312
84Hoffman, LucCMUSA21722.57
98Adam, RafaelCMCAN229127,25
102Ho, CarterCMUSA22671.54,25
10 players
NY Marshall Winter IM C New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 2. Ave: (2287)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bortnyk, Mykola IM UKR 2421 # 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2507
2 Xu, Grant FM USA 2289 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 2470
3 Kostolansky, Sebastian Lukas IM SVK 2429 = 0 # = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2373
4 Cherukuri, Nitesh FM USA 2256 0 1 # = = 1 0 1 4 2313
5 Stremavicius, Pijus IM LTU 2345 0 = # = 1 0 1 = 3.5 2265
6 Paragua, Megan Althea FM USA 2222 0 0 = = # 1 = 1 3.5 2313
7 Peycheva, Gergana FM BUL 2182 1 = = 0 0 # = = 3 2255
8 Hoffman, Luc CM USA 2172 0 0 0 1 = # 1 0 2.5 2192
9 Adam, Rafael CM CAN 2291 0 0 1 0 = = 0 # 2 2112
10 Ho, Carter CM USA 2267 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1.5 2075
NY Marshall Winter IM D New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
110Bilych, OleksiiIMUKR2449516,25
26Paragua, MarkGMPHI2403514,25
34Latorre, VincentFMCAN23014.512,25
41Munkhzul, DavaakhuuWIMMGL2124414.5
52Singh, HershFMUSA2185413.5
63Goodrich, ElliottUSA21653.512,75
75Adamson, RobbyFMUSA21883.58,75
88Barbosa, OliverGMPHI23962.56,75
99Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA208925
107Shangin, LevUSA218513
10 players
NY Marshall Winter IM D New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2249)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bilych, Oleksii IM UKR 2449 # = 1 = = = 1 1 5 2409
2 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2403 = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 5 2389
3 Latorre, Vincent FM CAN 2301 0 # = 1 = 1 = 1 4.5 2330
4 Munkhzul, Davaakhuu WIM MGL 2124 = 1 = # = 0 = 1 4 2318
5 Singh, Hersh FM USA 2185 = 0 0 = # 1 1 1 4 2296
6 Goodrich, Elliott USA 2165 = = 1 0 # = = = 3.5 2247
7 Adamson, Robby FM USA 2188 0 = 0 = # 1 1 = 3.5 2221
8 Barbosa, Oliver GM PHI 2396 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 = 2.5 2152
9 Nasta, Kiren Vivek USA 2089 0 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 2 2102
10 Shangin, Lev USA 2185 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1970

11) Odisha Open 2026

The Odisha Open takes place 16th to 24th January 2026.

Odisha Open Cat.A 2026 Bhubaneswar IND Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
113Srihari, LIMIND23585151616
220Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIMCUB22984.514.51715
31Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND25004.513.515.513,25
418Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS23164.513.515.513,25
523Madhvendra, Pratap SharmaCMIND22844.513.514.512.5
612Nguyen, Van HuyGMVIE23604.512.51311.5
7118Vivaan, Vijay SaraogiCMIND1951415.518.514.5
857Aarav, Saish AmonkarIND207941517.512.5
911Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR23774151712
1014Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB2341414.51713,25
116Vignesh, Advaith VemulaIMIND24344141612,25
1227Manik, MikulasGMSVK22514141612
133Srihari, L RGMIND247241415.511,25
148Nguyen, Duc HoaGMVIE2416413.516.513,25
155Ayush, SharmaIMIND2454413.515.511,75
1661Jaiswal, RupeshFMNEP20764131511
174Savchenko, BorisGMRUS24644131410,75
189Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR2409412.51511
1951Adhiraj, MitraAIMIND21014121410
20100Venkatesh, DasAIMIND1986412138.5
2146Alekhya, MukhopadhyayIND2126411.512.57.5
2256Krishay, JainIND208841112.58.5
2319Dhananjay, SFMIND2299410.510.56.5
2410Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H.IMIND23843.5151811,75
2531Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL22073.5141610
267Burmakin, VladimirGMRUS24283.514169,75
272Chanda, SandipanGMIND24903.514169,75
2816Slizhevsky, AlexanderIMRUS23383.513159,25
2944Balkishan, A.IND21343.513159,25
3078Abhinav, AnandIND20303.513158.5
3141Advik, Amit AgrawalCMIND21583.51314.59
3217Tologon Tegin, SemeteiIMKGZ23223.51314.58
3382Goutham, RameshIND20233.512.514.59,25
3477Ritabrata, ChakrabortyIND20323.512.514.58,75
3525Arnav, AgrawalIND22583.512.513.57,75
36176Rishabh, KumarIND18723.512149.5
37108Nidhish, ShyamalIND19753.512149,25
38174Kota, Kalpak Harsha KeertanIND18753.512148,75
39117Vigneshwaran, SIND19523.512148,25
40149Mani, BharathyAGMIND19143.511.5149.5
220 players

12) Orsha Masters 2026

The Orsha Masters takes place 18th to 25th January 2026.

Orsha Masters 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Yezhel, ValiantsinFID22251001
8Khamitskiy, SergeiBLR22411001
31Potapova, MargaritaFID22650.500.50
2Kushko, DmitriyIRL24490.500.50
4Fomkin, DmitryRUS24070.500.50
7Scheglov, GlebFID23540.500.50
9Korzubov, PeterBLR23230.500.50
10Gerasimov, Kirill An.RUS20500.500.50
93Fotchenkov, TimofeyRUS19490000
6Gafurov, AidanFID21250000
10 players

13) Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026

The Fantastico GM Mix 13 takes place 17th to 22nd January 2026.

Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026 Senta SRB Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
17Meng YihanIMCHN24553.59.5
211Atalik SuatGMSRB2407311
31Afanasiev NikitaGMRUS254139.5
45Dau Khuong DuyIMVIE248939.5
512Bukreev StanislavFMRUS240539.5
69Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND245239
72Vaz EthanIMIND251638.5
83Bryakin MikhailGMSRB250238
954Preobrazhenskaya DianaWFMFID213138
106Shabalov AlexanderGMUSA247037.5
118Jiang HaochenIMCHN245436.5
1227Vivaan Vishal ShahFMIND23212.59.5
134Tsydypov ZhamsaranGMRUS24952.58
1419Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR23612.58
1529Vershinin IgorFMRUS22972.58
1656Fisher TimofeyFID21272.58
1710Apoorv KambleFMIND24192.57.5
1849Yonal TimurFMTUR21732.57
1918Daaevik WadhawanIMIND23702.56
2020Sutormin DanilaFMRUS2357211.5
2115Yermolinsky AlexGMUSA2380210
2217Rosh JainFMIND2373210
2339Ribeiro GustavoFMPOR225029.5
2413Yurovskykh OleksandrFMUKR239529
2522Kosic DraganGMMNE234928.5
2626Yurasov MatfeyFMFID232628.5
2736Zhong KangminFMCHN226028.5
2821Xie JianjunFMCHN235728
2924Postnikov ArtemFMRUS233428
3028Drazic SinisaGMSRB229828
3130Prishita GuptaFMIND228728
3245Baghdasaryan DavitARM220328
3350Popchev MilkoGMBUL217228
3453Phatak AanjaneyaIND215428
3540Tregubenko NikolayFMFID224627.5
3657Sachi JainWFMIND211627
3714Sedlak NikolaGMSRB239025.5
3835Adarsh TripathiIMIND22621.59.5
3931Maslovskiy VladimirFMFID22831.59
4025Raicevic VladimirGMSRB23311.58.5
58 players

14) Gotham vs. Song 2026

There was a match between Levy Rozman and Julien Song, 2 classical, 4 rapid and 8 blitz. The Classical games were tied, Levy won the rapid 2-1 with a draw and the blitz 6-2.

Gotham vs. Song Classical Madrid ESP Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Sun 18th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12Pts
1Rozman, LevyIM2323==3
1Song, JulienIM2320==3
2 players
Gotham vs. Song Rapid Madrid ESP Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Sun 18th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234Pts
1Rozman, LevyIM232322015
2Song, JulienIM232000213
2 players
Gotham vs. Song Blitz Madrid ESP Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Sun 18th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345678Pts
1Rozman, LevyIM2323111011106
2Song, JulienIM2320000100012
2 players

15) 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2026

The 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place 9th to 17th January 2026. Varshney Aaryan won the GM event with 7/9. Erik Chaqryan edged out Edgar Hayrapetyan and Stefan Pogosyan on tie-break in the IM event after all scored 6/9.

