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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1641 20th April 2026 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
3) 26th European Individual Championship 2026
4) Clash of Generations III Topalov Erdogmus 2025
5) II Rio Chess Masters 2026
6) Curitiba Chess Open 2026
7) Niemann-Liang Match 2026
8) 23rd BCC Open 2026
9) 4th Paphos International Open 2026
10) 6th China Chess Rising Stars Rebecca Cup 2026
11) Essex Championship 2026
12) Melbourne International Open 2026
13) RUDAR XXXII GM RR 2026
14) RUDAR XXXIII GM RR 2026
15) SonFlow Cup 2026
16) World Senior Teams 2026
17) TCh-AUT 2025-26
18) Frauenbundesliga 2025-26
19) Belgian Interclubs 2025-26
20) Chinese Teams 2026
21) TCh-CZE 2025-26
22) Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th April 2026
23) 3-0 Thursday 16th April 2026
24) TCEC Season 29 2026
25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026cl16 games
26th European Individual Championship 2026cl742 games
Clash of Generations III Topalov Erdogmus 2025cl4 games
II Rio Chess Masters 2026cl72 games
Curitiba Chess Open 2026cl202 games
Niemann-Liang Match 2026cl4 games
23rd BCC Open 2026cl130 games
4th Paphos International Open 2026cl90 games
6th China Chess Rising Stars Rebecca Cup 2026cl 188 games
Essex Championship 2026cl29 games
Melbourne International Open 2026cl90 games
RUDAR XXXII GM RR 2026cl45 games
RUDAR XXXIII GM RR 2026cl44 games
SonFlow Cup 2026cl60 games
World Senior Teamscl 2026228 games
TCh-AUT 2025-26cl74 games
Belgian Interclubs 2025-26cl32 games
Chinese Teams 2026cl82 games
TCh-CZE 2025-26cl95 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th April 2026bli1474 games
3-0 Thursday 16th April 2026bli2079 games
TCEC Season 29 2026cl324 games
5643 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, Lennart Ootes, Steven Rix, Dimitris Skyrianoglou, Alex Jansen, everyone else who helped with this issue.

Javokhir Sindarov duly won the Candidates tournament and he finished undefeated. Sindarov was impressive and the story of his year will fascinate. The women's event was won by Rameshbabu Vaishali who secured her victory with a last round win in an truly unprintable tournament. This is a week of young player achievements, 17 year-old Ukrainian Roman Dehtiarov (126th seed) won the European Individual Championships, alone on 9/11 a truly amazing result. Finally Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, beat Veselin Topalov 5-1 in a match to go over 2700 at the age of 14. Young players all over are posting amazing results, something has maybe changed in the way players are coached, this feels like some kind of change is in the air. If we're really lucky we'll see a generation as powerful and interesting as the one that came through at the end of the 80s and early 90s.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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The Doctor

2) FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026

The FIDE Candidates Tournaments both open and women's events took place in the Cap St Georges resort, near Pegeia, Cyprus, Sun 29th Mar to Thu 16th Apr 2026. Javokhir Sindarov dominated the event and finished two points clear of Anish Giri.

FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP Sun 29th Mar 2026 - Thu 16th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Sindarov, JavokhirGMUZB27451064,75
26Giri, AnishGMNED27538.556.5
34Caruana, FabianoGMUSA27957.548
47Wei, YiGMCHN2754744,75
55Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA28106.544.5
62Bluebaum, MatthiasGMGER2698642
73Praggnanandhaa, RGMIND2741640
88Esipenko, AndreyGMFID26984.531.5
8 players
FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP (CYP), 29 iii-16 iv 2026 cat. XX (2749)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Sindarov, Javokhir g UZB 2745 * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 10.0 2907
2. Giri, Anish g NED 2753 ½ ½ * * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 8.5 2828
3. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2795 0 ½ ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7.5 2771
4. Wei, Yi g CHN 2754 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7.0 2748
5. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2810 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6.5 2711
6. Bluebaum, Matthias g GER 2698 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 6.0 2706
7. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2741 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 6.0 2700
8. Esipenko, Andrey g RUS 2698 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 4.5 2623
Round 1 (March 29, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 41 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 83 A13 Reti Opening
Bluebaum, Matthias - Wei, Yi ½-½ 26 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Praggnanandhaa, R - Giri, Anish 1-0 51 B23 Sicilian Closed
Round 2 (March 30, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 42 C42 Petroff's Defence
Giri, Anish - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 30 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Wei, Yi - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 46 C11 French Defence
Esipenko, Andrey - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 51 A13 Reti Opening
Round 3 (March 31, 2026)
Caruana, Fabiano - Wei, Yi 1-0 19 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Nakamura, Hikaru - Giri, Anish ½-½ 41 A28 English Four Knights
Bluebaum, Matthias - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 41 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Praggnanandhaa, R - Sindarov, Javokhir 0-1 40 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 4 (April 1, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 36 D26 QGA
Wei, Yi - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 62 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Bluebaum, Matthias - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 37 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Esipenko, Andrey - Giri, Anish 0-1 34 B95 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Round 5 (April 3, 2026)
Giri, Anish - Wei, Yi ½-½ 42 A14 Reti Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Bluebaum, Matthias 1-0 28 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Sindarov, Javokhir 0-1 41 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Praggnanandhaa, R - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 31 A06 Zukertort Opening
Round 6 (April 4, 2026)
Giri, Anish - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 84 D35 QGD Exchange
Caruana, Fabiano - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 46 A14 Reti Opening
Wei, Yi - Sindarov, Javokhir 0-1 36 C28 Vienna Game
Nakamura, Hikaru - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 23 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 7 (April 5, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Giri, Anish ½-½ 85 D38 QGD Ragozin
Bluebaum, Matthias - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 40 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Praggnanandhaa, R - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 38 D17 Slav Defence
Esipenko, Andrey - Wei, Yi 0-1 30 C43 Petroff's Defence
Round 8 (April 7, 2026)
Giri, Anish - Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 44 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Wei, Yi - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 52 C28 Vienna Game
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 67 A33 English Symmetrical
Esipenko, Andrey - Sindarov, Javokhir ½-½ 24 A13 Reti Opening
Round 9 (April 8, 2026)
Caruana, Fabiano - Giri, Anish 0-1 43 C50 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 91 D55 Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Bluebaum, Matthias - Sindarov, Javokhir ½-½ 60 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Praggnanandhaa, R - Wei, Yi ½-½ 56 D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Round 10 (April 9, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 53 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Giri, Anish - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 36 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Wei, Yi - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 39 C15 French Winawer
Esipenko, Andrey - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 40 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 11 (April 11, 2026)
Giri, Anish - Esipenko, Andrey ½-½ 43 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Caruana, Fabiano - Sindarov, Javokhir ½-½ 58 A14 Reti Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru - Wei, Yi ½-½ 22 A14 Reti Opening
Praggnanandhaa, R - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 42 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 12 (April 12, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 33 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Wei, Yi - Giri, Anish ½-½ 77 C26 Vienna Game
Bluebaum, Matthias - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 52 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Esipenko, Andrey - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 46 A13 Reti Opening
Round 13 (April 14, 2026)
Giri, Anish - Sindarov, Javokhir ½-½ 58 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Caruana, Fabiano - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 43 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Wei, Yi - Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 46 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ 41 D53 Queens Gambit
Round 14 (April 15, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir - Wei, Yi ½-½ 32 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Bluebaum, Matthias - Giri, Anish 0-1 28 D38 QGD Ragozin
Praggnanandhaa, R - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 33 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Esipenko, Andrey - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
FIDE Women Candidates Pegeia CYP Sun 29th Mar 2026 - Thu 16th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Vaishali, RameshbabuGMIND24708.555,75
27Assaubayeva, BibisaraGMKAZ2516856,25
34Zhu, JinerGMCHN25787.550.5
43Goryachkina, AleksandraGMFID25347.550,25
58Muzychuk, AnnaGMUKR2522749,25
66Lagno, KaterynaGMFID25086.543
71Divya, DeshmukhGMIND24975.540,25
85Tan, ZhongyiGMCHN25355.538,25
8 players
FIDE Women Candidates Pegeia CYP (CYP), 29 iii-16 iv 2026 cat. XI (2520)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Vaishali, Rameshbabu g IND 2470 * * ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 2607
2. Assaubayeva, Bibisara g KAZ 2516 ½ ½ * * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 8 2570
3. Zhu, Jiner g CHN 2578 1 1 0 0 * * ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 2540
4. Goryachkina, Aleksandra g FID 2534 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 2547
5. Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2522 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 7 2519
6. Lagno, Kateryna g RUS 2508 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * * ½ 1 1 ½ 2492
7. Divya, Deshmukh g IND 2497 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * * ½ 0 2443
8. Tan, Zhongyi g CHN 2535 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * * 2437
Round 1 (March 29, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Assaubayeva, Bibisara ½-½ 41 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Zhu, Jiner - Tan, Zhongyi ½-½ 41 C55 Two Knights Defence
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Lagno, Kateryna ½-½ 73 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Divya, Deshmukh - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 35 C45 Scotch Game
Round 2 (March 30, 2026)
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 40 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Muzychuk, Anna - Tan, Zhongyi ½-½ 32 C42 Petroff's Defence
Lagno, Kateryna - Zhu, Jiner ½-½ 34 C07 French Tarrasch
Divya, Deshmukh - Vaishali, Rameshbabu ½-½ 44 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 3 (March 31, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 41 C55 Two Knights Defence
Zhu, Jiner - Assaubayeva, Bibisara 0-1 43 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Divya, Deshmukh ½-½ 81 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Tan, Zhongyi - Lagno, Kateryna 0-1 54 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 4 (April 1, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 27 C55 Two Knights Defence
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Tan, Zhongyi ½-½ 46 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Muzychuk, Anna - Lagno, Kateryna 1-0 32 C85 Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence
Divya, Deshmukh - Zhu, Jiner 0-1 36 A21 English Opening
Round 5 (April 3, 2026)
Zhu, Jiner - Vaishali, Rameshbabu 1-0 62 C55 Two Knights Defence
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 29 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Lagno, Kateryna - Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1-0 40 B34 Sicilian Defence
Tan, Zhongyi - Divya, Deshmukh ½-½ 45 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 6 (April 4, 2026)
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Divya, Deshmukh 0-1 46 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Zhu, Jiner - Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 37 C50 Giuoco Piano
Lagno, Kateryna - Vaishali, Rameshbabu 0-1 47 C28 Vienna Game
Tan, Zhongyi - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 53 C58 Two Knights Defence
Round 7 (April 5, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Tan, Zhongyi 1-0 51 B00 Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Zhu, Jiner ½-½ 70 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Muzychuk, Anna - Assaubayeva, Bibisara ½-½ 26 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Divya, Deshmukh - Lagno, Kateryna ½-½ 135 A13 Reti Opening
Round 8 (April 7, 2026)
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Vaishali, Rameshbabu ½-½ 74 C55 Two Knights Defence
Muzychuk, Anna - Divya, Deshmukh 0-1 83 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Lagno, Kateryna - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 66 C45 Scotch Game
Tan, Zhongyi - Zhu, Jiner 0-1 77 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 9 (April 8, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Divya, Deshmukh 1-0 31 A06 Zukertort Opening
Zhu, Jiner - Lagno, Kateryna 1-0 46 A06 Zukertort Opening
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Assaubayeva, Bibisara ½-½ 37 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Tan, Zhongyi - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 56 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Round 10 (April 9, 2026)
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Zhu, Jiner 1-0 60 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Muzychuk, Anna - Vaishali, Rameshbabu ½-½ 42 C55 Two Knights Defence
Lagno, Kateryna - Tan, Zhongyi ½-½ 53 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Divya, Deshmukh - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 63 C90 Ruy Lopez
Round 11 (April 11, 2026)
Zhu, Jiner - Divya, Deshmukh ½-½ 47 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Vaishali, Rameshbabu 0-1 45 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Lagno, Kateryna - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 49 E15 Queens Indian
Tan, Zhongyi - Assaubayeva, Bibisara ½-½ 102 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 12 (April 12, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Zhu, Jiner 0-1 39 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Lagno, Kateryna 1-0 49 C54 Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 71 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Divya, Deshmukh - Tan, Zhongyi 0-1 62 C44 Scotch Gambit
Round 13 (April 14, 2026)
Assaubayeva, Bibisara - Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 44 C45 Scotch Game
Zhu, Jiner - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 57 C55 Two Knights Defence
Lagno, Kateryna - Divya, Deshmukh 1-0 37 B15 Caro Kann
Tan, Zhongyi - Vaishali, Rameshbabu ½-½ 34 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 14 (April 15, 2026)
Vaishali, Rameshbabu - Lagno, Kateryna 1-0 48 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Tan, Zhongyi 1-0 63 C42 Petroff's Defence
Muzychuk, Anna - Zhu, Jiner ½-½ 56 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Divya, Deshmukh - Assaubayeva, Bibisara ½-½ 36 A45 Trompowsky