Andranik Margaryan Mem GM Yerevan ARM Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Aaryan, VarshneyIND251372940
23Goganov, AlekseyRUS24875.520,2540
38Lashkin, JegorMDA249452250
41Agasarov, BenikARM2403521,7540
56Sukiasyan, Vahe A.ARM244252150
610Hakobyan, ErikARM24274.519,2550
79Hayrapetyan, HovikARM24074.517,2550
84Nozdrachev, VladislavRUS25143.512,7540
97Ambartsumian, TyhranARM237531250
105Sahakyan, AleksARM240129,7540
10 players
Andranik Margaryan Mem GM Yerevan ARM Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026. Category: 8. Ave: (2446)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Aaryan, Varshney IM IND 2513 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 = 1 7 2659
2 Goganov, Aleksey GM RUS 2487 0 # 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2522
3 Lashkin, Jegor GM MDA 2494 = 1 # 0 = = = 1 = = 5 2484
4 Agasarov, Benik IM ARM 2403 = = 1 # = 0 = = 1 = 5 2494
5 Sukiasyan, Vahe A. IM ARM 2442 = = = = # 0 = 1 1 = 5 2490
6 Hakobyan, Erik IM ARM 2427 0 = = 1 1 # 0 0 1 = 4.5 2448
7 Hayrapetyan, Hovik GM ARM 2407 0 0 = = = 1 # = = 1 4.5 2451
8 Nozdrachev, Vladislav IM RUS 2514 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # = 1 3.5 2359
9 Ambartsumian, Tyhran FM ARM 2375 = 0 = 0 0 0 = = # 1 3 2329
10 Sahakyan, Aleks IM ARM 2401 0 0 = = = = 0 0 0 # 2 2231
Andranik Margaryan Mem IM Yerevan ARM Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Chaqryan, ErikARM2362625,7540
210Hayrapetyan, EdgarARM2346624,7550
33Pogosyan, StefanARM2368624,2540
41Melnikov, FedorRUS23154.52040
57Ivanov, SergeyRUS24384.519,2550
66Barseghyan, Armen Ar.ARM23354.518,2550
79Hovakimyan, VacheARM2277416.550
84Kornienko, KonstantinRUS241641640
95Bagaturov, GiorgiGEO2311313,2540
108Arakelyan, ManvelARM23392.51150
10 players
Andranik Margaryan Mem IM Yerevan ARM Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026. Category: 5. Ave: (2351)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Chaqryan, Erik FM ARM 2362 # 0 1 1 1 1 0 = 1 = 6 2474
2 Hayrapetyan, Edgar FM ARM 2346 1 # 0 = 1 0 1 1 = 1 6 2476
3 Pogosyan, Stefan IM ARM 2368 0 1 # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 6 2474
4 Melnikov, Fedor FM FID 2315 0 = = # = 1 1 = 0 = 4.5 2355
5 Ivanov, Sergey GM RUS 2438 0 0 1 = # = 1 = = = 4.5 2341
6 Barseghyan, Armen Ar. IM ARM 2335 0 1 0 0 = # 1 = = 1 4.5 2352
7 Hovakimyan, Vache FM ARM 2277 1 0 = 0 0 0 # = 1 1 4 2316
8 Kornienko, Konstantin FM RUS 2416 = 0 0 = = = = # 1 = 4 2300
9 Bagaturov, Giorgi GM GEO 2311 0 = 0 1 = = 0 0 # = 3 2230
10 Arakelyan, Manvel FM ARM 2339 = 0 0 = = 0 0 = = # 2.5 2186

16) 24th Prague Open 2026

The 24th Prague Open took place 9th to 16th January 2026. Luca Jr Moroni won with 7.5/9.

24th Prague Open 2026 Prague CZE Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Fri 16th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Moroni, Luca JrGMITA25607.548.55041,25
22Neelash, SahaIMIND24747505541
311Pankiv, MaksymFMUKR2296747.55238.5
43Prokofiev, ValentynIMUKR24646.5525638.5
54Poetsch, HagenGMGER24416.550.55336.5
68Kuegel, TobiasIMGER23886.548.55337
714Karwowski, KacperCMPOL22676.5475134,75
825Ouaki, MarkBEL21286.5455036,25
923Terhuven, PatrickGER21676.5454832,25
105Korneev, OlegGMESP24276.54349.534
1129Klys, KacperCMPOL20766.54346.531.5
127Stojanovic, MihajloGMSRB23886.542.546.533
1369Bohatyrov, MykolaCZE19536.53839.529,25
1412Tolmacevs, ArtjomsFMLAT2293646.550.532
1520Gunebakan, Yunus EmreTUR2182646.550.529,75
166Dobosiewicz, DawidFMPOL2391646.55030,25
1739Didmanidze, TengizGEO2042644.54930
1830Lieberwirth, KasimirGER2071644.547.530
1933Ejsymont, BlankaWFMPOL2051643.546.527,75
2045Peglau, Paul DavidGER202264344.525,75
219Lalic, BogdanGMCRO23206424629,75
2260Korniichuk, OleksandraCZE1980637.540.526.5
2324Lihotsky, LukasCZE21355.54649.527
2422Krivanek, VladimirCZE21795.545.549.526,75
2510Lukiyanchuk, VladislavUKR22995.545.548.526,25
2654Badenhorst, ChloeWFMRSA19975.543.547.527,75
2755Munier, AlexisFRA19965.542.54827,25
2815Mueer, SebastianGER22065.542.54726.5
2917Andre, TomasCMSVK22025.542.54625
3019Svadlenka, DominikFMCZE21855.541.54526
3132Ghazaryan, RaffiARM20635.540.543.522
32126Rabiej, MateuszPOL17655.5404220,75
3365Bartak, JosefCZE19635.54041.522.5
3416Mannion, Stephen RIMSCO22025.539.54525.5
3586Simakhin, MartinCZE19065.539.541.521,75
3644Engert, MarvinGER20235.537.54124
3727Novotny, DavidCZE20935.536.54025
3852Jiricek, JakubCZE20065.536.53921,75
3959Marcinkowski, AdamPOL19835.53639.521.5
40134Lee, OnbinKOR17085.535.53922,25
150 players

17) 41st Tamil Nadu IM 2026

The 41st Tamil Nadu IM took place 9th to 14th January 2026. Aleksej Aleksandrov, won with 7.5/9.

41st Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR24097.5031,256
22Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIMCUB22986.5026.55
33Vaibhav, Jayant RautFMIND234450193
46Hari, Ganesh TCMIND22404.5117.53
58Madhesh, Kumar SFMIND23244.5218,253
61Ashwin, SairamFMIND230540162
74Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL22073.5112,752
85Pranav, K PFMIND23683.5212,752
99Claverie, RaulIMARG21853014.50
1010Rahman, YehyaIMEGY197430141
10 players
41st Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026. Category: 1. Ave: (2265)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2409 # = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = = 7.5 2522
2 Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos IM CUB 2298 = # 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2428
3 Vaibhav, Jayant Raut FM IND 2344 0 0 # 1 1 = = = 1 = 5 2300
4 Madhesh Kumar S FM IND 2324 0 1 0 # 0 = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2259
5 Hari Ganesh T CM IND 2240 0 = 0 1 # 0 = 1 = 1 4.5 2268
6 Ashwin Sairam FM IND 2305 0 0 = = 1 # = 1 = 0 4 2218
7 Pranav K P FM IND 2368 0 0 = 0 = = # 0 1 1 3.5 2174
8 Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo IM COL 2207 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # = 1 3.5 2192
9 Claverie, Raul IM ARG 2185 = = 0 0 = = 0 = # = 3 2149
10 Rahman, Yehya IM EGY 1974 = 0 = = 0 1 0 0 = # 3 2173

18) 42nd Tamil Nadu IM 2026

The 42nd Tamil Nadu IM took place 9th to 14th January 2026. NR Jaidambareesh won on tie-break from Mahendru Jaiveer and Harshad after all scored 6.5/9.

42nd Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Jaidambareesh, N RCMIND22936.5127,754
21Jaiveer, MahendruFMIND22476.5224,256
39Harshad, SFMIND23646.5325,755
43Burmakin, VladimirGMRUS24285.5022,754
55Manik, MikulasGMSVK22514.50173
68Elgabry, MohsenIMEGY21773.5112,753
77Sri, Sai Baswanth PIND22683.52162
86Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS2316319.52
94Dinesh, Rajan MFMIND23423210.53
1010Hemanth, RaamIND22582.5012,751
10 players
42nd Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026. Category: 2. Ave: (2294)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Jaidambareesh N R CM IND 2293 # = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = 6.5 2461
2 Harshad, S FM IND 2364 = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 6.5 2453
3 Jaiveer, Mahendru FM IND 2247 0 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2466
4 Burmakin, Vladimir GM RUS 2428 = 0 1 # = 0 1 1 1 = 5.5 2360
5 Manik, Mikulas GM SVK 2251 0 0 = = # 1 1 0 = 1 4.5 2299
6 Sri, Sai Baswanth P IND 2268 = = 0 1 0 # 0 0 = 1 3.5 2217
7 Elgabry, Mohsen IM EGY 2177 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 0 3.5 2227
8 Dinesh, Rajan M FM IND 2342 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 # 0 1 3 2164
9 Gochelashvili, David IM RUS 2316 0 0 0 0 = = 0 1 # 1 3 2167
10 Hemanth, Raam IND 2258 = = 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 2.5 2132

19) 43rd Tamil Nadu IM 2026

The 43rd Tamil Nadu IM took place 9th to 14th January 2026. Alexei Fedorov won with 7.5/9.