3) 26th European Individual Championship 2026

The 26th European Individual Championship took place 6th (arrival day) to 20th April 2026. In an astonishing result 17 year-old Roman Dehtiarov who started as 126th seed and has had travel limited by the war won with 9/11.

26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 Katowice POL Mon 6th Apr 2026 - Mon 20th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1126Dehtiarov, RomanIMUKR2452907176.5
229Abasov, NijatGMAZE25868.507378
34Suleymanli, AydinGMAZE26538.507377.5
420Muradli, MahammadGMAZE26058.507074.5
59Gurel, EdizGMTUR2635807581
62Anton Guijarro, DavidGMESP2656807480
736Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoGMESP2575807278
87Donchenko, AlexanderGMGER26428071.577.5
912Hovhannisyan, RobertGMARM26218071.577
1086Kacharava, NikoloziGMGEO25008071.576.5
1138Kazakouski, ValeryGMLTU2572807176
1218Santos Latasa, JaimeGMESP26108070.576
1310Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM26338069.575
1411Bjerre, Jonas BuhlGMDEN2623806975
1574Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMISL2512806974
1640Dudin, GlebGMHUN25668068.574
1719Maurizzi, MarcAndriaGMFRA2608806872.5
1823Dardha, DanielGMBEL25968067.573
19254Zlatkov, AntonFMMKD22998067.572
2017Korobov, AntonGMUKR2610806771.5
213Deac, Bogdan-DanielGMROU26558066.571
2230Amar, ElhamGMNOR2586806570
23142Davtyan, ArsenIMARM24308063.568
2414Lagarde, MaximeGMFRA26217.507378
2559Malek, JanGMPOL25337.5072.577
2613Ivanchuk, VasylGMUKR26217.507276.5
27103Ohanyan, EminGMARM24817.5071.576
285Sargsyan, ShantGMARM26477.507177.5
2926Gumularz, SzymonGMPOL25907.5069.574.5
3088Klimkowski, JanGMPOL24987.5069.573
3116Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB26167.506974
3263Alexakis, DimitrisGMGRE25287.506973.5
33117Levin, GuyIMISR24627.506973.5
3424Samunenkov, IhorGMUKR25967.5068.574.5
3535Pichot, AlanGMESP25817.5068.574
3669Petkov, MomchilGMBUL25177.506873.5
3754Subelj, JanGMSLO25437.506872
38112Lavrencic, MaticIMSLO24727.5067.572
39111Pantsulaia, LevanGMGEO24727.5067.571
401Kovalenko, IgorGMUKR26857.506772.5
501 players

4) Clash of Generations III Topalov Erdogmus 2025

The Clash of Generations III match took place in Monaco 12th to 17th April 2026. The latest in a series of training matches for Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, this time against Veselin Topalov. Erdogmus won 5-1 taking himself over 2700 and putting Topalov under.

Clash of Generations III Monaco MNC Sun 12th Apr 2026 - Fri 17th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtg123456Pts
12Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanTUR2687=11=115
21Topalov, VeselinBUL2717=00=001
2 players

5) II Rio Chess Masters 2026

The II Rio Chess Masters took place 11th to 19th April 2026. Alexandr Fier won with 8.5/10.

II Rio Chess Masters 2026 Rio de Janeiro BRA Sat 11th Apr 2026 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Alexandr FierGMBRA25628.504655
22Neuris Delgado RamirezGMPAR25057048.556.5
35Diego Rafael Di BerardinoIMBRA2460614958
47Licael Roderick Ticona RocabadoIMBOL24166248.557
54Mario VillanuevaIMARG24626346.555
68Nathan Felipe FilgueirasIMBRA24005.5048.557.5
711Ivan Excender Soriano QuispeIMPER23765.5047.554.5
83Roberto Garcia PantojaGMCOL24975.504551.5
916Mathias Andre CasalasproFMBRA23095.504452.5
1018Edgar RodriguesFMBRA22865.504148.5
1114Jose Daniel GemyIMBOL23315039.548
1221Caio Henrique Angelico SilvaBRA2226503845.5
1310Juan Sebastian MelianIMPAR23824.504857
1412David ArenasGMCOL23434.504554
159Angel Gabriel Cordoba RoaIMCOL23834.504451.5
1615Matheus Mendes Domingues RibeiroFMBRA23134.5040.548
1719Lucas Aguiar CunhaFMBRA22384.5040.547.5
1817Iung Alicio De O. PinheiroFMBRA22874.503844.5
1913Frederico Rodrigues JardimFMBRA23364142.550
206Andres Rodriguez VilaGMURU2448424350.5
2120Vinicius V. De Almeida RegoFMBRA22383.5037.544
2222Alvaro Z. Aranha FilhoFMBRA22090.502526
22 players

6) Curitiba Chess Open 2026

The Curitiba Chess Open takes place 18th to 21st April 2026.

Curitiba Chess Open 2026 Curitiba BRA Sat 18th Apr 2026 - Tue 21st Apr 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Jose CubasGMPAR2416408.59.5
217Alfeu Junior Varela BuenoFMBRA2194407.59.5
313Fernando Cesar FrareNMBRA2210407.59.5
412Igor A.C.Lofredo MouraoNMBRA2212407.59
532Heitor Carneiro FragaNMBRA21003.509.511
65Rodrigo Disconzi da SilvaIMBRA22993.509.511
78Diogo Duarte GuimaraesFMBRA22723.509.511
810Diego Sashaki HaraguchiNMBRA22353.50911
96Alejandro HoffmanGMARG22913.50911
107Adwilhans Luciano SouzaFMBRA22733.508.510.5
1111Luis Ernesto RodiIMURU22323.508.510.5
1226Andre Jordi VolkmannNMBRA21363.508.510.5
1327Acyr Rogerio CalcadoNMBRA21223.508.510
1421Raphael V. P. Patricio AlonsoNMBRA21793.508.59.5
152Cesar Hidemitsu UmetsuboIMBRA23483.50810
1622Francisco Ferrari PirontiNMBRA21763.507.59.5
1728Vinicius Taishun LimaNMBRA21193.507.59.5
1883Joao Gabriel Muniz SzubaBRA18713.507.59
1931Leandro Fabricio CampeloNMBRA21043.507.58.5
209Daniel Evelio Saiz RodriguezFMCUB22363.5079
2115Eduardo da Costa MarraFMBRA22083.506.58
2230Carlos Alberto SegaFMBRA21143.506.57
2319Jose Ferreira Azevedo JuniorBRA21823.506.57
2451Joao Antonio Bertolu Mariot VazNMBRA19823.5067
25125Arnoldo Beber TellesBRA1738301011
2686Vicente Marquez RosasCHI1867309.512.5
27207Bruno Torres SaccoBRA0309.511.5
2835Vinicius SaitoNMBRA2083309.511.5
2914Alvaro Z. Aranha FilhoFMBRA220930911
3044Luca Jurgen BiegingNMBRA202130911
31123 Kolomwe WillianZAM1751308.510.5
3234Vitorio CheminFMBRA2084308.510
3329Rene Simonato Sant'AnaBRA211730810
3447Leonardo Schmaedecke TratzBRA19983089.5
3520Bruno Orlando StarkeNMBRA21793089.5
3638Leonardo Espinha AlonsoNMBRA20473089.5
373Everaldo MatsuuraGMBRA23423089
3845Arthur SchenaNMBRA20133089
3971Frayson Nycolas Rodrigues RuizBRA1910307.59
40104Arthur LelinskiBRA1819307.59
262 players

7) Niemann-Liang Match 2026

Hans Moke Nieman beat Awonder Liang in a 12 game match in Paris using the new fast classical 60m + 30spm time control, they played two games a day. Niemann won 7.5-4.5. Games 4, 10 and 12 were identical 15 moves draws.