43rd Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR23777.5029.56
27Slizhevsky, AlexanderIMRUS23385.5022,752
32Tologon Tegin, SemeteiIMKGZ23225.50214
48Sherla, PrathameshCMIND22595119,254
56Prasannaa.S,FMIND21835223,253
64Daakshin, ArunFMIND23044.5017,252
73Jai, Sankar SubramanianFMIND22154114.52
81Jinan, JomonFMIND232342143
95Sobh, AmrouIMEGY2001208,251
1010Jaiswal, RupeshFMNEP2076208,250
10 players
43rd Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2240)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2377 # = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2498
2 Slizhevsky, Alexander IM RUS 2338 = # = = = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2309
3 Tologon tegin, Semetei IM KGZ 2322 = = # 0 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2311
4 Prasannaa, S FM IND 2183 = = 1 # 0 = 1 1 = 0 5 2289
5 Sherla Prathamesh CM IND 2259 0 = 1 1 # 0 = 0 1 1 5 2281
6 Daakshin, Arun FM IND 2304 0 = 0 = 1 # = = 1 = 4.5 2233
7 Jai Sankar Subramanian FM IND 2215 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 = 1 4 2200
8 Jinan, Jomon FM IND 2323 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 4 2188
9 Jaiswal, Rupesh FM NEP 2076 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 # = 2 2038
10 Sobh, Amrou IM EGY 2001 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 = # 2 2046

20) 44th Tamil Nadu IM 2026

The 44th Tamil Nadu IM took place 9th to 14th January 2026. Boris Savchenko won with 7.5/9.

44th Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Savchenko, BorisGMRUS24647.50296
23Madhvendra, Pratap SharmaCMIND22847026,755
39Nguyen, Van HuyGMVIE23605.5021.52
41Vignesh, BAGMIND222250183
55Kalyani, SirinWIMIND218650182
610Nivedita, V CWFMIND21444.5017.52
78Siddhanth, PoonjaIND22984014,252
84Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB2341308,752
92Sarwat, WalaaIMEGY2048308,751
107Singgih, Diajeng TheresaWIMINA20890.502.50
10 players
44th Tamil Nadu IM 2026 Chennai IND Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2244)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2464 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2492
2 Madhvendra Pratap Sharma CM IND 2284 = # = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7 2459
3 Nguyen Van Huy GM VIE 2360 = = # = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2311
4 Kalyani Sirin WIM IND 2186 0 = = # = = = 1 = 1 5 2293
5 Vignesh, B IND 2222 0 0 = = # 1 = 1 1 = 5 2289
6 Nivedita V C WFM IND 2144 = = = = 0 # 0 1 = 1 4.5 2255
7 Siddhanth Poonja IND 2298 0 0 = = = 1 # 0 = 1 4 2195
8 Otero Acosta, Diasmany IM CUB 2341 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 # = 1 3 2108
9 Sarwat, Walaa IM EGY 2048 0 0 0 = 0 = = = # 1 3 2140
10 Singgih, Diajeng Theresa WIM INA 2089 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 1817

21) 51st Seville Open 2026

The 51st Seville Open took place 9th to 17th January 2026. Liam Putnam won with 8/9.

51st Seville Open 2026 Seville ESP Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Putnam, LiamIMUSA2467978.047.052.02316
2Balakrishnan, PraveenGMUSA2488978.046.552.52342
3Aronyak GhoshIMIND2522967.545.050.02269
4Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G.GMESP2405967.047.553.02296
5Shyaam Nikhil PGMIND2405967.047.552.02302
6Das, SayantanGMIND2434967.047.052.02323
7Vignesh N RGMIND2505967.045.551.02270
8Shahil DeyIMIND2409967.044.549.52246
9Goh, Zi HanFMSGP2368967.043.548.02188
10Valsecchi, AlessioGMITA2440957.042.548.02257
11Licznerski, LukaszIMPOL2479957.042.547.52229
12Ibrayev, NurlanGMKAZ2351867.042.547.02236
13Martinez Duany, Lelys StanleyGMCUB2441967.042.047.02191
14Yu, JenniferFMUSA2291967.040.545.02192
15Duran Vega, SergioIMCRC2345967.039.543.52159
16Brodowski, PiotrIMPOL2454956.544.550.02224
17Barria, JoseIMPOR2374966.544.049.52230
18Friedel, JoshuaGMUSA2552966.544.049.02255
19Cina, VittorioFMITA2316956.542.547.52166
20Lopez Martinez, Josep ManuelGMESP2499966.542.047.02242
21Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteIMPOR2373956.542.046.52201
22Kavutskiy, KostyaIMUSA2323956.542.046.52186
23Starostits, IlmarsGMLAT2346966.541.546.52098
24Perez Mitjans, OrelvisGMESP2191966.541.546.02161
25Sanchez Negreiros, Jose AlbertoFMPER2301966.541.045.52178
26Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIMMAD2283966.540.544.52135
27La Barbera, ManfrediITA2195966.539.043.52116
28Youssoupov, MoisseiFMFRA2200966.539.043.52094
29Abrahamyan, TatevIMUSA2389956.539.043.02095
30Butkiewicz, LukaszIMPOL2337946.537.542.52143
31Xu, Chang(CQ)CHN2097956.537.542.02008
32Luch, MichalIMPOL2353956.536.040.52096
33Ribeiro, BrunoPOR2119866.535.539.52004
34Aditya Varun GampaFMIND2226956.544.549.02206
35Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIMSRI2384956.542.047.02190
36Moreto Quintana, AlexESP2074956.045.551.52277
37Requejo Cotrina, Oswaldo ValentiFMPER2235956.045.550.52228
38Sabuk, PiotrIMPOL2341966.045.050.02241
39Sanket ChakravartyIMIND2350956.044.049.02207
40Matamoros Franco, Carlos S.GMECU2371956.044.049.02185
356 players

22) 92nd ch-BLR 2026

The 92nd Belarus Championship took place 9th to 17th January 2026. Mihail Nikitenko won with 7.5/9. Varvara Poliakova won the women's event with 7/9.

92nd ch-BLR 2026 Minsk BLR Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Nikitenko, MihailBLR24767.502.56
23Stribuk, ArtiomFID247660.523
35Tsaruk, MaksimFID251560.51.54
49Zarubitski, ViachaslauBLR24175.5024
58Navumenka, MikheiFID22485023
64Naumovich, YaroslavBLR20494012
77Bulgak, DamirFID21963.510.53
82Korzubov, PeterBLR23233.501.51
910Gvozdev, TimurBLR21612.5022
101Siniauski, ArtsiomFID22001.5000
10 players
92nd ch-BLR 2026 Minsk BLR Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026. Category: 3. Ave: (2306)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nikitenko, Mihail GM BLR 2476 # = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2560
2 Stribuk, Artiom IM FID 2476 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2412
3 Tsaruk, Maksim GM FID 2515 = = # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 6 2408
4 Zarubitski, Viachaslau IM BLR 2417 = = 1 # 0 1 = 1 0 1 5.5 2374
5 Navumenka, Mikhei FM FID 2248 0 = = 1 # = = 1 0 1 5 2356
6 Naumovich, Yaroslav BLR 2049 0 = 0 0 = # = 1 1 = 4 2292
7 Korzubov, Peter IM BLR 2323 0 = 0 = = = # 0 1 = 3.5 2224
8 Bulgak, Damir CM FID 2196 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 3.5 2238
9 Gvozdev, Timur BLR 2161 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 # = 2.5 2156
10 Siniauski, Artsiom FM FID 2200 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1.5 2045
92nd ch-BLR w 2026 Minsk BLR Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Poliakova, VarvaraFID2078702.56
21Tarasenka, AliaksandraBLR226760.52.54
39Abramkina, VeranikaFID195860.51.54
45Liavonava, YuliyaFID22055.50.524
58Zeliantsova, KseniyaFID20745.50.51.53
62Sidorenja, MilenaBLR18783.51.50.52
74Bendik, MargaritaFID21333.5112
87Venskaya, NikaFID19983.50.521
910Borovikova, MarijaBLR1862300.51
106Lagvilava, GenrietaBLR20861.5011
10 players
92nd ch-BLR w 2026 Minsk BLR Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Sat 17th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2054)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Poliakova, Varvara WFM FID 2078 # = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 6 2240
2 Tarasenka, Aliaksandra WIM BLR 2267 = # = 1 = 0 1 1 = 1 6 2155
3 Abramkina, Veranika FID 1958 0 = # = = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2190
4 Liavonava, Yuliya WFM FID 2205 1 0 = # = = 1 1 1 0 5.5 2117
5 Zeliantsova, Kseniya WFM FID 2074 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2132
6 Venskaya, Nika WCM FID 1998 0 1 0 = = # = = 0 = 3.5 1980
7 Sidorenja, Milena BLR 1878 0 0 = 0 0 = # = 1 1 3.5 1993
8 Borovikova, Marija BLR 1862 0 0 0 0 = = = # = 1 3 1950
9 Bendik, Margarita WFM FID 2133 = = 0 0 0 1 0 = # 2.5 1899
10 Lagvilava, Genrieta WGM BLR 2086 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 # 1.5 1805

23) Fantastico GM Mix 12 2026

The Fantastico GM Mix 12 took place 10th to 15th January 2026. Meng Yihan won on tie-break from Apoorv Kamble and David Kaufman after all scored 6.5/9.