Niemann-Liang Match 2026 Paris FRA Fri 10th Apr 2026 - Wed 15th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
11Hans Moke NiemannGMUSA27287.5
22Awonder LiangGMUSA27184.5
2 players

8) 23rd BCC Open 2026

The 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open took place in Hua Hin, 11th to 19th April 2026. I call it the BCC open because it's only in Bangkok every other year. There was a big tie on 9 points, Khuong Duy Dau edged out Brandon Jacobson, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Nigel D Short, Ghosh Aronyak, Loek Van Wely, Titas Stremavicius, Ido Gorshtein and Saidakbar Saydaliev on tie-break.

23rd BCC Open 2026 Hua Hin THA Sat 11th Apr 2026 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Dau, Khuong DuyIMVIE25027051.542
22Jacobson, BrandonGMUSA25907049.541,75
35Ganguly, Surya ShekharGMIND25617049.540,25
43Short, Nigel DGMENG25877049.539,25
58Aronyak, GhoshIMIND25337048.539,75
61Van Wely, LoekGMNED2621704839.5
76Stremavicius, TitasGMLTU2556704635,75
87Gorshtein, IdoGMISR25497045.537,25
916Saydaliev, SaidakbarIMUZB24537041.535
109Visakh, N RGMIND25266.5049.536,75
1132Ayush, SharmaIMIND24156.5048.536,25
1220Pham, Tran Gia PhucIMVIE24396.5047.534,25
1323Harsh, SureshIMIND24326.5046.535
1437Arca, Christian Gian KarloIMPHI23956.5045.533.5
1535Danylenko, DmytroIMUKR23966.504433.5
1626Dhulipalla, Bala Chandra PrasadIMIND24296.504230,75
1733Laohawirapap, PrinIMTHA24086.5041.531,75
1863Madhesh, Kumar SFMIND22966.5041.531.5
1924Das, SayantanGMIND24316.5040.530,75
20100Batbaatar, BaatarFMMGL21506.5039.528.5
2114Ajay, Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND24726049.532.5
2239Sathvik, AdigaIMIND2387604832
2318Shyaam, Nikhil PGMIND24446046.532,25
2449Budhidharma, NayakaIMINA2350604630.5
2541Ritviz, ParabIMIND2382604628,75
2615Sriram, Adarsh UppalaIMIND2464604430.5
2712Erenberg, ArielIMISR2496604430
2845Ragnarsson, DagurIMISL2378604429.5
2998Abhishek, T MIND2151604429
3058Arshpreet, SinghFMIND23126043.530.5
3146Winkelman, AlbertFMAUS23726043.529
3234Omelja, ArtemGMUKR2397604330
3382Casiguran, Phil MartinPHI21876042.529
3431Cahaya, Satria DutaIMINA2416604229.5
35116Bolashakov, NuraliCMKAZ2072604129
3619Hafiz, Arif AbdulIMINA24426039.526.5
3743Chan, Kim YewIMMAS2381603927,75
3874Aakanksha, HagawaneWIMIND2230603926
3969Batashevs, ArsensLAT2252603625,75
40204Yu, ZheCHN18716034.523.5
241 players

9) 4th Paphos International Open 2026

The 4th Paphos International Open took place 13th to 19th April 2026. Harikrishnan.a.ra won with 7½/9 half a point clear of Evgeny Postny, 7.

4th Paphos Int Open 2026 Paphos CYP Mon 13th Apr 2026 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Harikrishnan.A.Ra,GMIND25157.5053.541.5
21Postny, EvgenyGMISR25287054.542
34Hamitevici, VladimirGMMDA24346.505241
413Gkavardinas, AntoniosFMGRE22866.504735.5
510Antoniou, RafailFMCYP23076.504534.5
66Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL24126053.541.5
78Harutjunyan, GevorgGMARM2342605139
817Navrotescu, AndreeaWGMFRA22746050.540
99Stamatiou, RodolfosFMGRE23176048.537
107Sofronie, IulianIMROU23556047.536.5
1112Moor, RogerIMSUI2297604737
1215Reprintsev, AlexanderIMUKR2283604736.5
135Lu, MiaoyiIMCHN2429604735.5
1416Ilic, Zoran SIMSRB2274604133
1531Khachatryan, AnnaWFMARM21335.504637
163Poetsch, HagenGMGER24785.5045.535
1735Kiseleva, ArinaWCMCRO20805.5044.536
1828Georgiou, KostantinosGRE21555.504232.5
1924Antonyan, HamletCMARM21845.503930.5
2027Bryant, HarryCMENG21555.5037.528.5
2119Michaelides, KonstantinosFMCYP2253504939
2225Sofronie, VladimirFMROU21835046.537
2322Flynn, JacobCMIRL22305046.535
2414Kukushkin, IvanCMBUL2285504636.5
2520Melaugh, ShaneFMIRL2248504534
2618Sadovsky, ArtemIMFID2273504434
2739Ivanov, Sergei V.FID2039504434
2836Halmeenmaki, TuomoFIN20685043.534
2926O`Cuilleanain, OisinIRL2177504132
3040Mehta, HurshUSA2019504130.5
3170Oganesyan, TigranAIMFID1828503931.5
3230Mifsud, TimothyCMMLT21355036.527
3338Kiseljova, MaryaWFMFID2039503627.5
3429Manucharyan, AndriyGER2142503526.5
3521Isaakidis, AlexandrosFMCYP22434.5049.538.5
3641Bardis, Harilaos-PanagiotisGRE20154.5046.537
3732Willmoth, Robert FCMENG21294.504636.5
3847Zhdanov, PetrFID19564.5043.534
3948Cherkasova, MarinaWFMCYP19524.5041.533.5
4046Spiegelberg, SilviaGER19694.5040.532
78 players

10) 6th China Chess Rising Stars Rebecca Cup 2026

The 6th China Chess Rising Stars Rebecca Cup took place 20th to 25th March 2026. Haochen Jiang, won with 7/9. 2nd Mingren Hong, 6½.

6th Rebecca Cup 2026 Dongtai CHN Fri 20th Mar 2026 - Wed 25th Mar 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Jiang, Haochen24557231242.546.5
214Hong, Mingren22276.523494549
34Yang, Zilong23616227244.548.5
45Dong, Hongfu2360622584750.5
56Wu, Yixing2340622574245.5
624Zhang, Haoxuan(Zj)2071622424145
710Jiang, Liu22686223841.545
819Zhong, Taoyu21705.522064344.5
93Cao, Qingfeng24065.5218143.547
1011Gao, Muziyan22595.5216241.547
1132Wang, Xiaoyan20005228541.545.5
1217Gu, Xianghan21885227442.544
131Zhang, Di24815225844.548
1418Jin, Ruijun2176522584145
159Zhang, Zhi2283522204548
1627Yuan, Shunzhe20295219338.540
178Jin, Hongtao2297521634043.5
1837Shao, Qiyu18985214238.540
197Chen, Hongsen2326521393941
2012Zhou, Yuxu2259520533840.5
2125Yang, Siyuan20584.521844041.5
2215Yu, Shi22274.5217540.544
2334Mu, Wangxueyao19414.521603739
2429Cheng, Gongpu20204.5211435.537
2536Tong, Yiyi19024.520653436
2613Wang, Qinxuanyi2255421494144.5
2731Xue, Tianhao2000421453639.5
2839He, Ziyu1828421383638
2916Zhou, Shumeng21944207536.539
3020Wu, Shuang(Hlj)2135420683640
3141Ji, Mingxuan17324205532.535
3223Xia, Jinnan2101420543132.5
3335Fang, Chenxi19034198331.533
3421Xie, Chujun21343.521333841
3522Liu, Huaqi21043.520953335
3642Xia, Miaoyan16523.520692829.5
3726Ha, Yihan20533.5206832.534
3830Wu, Yinan20073203531.533
3933Zhang, Jiemin19582.519872930.5
4028Liang, Hanzhe2024220073031.5
42 players

11) Essex Championship 2026

The Essex Championship took place 3rd to 4th April 2026. Radu Bara won with 4/5.

Essex Championship 2026 Wanstead ENG Fri 3rd Apr 2026 - Sat 4th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
112Bara, Radu192941112.5
23White, Russell21263.511.514.5
32Cawdery, John21683.58.512
41Eames, RobertFM223131213.5
510Ralys, Vincas19622.59.515
66Freeman, Ashley19892.5712.5
79Moore, John197426.513
811Latypova, Olga195026.511.5
98Rix, SteveCM19872613.5
107GopiKrishna, Ashwin19882510.5
114Willoughby, Christopher20062410
125Myall, Ivan200012.511.5
12 players

12) Melbourne International Open 2026

The Melbourne International Open took place 13th to 21st April 2026. Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez edged out Guha Mitrabha and Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez after all scored 6½/9.