Fantastico GM Mix 12 2026 Senta SRB Sat 10th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Meng YihanIMCHN24556.545.525860
211Apoorv KambleFMIND24196.544.525580
38Kaufman DavidIMFID24546.539.524600
424Sutormin DanilaFMRUS2357645.525170
521Rosh JainFMIND2373644.525070
62Vaz EthanIMIND251664424860
75Dau Khuong DuyIMVIE2489643.524840
812Mohamed Anees MIMIND241664324890
914Atalik SuatGMSRB2407641.524430
101Afanasiev NikitaGMRUS2541640.524830
1113Ljepic AndrejFMSRB2409640.524650
1216Yurovskykh OleksandrFMUKR239563924100
139Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND24525.54524590
1429Jake ShantyFMIND23235.54324080
153Bryakin MikhailGMSRB25025.542.523800
1617Gong SunleIMCHN23945.539.523930
174Tsydypov ZhamsaranGMRUS24955.53823990
1810Harsh SureshIMIND24405.537.523630
1927Postnikov ArtemFMRUS233454524170
2025Xie JianjunFMCHN2357543.524230
2140Zhong KangminFMCHN226054323280
2234Velpula SarayuWIMIND2281540.523450
2341Gao MuziyanWIMCHN225853924000
2419Yermolinsky AlexGMUSA238053623170
2549Esshan WadhawanIND220553622900
2626Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE233753222090
2723Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR23614.542.523380
2854Yonal TimurFMTUR21734.53823670
2950Arshiya DasWFMIND22004.53823550
3018Sedlak NikolaGMSRB23904.53822900
3120Xie JiaxiangCHN23764.537.523130
3244Tregubenko NikolayFMFID22464.537.522340
3331Karaokcu ErkinFMTUR23114.535.522700
3428Raicevic VladimirGMSRB23314.53521100
3559Bulatov RamilRUS21294.53422780
366Shabalov AlexanderGMUSA24704.53322370
3747Gusev MikhailFMSRB22174.53321970
3864Porozhnyak MayaWCMRUS18704.53222810
3930Vivaan Vishal ShahFMIND232144324080
4038Zhou YuxuCMCHN226444323500
65 players

24) GM mix Bijeljina 2026

The GM mix Bijeljina took place 10th to 16th January 2026. Dengla Aarav edged out Milovan Ratkovic on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

GM mix Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Sat 10th Jan 2026 - Fri 16th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Aarav, DenglaIMIND2471740.544.547.5
24Ratkovic, MilovanIMSRB248174044.547.5
32Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL2485639.54349
41Bernadskiy, VitaliyGMUKR2554639.54346.5
519Besedes, DaniloFMSRB2319633.53738.5
66Ratkovic, MilojeGMSRB24435.537.540.546
729Rogulj, BrankoIMCRO22435.5374145
818Garv, GaurFMIND23315.536.540.544
97Savic, Miodrag RGMSRB243053942.546
1023Milosevic, MilosIMSRB2287538.543.547.5
1112Turdyev, AnvarFMCRO2363537.54144.5
1210Avinash, RameshIMIND2370536.54146
1313Damljanovic, BrankoGMSRB235553539.544
1424Gagic, Milan AFMSRB22835353942
1511Spasov, VasilGMBUL236853538.542
1632Garifulin, YuryCMSRB2235534.53841
1715Kosic, DraganGMMNE234953438.542
1837Radlovacki, JovanIMSRB221453437.541
1938Apaar, SaxenaFMIND2210533.53740.5
209Cvitan, OgnjenGMCRO2399533.53740.5
2141Lazic, EmanuelFMBIH21965303336
228Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL24244.5404347.5
2320Vukic, MilanGMBIH23024.53639.542.5
2440Remecki, SinisaFMSRB22034.534.53841
2522Aashman, GuptaCMIND22944.53437.540.5
2617Dizdarevic, EmirGMCRO23324.53336.540
2743Puric, NenadFMBIH21844.5323538
2842Elci, ErenFMTUR21904.5313437
2936Ratkovic, PetarFMSRB22164.529.532.535.5
3016Arnav, MaheshwariFMIND23394.52831.536
3145Sahbudak, Baris CinarCMTUR21124.527.530.532
323Muratovic, AlijaGMSRB248143942.546.5
3314Pavan, Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND2351435.539.543
3444Pantelic, SasaFMSRB21804303336
3525Nagarkatte, VedantFMIND22813.535.54043.5
3627Lazic, MiroljubGMSRB22763.53437.541
3726Mesic, IsmetFMBIH22783.53437.541
3833Pikula, DejanGMSRB22343.533.53738.5
3934Gaivoronskii, AndreiSRB22233.53336.540
4031Plakalovic, PredragBIH22383.529.532.534
48 players

25) III Temuco Open 2026

The III Temuco Open took place 9th to 14th January 2026. Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez won on tie-break from Diego Flores after both scored 7.5/9.

III Temuco Open 2026 Temuco CHI Fri 9th Jan 2026 - Wed 14th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGM24867.50.548,7554
23Flores, DiegoGM25817.50.545,2550.5
310Vasquez Schroeder, RodrigoGM24467042.552.5
48Almeida Quintana, OmarGM24637040.550.5
523Tokman, ArielFM2271704050
69Krysa, LeandroGM24497038,7547
77Salinas Herrera, PabloGM24737038.547
817Soriano Quispe, Ivan ExcenderIM23697038.547
95Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoIM2493703846
101Christiansen, Johan-SebastianGM2656703542
1112Larino Nieto, DavidGM24366.5038,7550.5
1214Hernandez Guerrero, GilbertoGM24116.5037,2550
1326Soza De La Carrera, JoseCM22066.503745.5
1429Estay Torreblanca, Oscar21606.5035.545.5
1541Huallpa Fernandez, Hector Manuel20406.503546.5
1643Ramirez Camilla, Agustin20246.5032,7542
1760Bedoya Rosales, Luis19386.5031,2541
1885Medina Castillo, Benjamin Ignacio18726.5029,7541
1916Lopez Silva, HugoIM23736037,7553
2022Vasquez Toledo, CristianIM22756035.550.5
2139Arias Diaz, Miguel Angel2060603549
2215Flores Quillas, Diego Saul RodriIM2400603450
2319Silva Sanchez, CarlosFM23076033,7548.5
2420Valdes Escobar, AlvaroIM22946033,7548
2513Vazquez, FacundoIM2420603346.5
2633Orrego Palermo, Marcelo21126032,7546.5
2734Vigil, Lucas21066032.548
284Santiago, Yago De MouraGM2505603246.5
2970Candia Gomez, Matias VicenteAGM19136031.546
3025Miranda Camus, Joaquin IgnacioFM22156031.546
3162Fica Cruz, Joaquin19326030,7544.5
3266Rodriguez Alarcon, Vicente Benjamin19226030.545
3368Allende Munoz, Daniel Alonso19196030,2544
34105Freire Catalan, Sebastian Luis18296030,2543.5
3542Cuevas Araya, WalterFM2036603043
3646Donoso Aguirre, MaximilianoCM20086029,7543
3731Castro Salgado, PabloFM2140602945
3827Fernandez, Maria FlorenciaWIM2198602943
3964Silva, Juliana Figueira TheophiloWFM1923602940.5
4051Herize Godoy, Miguel AndresCM19746028,7543
280 players

26) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2026

The Paracin Winter Chess Festival took place 11th to 18th January 2026. Dalibor Radisavljevic edged out Sulejman Suljovic and Dejan Brankovic on tie-break after all scored 6.5/9.