Melbourne Int Open 2026 Melbourne AUS Mon 13th Apr 2026 - Tue 21st Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo AndresIM COL23406.537.548.534
2Mitrabha, GuhaGM IND25056.536.546.531.8
3Rios Gomez, Cristhian CamiloGM COL23856.536.54631
4Nguyen, Quoc HyIM VIE2420637.547.529.8
5Li, TedricIM AUS2348634.544.526.8
6Mirzoev, AzerGM AZE24385.53039.523.2
7Chan, LuisFM AUS22535405025.5
8Bjelobrk, IgorIM AUS2388537.547.525.8
9Antonio, Rogelio JrGM PHI2355532.54221.5
10Annapureddy, Rheyansh ReddyFM AUS21464.5354521
11Nguyen, Thi Mai HungWGM VIE21834.533.543.518.8
12Kalina, LeoCM AUS20594.530.540.519
13Xia, JustinCM AUS21644.529.53916.5
14Dragicevic, DomagojFM AUS21624.5283616.5
15Verma, RudraCM AUS20164.527.53517.2
16Kiewra, KeatonIM USA227843343.517
17Thogata, RandheerFM AUS2123429.53916
18Soo, Kai JieFM AUS22973.5344516.8
19Gao, ArthurCM AUS21903.5304013
20Fruit, Joel KOR20033.528.53812.8
21Zhao, Lucas AUS20123.527.535.512.2
22Hartley, JamesCM AUS20273.52634.512
23Zafirakos, JesseCM AUS215533140.511.5
24Wallis, ChristopherFM AUS22090.56.5112
25Bagamasbad, EfrenIM PHI20620.53.54.50.2
25 players

13) RUDAR XXXII GM RR 2026

The RUDAR XXXII GM RR took place 29th March to 5th April 2026. Evgeny Postny edged out Vedant Panesar on tie-break after both scored 6/9.

RUDAR 32 GM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Sun 29th Mar 2026 - Sun 5th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Postny, EvgenyGMISR2535625.54 ...6,2
27Panesar, VedantFMIND2406625,254 ...6
39Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR24455.522,753 ...5,6
45Rozentalis, EduardasGMLTU2457522,253.5 ...5
51Korshunov, Sergey And.FMFID23804.519,753 ...4,4
64Srdanovic, JovanaWIMSRB21994.517.52 ...4,4
76Sutormin, DanilaFMRUS2363415,251.5 ...4
810Bryakin, MikhailGMSRB24813.515.52.5 ...3,6
93Besedes, DaniloFMSRB23633142 ...3
102Kshatriya, Nitin VekhandeFMIND2362313,252 ...2,8
10 players
RUDAR 32 GM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Sun 29th Mar 2026 - Sun 5th Apr 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2399)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Postny, Evgeny GM ISR 2535 # = = = = 1 1 1 0 1 6 2509
2 Panesar, Vedant FM IND 2406 = # = = = 1 1 = 1 = 6 2523
3 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2445 = = # = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2474
4 Rozentalis, Eduardas GM LTU 2457 = = = # 1 = = = = = 5 2436
5 Korshunov, Sergey And. FM FID 2380 = = = 0 # = 1 = = = 4.5 2401
6 Srdanovic, Jovana WIM SRB 2199 0 0 = = = # = 1 1 = 4.5 2421
7 Sutormin, Danila FM RUS 2363 0 0 = = 0 = # = 1 1 4 2360
8 Bryakin, Mikhail GM SRB 2481 0 = = = = 0 = # = = 3.5 2310
9 Besedes, Danilo FM SRB 2363 1 0 0 = = 0 0 = # = 3 2278
10 Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande FM IND 2362 0 = 0 = = = 0 = = # 3 2278

14) RUDAR XXXIII GM RR 2026

The RUDAR XXXIII GM RR took palce 6th to 13th April 2026. Vedant Panesar won with 7/9.

RUDAR 33 GM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Mon 6th Apr 2026 - Mon 13th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Panesar, VedantFMIND2417727.54.5 ...7,2
22Bryakin, MikhailGMSRB24866.5253.5 ...6,6
34Rozentalis, EduardasGMLTU2444623,753.5 ...6
45Spasic, PetarFMSRB23525.522.53.5 ...5,4
56Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR2445521.52.5 ...5
61Pogorelskikh, SofiaWGMSRB22753.515.52 ...3,4
77Yonal, TimurFMTUR23623.511.51.5 ...3,4
83Besedes, DaniloFMSRB2379311,752 ...3
99Kshatriya, Nitin VekhandeFMIND2341311.51.5 ...2,8
108Pastar, SlavenIMBIH234427.51.5 ...2,2
10 players
RUDAR 33 GM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Mon 6th Apr 2026 - Mon 13th Apr 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2385)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Panesar, Vedant FM IND 2417 # = = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7 2601
2 Bryakin, Mikhail GM SRB 2486 = # = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2539
3 Rozentalis, Eduardas GM LTU 2444 = = # = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2503
4 Spasic, Petar FM SRB 2352 = = = # = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2468
5 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2445 0 = = = # = = 1 = 4 2378
6 Pogorelskikh, Sofia WGM SRB 2275 0 = = = = # 0 = = = 3.5 2317
7 Yonal, Timur FM TUR 2362 0 0 0 0 = 1 # = 1 = 3.5 2307
8 Besedes, Danilo FM SRB 2379 0 0 = = = = # = = 3 2291
9 Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande FM IND 2341 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 3 2264
10 Pastar, Slaven IM BIH 2344 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 # 2 2169

15) SonFlow Cup 2026

The SonFlow Cup took place 17th to 19th April 2026. Jakob Leon Pajeken took clear first with 4/5. 2nd-5th Lev Yankelevich, Daniel Kopylov, Rasmus Skytte and Martin Matthiesen, 3.