Paracin Prestige Open Paracin SRB Sun 11th Jan 2026 - Sun 18th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Radisavljevic, DaliborSRB22536.543334
27Suljovic, SulejmanFMSRB21626.542364
35Brankovic, DejanIMSRB22186.541.5326
42Khodko, Yurii N.FMRUS2302641.5305
54Scekic, VeljkoMNE22215.540.530.54
69Kholopov, Alexander A.FMFID206454024.51
713Gunesli, Eymen GirayTUR1975537234
819Okhitin, LevFID18454.540.5242
96Pogorelskikh, SergeyFMSRB21944.539.5233
1020Ozkan, Mehmet EmirTUR1761438.5213
1110Tsolov, AleksandarAFMBUL2033437212
1218Karatiken, BerayTUR1871433.5194
138Radosavljevic, Slobodan DFMSRB20663.54122.53
1414Paunovic, LazarSRB19453.537.5202
1516Milosevic, AndrejSRB19223.533142
1612Trifunovic, BorisavSRB2021335142
1715Jankovic, UrosSRB19312.53313.52
181Cvetanovic, UrosCMSRB231823916.51
1917Ilic, MiaSRB1913130.571
2011Ivanov, Sergei V.FID202902600
20 players

27) ch-AUS 2026

The Australian Championship took place 5th to 15th January 2026. Yi Liu won with 9/11.

ch-AUS 2026 Sydney AUS Mon 5th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Liu, YiFM2329972.56761.5
2Li, TedricCM22248.567.56358
3Soo, Kai JieFM22767.562.558.554
4Cannon, DavidIM226276762.557.5
5Tao, TrevorIM23416.57368.563
6Le, Tri KienCM22726.570.56660.5
7Testolin, RyderFM22386.5686459.5
8Bayaca, SterlingFM22506.565.561.557
9Xie, George WendiIM23096.5636055.5
10Khishigbaatar, BayasgalanWCM2249666.56257
11Tang, TerrenceCM210866257.553
12Johansen, Darryl KGM22726615752.5
13Zafirakos, JesseCM2146658.55550.5
14Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM22715.5736863
15Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen)22385.572.567.562
16Chang, Ethan20525.55955.551
17Odenthal, AidanFM20715.556.55349
18Rodgers, JackFM21985.5524945.5
19Richards, Heather SWIM21255615651
20Papantoniou, John2052559.554.551.5
21Kalina, LeoCM20025565349
22Power, Ted19955545147.5
23Lane, Gary WIM22304.562.558.554
24Zhang, JilinWGM21824.558.554.550
25Leong, BenjaminCM20894.555.552.549
26Naraharasetty, SaisiddharthCM20774.5545147.5
27Min, Ren (Alex)20124.5535046.5
28Rusakov, JeanCM20024615752.5
29Kargosha, BahmanFM2035457.553.549.5
30Kundu, Pritam1934449.546.543
31Rumley, William19533.551.548.545
32Solomon, Stephen JIM2188351.548.545.5
33Wang, DanielCM2111351.548.545
33 players

28) XVIII Premium Budapest 2026

The XVIII Premium Budapest took place 2nd to 4th January 2026. Tibor Balint Bodi edged out Adam Kormos, Nhat Minh To and Csaba Zoltan Varga on tie-break after all scored 5.5/7.

XVIII Premium Budapest Budapest HUN Fri 2nd Jan 2026 - Sun 4th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bodi, Tibor BalintFMHUN22955.530.534.525
26Kormos, AdamHUN21515.527.529.522
32To, Nhat MinhIMHUN22855.527.529.521.5
43Varga, Csaba ZoltanFMHUN22795.52429.523.5
55Baski, BarnabasHUN216052628.522
64Balint, VilmosFMHUN2179524.527.519
79Salamon, LaszloHUN21254.5272921.5
813Minga-Nagy, Abel IntiHUN20944.5262919
923Schmelowszky, DavidHUN19514.5242716
1017Saar, PatrikHUN20204.5212417
1114Czegledi, Barna Jr.HUN20764.5212316
1212Kassay, KrisztianHUN2111428.529.520.5
1336Nagy, NorbertHUN183942730.518
1415Kovacs, ZoltanHUN20754262817
158Kovacs, MartonHUN2129424.52718.5
1640Kovacs, BalazsROU1806424.52716.5
1726Haszon, AbelHUN1934422.524.513
1810Nemeth, ZoltanIMHUN212142124.517.5
1921Szabo, Marton NandorHUN19733.526.529.517
2019Samu, Sorin-MihaiROU19953.5252716
217Sarok, PeterHUN21383.522.52514.5
2235Laszlo, Daniel AronHUN18523.520.522.511
2318Ladanyi, TiborHUN20023.5202113.5
2427Tagai, MartonHUN19243.519.520.511
2529Hideg, Istvan BenjaminHUN19013.5192112
2611Fellegi, ZoltanHUN21153.51819.511
2720Papp, BenceAFMHUN19823222413
2833Schmied, Erik RajmundHUN18613222412.5
2932Illes, AndrasHUN1864320.522.510
3016Sulyok, EszterHUN20733202212.5
3144Toth, BenedekHUN171932021.511.5
3239Floss, JonasAUT1819319.52210.5
3343Tessedik, KarolyHUN1790317.518.510
3422Giles, BenjaminNZL19722.521.52410.5
3530Horvath, LaszloHUN18902.521.523.511.5
3642Bolla, ZsofiaHUN17912.52122.511.5
3737Miko, BiborkaHUN18352.517.519.57
3838Kellner, NikolausAUT18222212310
3928Gangler, Zoltan Dr.HUN191522122.53
4031Somogyi, BarbaraHUN1877220.521.58.5
44 players

29) Montreal Pere Noel Open 2025

The Montreal Pere Noel Open took place 27th to 30th December 2025. Druska Juraj won with 4.5/5, my thanks to Hugh Brodie for the games.

Pere Noel Open 2025 Montreal CAN Sat 27th Dec 2025 - Tue 30th Dec 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Juraj, DruskaGMSVK26064.5015.5
22Le Siege, AlexandreGMCAN25084016.5
33Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIMCAN24574016.5
410Batorshyn, IliaNMCAN22704014.5
54Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGMCAN24464014
68Clyde, JordanNMCAN22794014
726Sun, JonathanCAN20454012
85Latorre, VincentFMCAN24163.5015.5
96Guillemette, HugoNMCAN23333.5015
1011Saha, AnandaNMCAN22683.5014.5
1112Kraiouchkine, NikitaNMCAN22623.5014.5
127Duong, Thanh NhaIMCAN23003.5013.5
1317Bérubé, MaximilienCAN21373.5013.5
1419Jutras, ArnaudCAN21103.5011
1525Turcotte, JonathanCAN20543.509.5
1615Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN21933017
179Gutierrez, RenzoPER22753016
1832Duval, MathieuCAN20013014.5
1922Di Matteo, AlessioCAN20753014
2024Atmani, AmineALG20623014
2130Hartner, RianCAN20163014
2214Genzling, JérômeFRA22163013.5
2333Saillant, ChristopherCAN19983013
2469Doshi, NabhyaCAN16423013
2520Ramesan, Raunak AmitCAN21013012
2631Jacquet, StéphaneFRA20153012
2742Alcantara, MaximoCAN19123012
2813Hrivnak, VladimirSVK22383011.5
2927Charaf, BasselLBN20423011
3050Digeon, TristanFRA1845309.5
3134Porlier, XavierCAN19912.5014.5
3240Steinberg, EllisCAN19562.5014.5
3357Mahfoudh, Baha EddineTUN18222.5013.5
3459Yang, Jing YaoCAN18002.5013.5
3535Landry, SylvainCAN19832.5012.5
3618Morin, RicherCAN21372.5012
3736Zhang, YitianCAN19732.5012
3816Lopez Linares, Lizandro FernandoNMCAN21902.5011.5
3923Mok, Yuen TakCAN20662.5011.5
4066Ramos, HeidiCAN16792.5010
72 players

30) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2025-26

The Swedish Elitserien had rounds 4-6 this weekend.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 28th Nov 2025 - Sun 8th Mar 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SK Rockaden Sthlm66001233.5
2Wasa SK6411927.5
3SS 4 Springare6420828.5
4Stockholms SS6312828
5Lunds ASK6321728
6Limhamns SK6321724
7Eksjo SK6231521.5
8SS Lulea6141322.5
9Vaxjo SK6051114.5
10Västeraas SK6060012
10 players

31) Arab Clubs Championship 2026

The Arab Clubs Championship took place 8th to 13th January 2026. Tadhamon Shabwa - Yemen won.

Arab Clubs 2026 Sohar OMA Thu 8th Jan 2026 - Tue 13th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGmsTB1TB2
11Tadhamon Shabwa - Yemen71218
24Barada- SYRIA71118
35Al Rawad - Egypt7917
42Sharjah - UAE7817.5
53Peshmarga - Iraq7815.5
67Masirah - Oman7813.5
76Fujairah -UAE7614.5
88Palestin Chess Association7513
99Salalah - OMAN739.5
1010Nakhal - Oman703.5
10 players

32) TCh-CHN Division A Finals 2025

The final stages of the Chinese Division finals took place 8th to 13th January, it was only at the end I realised this was a two round knockout, it's what I thought at first but chess-results led me astray. Hangzhou Bank won. There is a relegation battle to come.

TCh-CHN DivA Finals 2025 Shaoxing CHN Thu 8th Jan 2026 - Tue 13th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Hangzhou Bank12.0
2Shenzhen Pengcheng8.0
3rd-4th
3Chongqing Sports Lottery11.0
4Tianjin4.0
Semi-final
1Shenzhen Pengcheng6.0
2Chongqing Sports Lottery4.0
1Hangzhou Bank5.5
2Tianjin4.5
11 players

33) Titled Tuesday Blitz 13th January 2026

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 13th January was won by Javokhir Sindarov with 9.5/11.

Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026 chess.com INT Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Tue 13th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
113Javokhir SindarovGMUZB3224W410BW51WW57BW332WW341WW2BD8WD16BW7WW9BD5W9.574.575.562.75
226Arjun ErigaisiGMIND3166W366WW108BW336WW35BW23BL1WW38BL31WW84BW68WW19B972.575.558.5
316Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3203W209WW90BW52WW46WD17BW162BD16WL7BW118WW30BW21W97276.560
43Denis LazavikGMBLR3286W158BW177WW77BW48WL18BD118BW83WD17BW45WW37BW8W970.575.560.5
518Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZB3196W364WW392BL35WW115BW105WW49BD17WW149BW32WW29BD1B967.569.553.25
624Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3162W178WW337BW159WL149BW72WL33BW51WW335BW328BW22WW17B964.569.556.5
730Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ3144W240WW55BW28WW19BL16BW35WW44BW3WL1BD14BW40W8.5808462.25
822Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3206W407WW383BW50WW83BW29BW44WD1BW19BD31WD11BL4B8.572.573.551.75
939Vahap SanalGMTUR3094W141BL120WW178BW278WW87BW172BW14WW12WW16BL1WD11W8.5717454.25
1015Vincent KeymerGMDEU3187W180BW104WW56BL17WW61WW103BL48WW52BD24WW77WW36B8.5707556
115Pranav VGMIND3244W294BW352WD333BW34WW32BD21WW30BD325WW77BD8WD9B8.568.57152.75
1220Haik MartirosyanGMARM3180W186WW402BW354WW24BD149WD17BW20WL9BD34WW43BW32W8.568.569.550.5
1319Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3173W113BD348WD78BW379WD336BW80WL37BW97WW50BW33WW29W8.563.56651
1417Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3178D147BW311WW262WW333BD118WW340BL9BW56WW101BD7WW37B8.561.562.544
1527Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3161W360BW363WD330BW376WW228BW149WL19WL77BW85WW34BW31W8.557.56042.75
1614Renato TerryIMINT3193W155WW145BW47WW54BW7WW18WD3BD1WL9WL21BW53W87883.557.75
1748Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL3089W191WW121BW115WW10BD3WD12WD5BD4WW327WW44BL6W8788356.25
1823Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3173W132BW176WW61BW43WW4WL16BW45BL21WD33BD24BW57W8758056.25
191Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3403W183BW109WW53BL7WW85BW332WW15BL8WW25BW31BL2W874.579.553.5
2042Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3074W334WW114BW26WD31WD22BW55WL12BD39WW82BD23BW69W8747955
2129Liem LeGMVNM3135W213BW82WD80BW42WW339BD11BW22WW18BL29WW16WL3B87478.554.5
2210Pranesh MGMINT3209W188WW58BW307WD32BD20WW24WL21BW57WW46BL6BW49W873.575.550.75
238Sam SevianGMUSA3214W140WW73BW38WW45BL2WL46BW58WW106BD326BD20WW66B87277.554.25
2453Mark SmirnovFMKAZ3048W152BW405WW79BL12WW104WL22BW112WW55BD10BD18WW68B8717247.25
2533Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3099W144BL375WW186BW95WW89BW52WL31BW336WL19WW101BW56B86466.548.5
26103Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGMGRC2882W187BW389WL20BW272WW27BL45WL68BW160BW81WW46WW54B8646644
2734Nodirbek YakubboevGMUZB3070L272WW173BW407WW182BL26WW355BW104BL101WW331WW61BW64B855.556.539.5
2895Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA2885W276BW269WL7BD294BL170WW213BD181WW189BW102WW45BW48W85456.539.25
292Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3336W315WW69BW49WW30BL8WD54BW33WW48BW21BL5WL13B7.5777848.5
3031Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB3103W99BW172WW39BL29WW101BW56BL11WW61WW115BL3WD35B7.572.577.548.75
3112Jeffery XiongGMUSA3196W184WW403BW106WD20BD326WW342BW25WW2BD8BL19WL15B7.571.572.544.5
3241Frederik SvaneGMDEU3079W388BW67WW382BD22WL11WW177BW50WW47BL5BW41WL12B7.569.571.541.5
3371Aleksandar IndjicGMSRB3007W230BW343WW327BL325BW125WW6WL29BW86WD18WL13BW92B7.568.572.546
3462JosĂŠ Carlos Ibarra JerezGMESP3006W373WD347BW169WL11BW92WD90BW116WW102BD12BL15WW78B7.566.569.543
3583Timothe RazafindratsimaIMFRA2944W351BW272WW5BL2WW81BL7BL60WW347WW338BW70WD30W7.566.569.541.25
3638Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3079W197WW185BW89WL44WW84BD50WL47BW177WW330BW38WL10W7.565.570.544.5
3760Antoni KozakNMPOL3022W134WL79BW231BD174WW347BW119WW13WW162BW325BL4WL14W7.565.569.543
3872Igor JanikGMPOL2975W394WW148BL23BW211WW102BW341WL2WD44BW143WL36BW91W7.563.565.537.5
3996MatĂ­as PĂŠrez GormazIMCHL2884W409WW238BL30WL140BW144WW113BW141WD20BL43BW143WW77B7.561.562.538
409Alexander GrischukGMRUS3190L401BW142WW364BD114WW146WW330BL77WW62BW47WW326BL7B7.5616243
436 players

34) 3-0 Thursday 15th Jan 2026

The 3-0 Thursday 15th January events were won by Aleksei Sarana, Denis Lazavik and Jeffery Xiong.

1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
15Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3200W83BW163WW27BW24WW23BW5BD2WL3BW21WW8WW7B9.5757864.5
28Jose MartinezGMMEX3150W186WW42BW17WW15BW8BW3WD1BL22WW5BW6WD4W9808063.75
32Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3338W178WW43BW149WW6BW22WL2BW21BW1WL7BW9WW12W976.578.561.5
41Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3403L161BW125WW166BW26WD14BW12WW79BW6WW22BW7WD2B967.570.558.5
53Denis LazavikGMBLR3318W67BW44WW50BD21WW9BL1WW16BW36BL2WD11WW24B87580.554.5
612Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3162W118WW153BW162WL3WW29BW14WW11BL4BW13WL2BW27W8747750
717Vahap SanalGMTUR3137W58BL51WW81BW132WW60BW40WW15WW8BW3WL4BL1W872.575.551
84Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3235W131WW39BW31WW52BL2WW155BW24BL7WW15WL1BW16W8727548.5
910Arjun ErigaisiGMIND3177W65WW33BW148WW51BL5WL50BW35WW25BW30WL3BW29W8707653
109Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3140W61BW54WL15BW39WW148BL11WD37BW55WW40WD26BW36W866.572.550.25
1122Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIMUZB3102W85WW56BW170WL22BW112WW10BL6WD40BW37WD5BW25W866.56946.75
1245Alan PichotGMESP3004W115BW177WL23WW73BW52WL4BW58WW149WW50BW22WL3B8656742
1334Aleksandar IndjicGMSRB2976W59WW173BL22WW94BD68WD84BW51WW33BL6BW53WW21W862.564.544.25
1426Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3108W62WD161BW142WW38BD4WL6BU--W157WW54BW148BW22W85657.543.25
1538Bharath Subramaniyam.H HarishankkarGMIND3014W167WW122BW10WL2WW67BW23WL7BW28WL8BD39WW38B7.569.572.544.25
1641Gianmarco LeivaIMPER2952W74BD70WW161WL25BW75WW80BL5WW68BW36WW23BL8B7.563.56741.25
1736Zbigniew PaklezaGMPOL2986W95WW87BL2BW55WD80BL68WW71BL26WW75BW46WW43W7.561.566.542.5
1864Semyon PuzyrevskyFMALB2882W107WL23BW174WD149BD70BW45WD151BW110BL24WW40BW37W7.558.560.538.5
1939Alexander RustemovGMRUS3005L87BW117WD105BD53WW104BW65WL30WD69BW80WW41WW39B7.556.560.540.5
20184Ivan YeletskyFMINT3064U--U--U--W107WW121BW103WW81WW63BW153WD38WW26B7.538.542.539.25
2113Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3183W71BW28WW35BD5BW79WW25BL3WW23WL1BD29WL13B77580.546.5
227Elham AmarGMNOR3215W108BW132WW13BW11WL3BW151WW50WW2BL4WL12BL14B774.577.543.5
2311Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3145W81BW18WW12BW80WL1WL15BW44WL21BW28BL16WW42W7727745.5
2421Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3106W106BW82WW152BL1BW162WW34BL8WL30BW18BW31WL5W768.571.539
256Renato TerryIMINT3139W69WW182BD150WW16WW36BL21WW38BL9WD29BW30WL11B768.569.540.25
2677Matvii SobolCMUKR2831W130BW151WD36BL4BW31WL79BW74WW17BW150BD10WL20W7677040.75
2730Cem Kaan GokerkanGMTUR3007W57WW73BL1WW41BL34WL55BW61WW67BW51WW50WL6B766.57241.5
2866Allahverdi HamidovFMAZE2850W45WL21BW89WD31BW150WD149WW32BL15BL23WW66BW52W7657042.25
2933Mitrabha GuhaGMIND3009L173BW93WW98BW56WL6WW72BW34WW84BD25WD21BL9B763.565.540.5
3032Egor KoshulyanFMRUS2986L97WL57BW127WW103BW61WW66WW19BW24WL9BL25BW51W76366.540.5
3129Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM2963W126BW72WL8BD28WL26BD166WW83BW73WW34BL24BW55W761.564.537.5
3216Mark SmirnovFMKAZ3005W76WW157BL51WW163BL40WW94BL28WW56BL33WW71BW54W758.561.535
3363Svyatoslav LisenkovFMRUS2872W187BL9WW119BL151WW88BW113BW155WL13WW32BL36BW53W757.557.530
3469Alexander GelmanIMDEU2801L181BW159WW120BW164WW27BL24WL29BW52WL31WW83BW50W7565735
3549Vjacheslav WeetikFMRUS2923W183BW179WL21WW69BL155WW105BL9BW58WL53BW82BW56W7545530
3618Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3042W98WW55BD26WW150BL25WW43BW68BL5WL16BW33WL10B6.5687339
3743Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2814L96BW78WW57BL67WW76BW53WD10WW154BL11BW68WL18B6.562.56737
3848Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2949D114WW64BW70BL14WW82BW154WL25WD151BW84WD20BL15W6.5616534.25
3956Artur GabrielianGMRUS2893W134WL8WW59BL10BL105WW77WW136BW152WW64BD15BL19W6.5616432.25
40180Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2944U--W95BW88WW72WW32BL7BW56WD11WL10BL18WW69B6.560.565.538
188 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Denis LazavikGMBLR3318W109BW30WW14BW4WW3BW5WD2BW7WW16BW8BW10W10.576.578.574.25
23Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3235W40BW28WD42BW98WW11WW6BD1WW10BL4WW12BD3B8.574.579.559.25
311Mahammad MuradliGMAZE3121W83BW74WW19BW23BL1WW98WL10BW18WW27BW4BD2W8.5707350.75
413Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3108W79BW10WW29BL1BW30WW28BW27BW6WW2BL3WL8W87578.551.5
518Sanan SjugirovGMHUN3065W105WW20BW15WW97BW27WL1BL6WW95BL10WW21WW16B8717448
65Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3202D39BW116WW67WW31BW96WL2WW5BL4BW14WD10BW17W86767.544.5
716Mahel BoyerGMFRA3089W57WW55BL23WW101BW99BW15WW97WL1BL8WW19BW14W8667045
846Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3338U--W54BL24WW102BW32WW21BW96WW11WW7BL1WW4B86467.550.5
917Eric HansenGMCAN3101W63BW101WW13WL27BL28WW20BW30WL16BW25BW29WW22B863.567.548.5
1041Eric RosenIMUSA2832W107BL4BW87WW48WW104BW17BW3WL2WW5BD6WL1B7.569.571.540.5
118Vahap SanalGMTUR3137W110WW99BD31WW42WL2BW24WW25WL8BW48WL16WW27B7.564.566.540
126Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3162W33WL13BD102WW39BW29WL25BW101WW99BW96BL2WW23B7.56164.540.25
1334Alexander KhlebovichIMRUS2950W73WW12WL9BW105BL17WW106WL14BD43BW40WW25WW31B7.5606338.25
1419Vugar RasulovGMAZE3040W56BW46WL1WW55BW21BL27WW13WW97BL6BW15WL7B769.574.542
1548Dmitriy KushkoIMIRL2826W62WW100WL5BW22WW19BL7BD23WD24WW30BL14BW28W766.570.541
162Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3200L61WW51BW64BL96WW33BW86WW28BW9WL1WW11BL5W7666940.5
1715Anton DemchenkoGMSVN3045W44BW52WL98BW67WW13BL10WL18BW101WW24BW95WL6B7626638.5
1833Artem GalaktionovFMARE2952W72BL27WL44BW35BW83WW41BW17WL3BL22WW53WW33B760.563.536.5
1927Alexander RustemovGMRUS3005W114BW68WL3WW61BL15WW52BW67WL27WW99BL7WW38B7585929.5
2046Grzegorz NasutaGMPOL2804W81WL5WW107BL104BW45WL9WW35BL98BW54WW48BW29B75557.533.5
2137Marcin KrzyżanowskiGMPOL2911W118BL97BW68WW106BL14WL8WW105BW54WW98WL5BW34W7545426
2222Egor KoshulyanFMRUS2986L87WW59BW115WL15BL53WW107BW44WW67BW18BW27WL9W7525331
2330Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2949W41WW88BW7BL3WL97WW53BD15BL96WW46BW26WL12W6.5646636
2438Miraziz MatyakubovCMUZB2901W70WD96WW8BL103BW42WL11BW40WD15BL17WD36BW50B6.561.564.537.75
2526Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2944W117WW115BL97WD32BW40WW12WL11BW26BL9WL13BW46W6.56060.529.5
2639Dennis WagnerGMDEU2867D116BL39WW62BW49WW31WL96BW78BL25WW45WL23BW44W6.554.55530.75
274Jose MartinezGMMEX3150W102WW18BW104WW9WL5BW14BL4WW19BL3WL22BL11W671.574.535.5
2832Miłosz SzparGMPOL2939W69WL2BW112WW44BW9BL4WL16WW33BL95WW39BL15B665.566.530
2928Markus RaggerGMAUT2953W59WW87BL4WD40BL12BW39WD32BW34WW38BL9BL20W664.566.530.25
3031Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2814W47BL1BW83WW53WL4BW105WL9BW32WL15WL33BW57B6646727.5
3125Zbigniew PaklezaGMPOL2986W37BW43WD11BL6WL26BW50WL46BW102WD39BW32WL13W663.56733
3249Timur KocharinFMGNQ2748W71BL42BW81WD25WL8BW68WD29WL30BW41WL31BW54W656.559.527.75
3355Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2728L12BW70WL108BW69WL16WW87BW106WL28WW71BW30WL18W650.552.523
3418Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2740U--L106BL41WW120BW58WW57BW63WL29BW76WW42WL21B645.545.524
35112Dashgyn IbadovIMRUS2633U--U--W120BL18WW65BW74WL20WW72BW67WL38WW61B6414121
362Sharath RadhakrishnanNMSPM2690U--W118WL103WL41BL47BW75WW69BW106BW73WD24WD48B6414121
3774Witold KlepekCMPOL2576L31WL103BW82WL109WW88BL83BW111WL74BW52WW71BW53B6373921
38115Miroslav Baturin-VinogradovCMNOR2866U--U--U--W70WW114BW60WW56BW71WL29WW35BL19W6373825
3954Nikolai VlassovIMINT2674D6WW26BL96BL12WW75BL29BW62WW61BD31WL28WD41B5.5606429.25
4052Artemii KhanbutaevNMUSA2689L2WW72BW88WD29WL25BW62WL24BW78WL13BD45BD51W5.5586022.5
121 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
12Jeffery XiongGMUSA3217W25WL55BW34WW7BW41WW52BW3WL2BW6WW4WW8B9656856
24Haik MartirosyanGMARM3204W60WW58BL41WW18BW51WW4BW5BW1WL3BW6WW10B963.564.552
35Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3183W30BW61WW11BW4WW52BW6WL1BW12WW2WL8BD5B8.569.570.550.75
410Eric HansenGMCAN3101W38WW56BW10WL3BW8WL2WW13BD11WW7WL1BW12W7.5717444.25
57Renato TerryIMINT3139W18BW28WL51BW15BW13WW10BL2WL6BW14WW11BD3W7.568.573.547.75
69Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3106W29BW32WD55BW41BW12WL3BW8WW5WL1BL2BW13W7.5687143
736Andrew JiangFMUSA2757W54BL11BW9WL1WW57BW23BW53WW51WL4BD10BW21W7.5606235.75
81Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3200W63BL51WW16BW56WL4BW24WL6BW21WW23BW3WL1W7646435
918Roman PyrihIMUSA2931L33WW57BL7BL38WW35WW39BD17BW24WW28WD12BW20W7545633.5
103Jose MartinezGMMEX3150W34BW14WL4BW17WW11BL5WL12BW20WW16BD7WL2W6.57074.540.25
1113Gleb DudinGMHUN3015W24BW7WL3WW42BL10WW20BW18WD4BD12BL5WD15B6.5687239.25
1211Mahel BoyerGMFRA3089W15BD16WW53BW55WL6BW54WW10WL3BD11WD9WL4B6.563.566.533
1323Aradhya GargIMIND2830W50BL52WW31BW19WL5BW17WL4WD15BW35WW16BL6B6.561.562.532.75
1419Alexander RustemovGMRUS3005W48BL10BL17WW29BD20WW33WW24BD16WL5BD27BW28W6.558.560.531
1539Peko DjurovicFMMNE2698L12WW22BW61BL5WL28BW44BW56WD13WW17BD23WD11W6.556.557.529.25
1627Terry LuoIMUSA2815W43BD12BL8WW35BD55WW30BW41WD14BL10WL13WW24B6.5565931
1734Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2728L52BW45WW14BL10BW59WL13BD9WW26BL15WW33WW23B6.555.557.530.5
1835Henry DengFMMDG2710L5WW37BW58WL2WW42BW28WL11BL23BW19WL21WW27B659.561.527
1953Cale McCormickNMUSA2401L32WW29WW26BL13BL30WL31BW25WW38BL18BW34WW33B652.556.529
2023Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2740U--W44WD35WW36BD14BL11WW40WL10BW29WW28BL9B649.55327.5
2128Vidip KonaNMUSA2754W47WL41WL40BU--W50WW59BW31WL8BW30WW18BL7B642.543.521
2254Geiner Jose Andrade TruyolCMCOL2299L56BL15WL57WL50BBYEL37BW49WW47BW44BW38WW30W632.533.516.5
2314Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM2963W57WW35BL52BW40WL54BL7WW27BW18WL8WD15BL17W5.5555725.25
2441Juan Pablo Castro LombanaCMCOL2618L11WW47BW28BD54WW53BL8BL14WL9BW39BW26WL16W5.5555721.75
2530Yibai RenNMCHN2658L1BW48WD36BL53WL33BL35WL19BW37WW42BW31WW38B5.549.551.521.75
2621Eric RosenIMUSA2832L35BD39WL19WW62BW40BL53WW33BL17WW36BL24BW29W5.5484921
2761Asish PandaNMUSA2706U--U--W48BW44WW38BL51WL23WW40BW31BD14WL18W5.539.541.521.75
2824Villarreal AgustinFMARG2766W45WL5BL24WW39BW15WL18BW30WW29WL9BL20WL14B5596223.5
2937Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2685L6WL19BW45BL14WW49BW42WW32WL28BL20BW40WL26B552.554.518
3033Nikolai VlassovIMINT2674L3WW50BL54BW47WW19BL16WL28BW44WL21BW39WL22B5515216.5
3140Akeem BrownCMJAM2594L41BW43WL13WW58BL56BW19WL21BW34BL27WL25BW40W5495120.5
3225Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2705W19BL6BL42WL59BW62WW34WL29BL39WL33BW36WW35B546.547.520.5
3346Amudan MangudiNMUSA2445W9BL53WL56WD34BW25WL14BL26WW43BW32WL17BL19W4.5545723.75
3431Gustavo AmezquitaNMMEX2705L10WW62BL1BD33WW36WL32BL35BL31WW43WL19BW39W4.5535415.75
3549Nicolas CoganNMCIV2438W26WL23WD20BL16WL9BW25BW34WW56BL13BU--L32W4.5525521.5
361Yilin LiWFMCAN2316U--W38BD25WL20WL34BW62BL39WW42BL26WL32BW44B4.5424315.25
372Gustavo Horokoski De SouzaNMBRA2321U--L18WL38WL48BL45BW22WW47WL25BW49BD44WW43B4.5363815.75
3838Le Thao Nguyen PhamIMVNM2608L4BL36WW37BW9BL27WL40BW48WL19WW45BL22BL25W453.555.516.5
3943Can BaylavNMTUR2546L51WD26BD59WL28WW43BL9WW36BW32BL24WL30BL34B4515317.25
4050Nicolas KulikNMURY2393L61BW60BW21WL23BL26WW38WL20BL27WW56WL29BL31B446.547.514
63 players

35) Freestyle WCh Play-In 2026

Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat V Pranav to qualify for the FIDE Freestyle World Chess Championships in February in a play in on Chess.com.

WCh Play-In Swiss 2026 chess.com INT Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TB3
17Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZB2747W28BW82WW80BL2WW8WD7BD4WW14BW3W7474935.25
217Pranav VGMIND2698W90BW88WW18BW1BW17WL3WL5BW25BW6W7444531.5
328Grigoriy OparinGMUSA2669W79WW34BW54BW68WW5WW2BD6BD17WL1B743.545.532.5
418Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN2723D64WW70BW32WL6BW52WW33BD1BW18WW5B74141.531.25
511Arseniy NesterovGMRUS2697W76BW16WW29BW26WL3BW10WW2WD6BL4W6.5505234.75
69Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2713W92BW35WD19BW4WW15BW17BD3WD5WL2B6.5495033.5
723Leinier Dominguez PerezGMUSA2660D37BW94WD12BW71WW27BD1WD9WW15BD8W6.54545.530.5
830Arman MikaelyanGMUSA2633W65WL17BW72WW56WL1BW28BW70WW12WD7B6.539.539.523.75
913Aleksei SaranaGMSRB2688W85BD81WW52BD19WW26BD25WD7BD10WW17B6.538.540.527.75
1033Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB2626W48BL54WW90BW53WW12BL5BW68WD9BW21W6.536.537.525.25
117Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS2815U--L38WW40BW90WD32BW73WW71BW27WW22B6.5303124.75
1210Mahammad MuradliGMAZE2714D44WW24BD7WW51BL10WW13BW35WL8BW29W6444729
1316Xiao TongGMCHN2666W72WW27BL26BW18WD45BL12WD20BW35WW30B6404327.5
1415Alexander GrischukGMRUS2669W95BW23WW75BL17BD33WW22BD25WL1WW26B6404022.75
1512Yu YangyiGMCHN2704W100WD52BW81WW22BL6WD69BW26BL7WW27B6373720.75
1636Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ2628W50WL5BL34WW49BL38WW84BW73BW39WW25W6333520
171Salem AR SalehGMARE2777W33BW8WW30BW14WL2BL6WW19BD3BL9W5.55054.531
1851Prraneeth VuppalaGMIND2538W83BW87WL2WL13BW39WW29BW31WL4BD20B5.541.542.519.75
1929Maxim MatlakovGMRUS2633W66BW77WD6WD9BW34WD68BL17WL21WW33B5.5393919.5
2045Sergey SklokinFMINT2570W55BL30WL25BW47WD21WW52BD13WW31BD18W5.537.54021.5
213Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA2731L45BW79WL33BW62WD20BW74WW23WW19BL10B5.535.536.519.25
2220David Anton GuijarroGMESP2652D70WW64BW74BL15WW54BL14WW45BW32WL11W5.535.53615.5
2340David NavaraGMCZE2569W53WL14BW77WD54WL69BW24WL21BW36WW32B5.5353720.25
2450Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM2507D68WL12WW58BL69WW86WL23BW53WW46BW39B5.53132.515
252Denis LazavikGMBLR2755L74WW41BW20WW35BW29WD9BD14BL2WL16B544.54725.25
2643Martyn KravtsivGMUKR2538W42BW31BW13WL5BL9WW38BL15WW70BL14W5444823
2741Georgijs GermanovsCMLVA2513W60BL13WW93BW39BL7WW34BW69WL11BL15W538.539.514.5
2852Timothe RazafindratsimaIMFRA2507L1WW103BW83BW80WL68BL8WW34BL29BW37W5353512.5
2931Cem Kaan GokerkanGMTUR2625W97BW91WL5WW76BL25BL18WW43BW28WL12B5353512
3022Eray KilicIMTUR2599W96WW20BL17WL45BL44BW47WW72BW71WL13W5343415.5
3119Nodirbek YakubboevGMUZB2643W102BL26WL76BW79WW56BW45WL18BL20WW43B5303012
3244Harshavardhan GBIMIND2518D94WW37BL4BD70WD11WW36BW33WL22BL23W4.541.54218.5
3346Ilamparthi A RIMIND2528L17WW48BW21WW78WD14BL4WL32BW44WL19W4.540.542.517
3469Beglar JobavaIMGEO2376W98BL3WW16BW82WL19BL27WL28WW40BD35B4.5393914.25
3534Anton DemchenkoGMSVN2582W73WL6BW62WL25WW72BW44WL12BL13BD34W4.537.538.512.75
3649Vladimir FedoseevGMSVN2487L91BL73WD84BW37WW85BL32WW52WL23BW46W4.5272813
3768Anna ShukhmanWGMRUS2355D7WL32WL44BL36BW48WD40WW84BW38WL28B4353714.25
3866Svyatoslav LisenkovFMRUS2374L69WW11BL82BW61WW16BL26WL39WL37BW49W434.535.516.5
3943Shilong LiGMCHN2642U--W42WW87BL27WL18BW41WW38BL16BL24W4343513
4053Dennis WagnerGMDEU2432L54BD84WL11WW48BL74WD37BW49WL34WW44B429.531.512.5
106 players
WCh Play-In KO chess.com INT Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2.0
2Pranav, V0.0
3rd-4th
3Tabatabaei, M. Amin1.5*
4Oparin, Grigoriy1.5
Semi-final
1Pranav, V1.5
2Oparin, Grigoriy0.5
1Abdusattorov, Nodirbek1.5
2Tabatabaei, M. Amin0.5
11 players

36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 20th January 2026

RUDAR XXVIII GM RR 2026

30th HIT Open 2026

4NCL Bradford Congress 2026

XLVI Metropolitano Int 2025

Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th January 2026

New Zagreb Classic 2026

15th Gora Sw. Anny Open 2026

chess.com Speed Chess Final 2025

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026

Graz Open 2026

ch-ROU 2026

Isle of Wight Chess Masters 2026

85th Noteboom Tournament 2026

8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026

Budapest Spring Festival 2026

Bled Chess Festival 2026

Reykjavik Open 2026

14th Pilsen Open 2026

Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival 2026

59th Biel Chess Festival 2026

37th Czech Open 2026

47th Ghent Open 2026

13th Prague Summer Open 2026

27th Olomouc Chess Summer 2026

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