SonFlow Cup 2026 Kolding DEN Fri 17th Apr 2026 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345Pts
1Pajeken, Jakob LeonIM2452101311114
2Chatalbashev, BorisGM253591415160
3 - 6Yankelevich, LevGM24517110913
3 - 6Kopylov, DanielIM243412120613
3 - 6Skytte, RasmusIM235081201013
3 - 6Matthiesen, MartinFM227511140213
7Jalving, AugustFM230730100121111
8 - 11Arndt, MagnusFM2358110501212
8 - 11Kopylov, MichaelIM234320121302
8 - 11Ramsdal, Jens AlbertFM23331071110121502
8 - 11Fries Nielsen, Jens OveIM2284816010110702
12Hoi, CarstenGM2285409070100800
12 players

16) World Senior Teams 2026

The World Senior Teams take place 19th to 28th April 2026.

World Senior Teams +50 Durres ALB Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Tue 28th Apr 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDTB1TB2TB3
14MontenegroMNE47.50
25FIDEFID47.50
310England - 2ENG46.50
49SlovakiaSVK46.50
11GermanyGER46.50
63IcelandISL46.50
78ItalyITA46.50
81Germany - Lasker SGKGER460
92England - 1ENG460
107IsraelISR45.50
116France - 1FRA45.50
1225Sweden - 2SWE450
1326Germany - SC KreuzbergGER35.50
1413Finland - 1FIN350
1527KosovoKOS350
1612KazakhstanKAZ25.50
1723BelgiumBEL250
1820Netherlands - OrangeNED250
1922FIDEFID24.50
24Finland - 2FIN24.50
2119France - 2FRA24.50
2240BrazilBRA24.50
2317Norway - Norge-OSSNOR240
2430Polish Amateurs 65POL240
2536Denmark - SK 2012DEN240
38France - 3FRA240
2714Germany - SaxoniaGER240
2834Latvia - RCSLAT240
2946England - 5ENG240
3041Finland - 3FIN240
3142Sweden - SkaneSWE240
3218AlbaniaALB23.50
3335Wales - OrdovicesWLS23.50
3415Sweden - 1SWE23.50
3521ScotlandSCO230
3616England - 3ENG230
3739Denmark - 3DEN230
3832GermanyGER22.50
3937Norway - Golden OldiesNOR22.50
4028England - 4ENG130
54 players
World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Tue 28th Apr 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGmsTB1TB2TB3
14MontenegroMNE247.50
25FIDEFID247.50
310England - 2ENG246.50
49SlovakiaSVK246.50
11GermanyGER246.50
63IcelandISL246.50
78ItalyITA246.50
81Germany - Lasker SGKGER2460
92England - 1ENG2460
107IsraelISR245.50
116France - 1FRA245.50
1225Sweden - 2SWE2450
1326Germany - SC KreuzbergGER235.50
1413Finland - 1FIN2350
1527KosovoKOS2350
1612KazakhstanKAZ225.50
1723BelgiumBEL2250
1820Netherlands - OrangeNED2250
1922FIDEFID224.50
24Finland - 2FIN224.50
2119France - 2FRA224.50
2240BrazilBRA224.50
2317Norway - Norge-OSSNOR2240
2430Polish Amateurs 65POL2240
2536Denmark - SK 2012DEN2240
38France - 3FRA2240
2714Germany - SaxoniaGER2240
2834Latvia - RCSLAT2240
2946England - 5ENG2240
3041Finland - 3FIN2240
3142Sweden - SkaneSWE2240
3218AlbaniaALB223.50
3335Wales - OrdovicesWLS223.50
3415Sweden - 1SWE223.50
3521ScotlandSCO2230
3616England - 3ENG2230
3739Denmark - 3DEN2230
3832GermanyGER222.50
3937Norway - Golden OldiesNOR222.50
4028England - 4ENG2130
54 players

17) TCh-AUT 2025-26

The Austrian Team Champioships finished this week taking place in two parts 10th Decemvber 2025 to 18th April 2026.

TCh-AUT 2025-26 Austria AUT Wed 10th Dec 2025 - Sat 18th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1SV - Das Wien - St. Veit*33442044.5
2Pinggau-Friedberg3*43351944
3LL-resources Fuerstenfeld/TSV Hartberg*3455551542.5
4SK Austria Wien3*33551542
5Malerei Edlinger Rapid Feffernitz233*3444441539
61. SK Ottakring233*341535
7SV Gamlitz22123*1132
8Mayrhofen Zell/Zillertal3122*35628.5
9Schach ohne Grenzen3½2*234625
10Frauental FH CAMPUS 0211½234*3624.5
11SC MPOe Maria Saal½1½33*2220.5
12HCS Salzburg½112124*218.5
12 players
TCh-AUT Frauen 2025-26 Austria AUT Wed 10th Dec 2025 - Sat 18th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2
1SC Victoria Linz*3224341628.5
2Schach ohne Grenzen1*½334441425.5
3ASVOe Pamhagen 1½*324431325
4SV Wulkaprodersdorf21*½331321.5
5SK Dornbirn½12*242919
6SV Gamlitz KJSV2½½*134716.5
7SV - Das Wien - St.Veit/Glan01023*04714
8SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz½0½1*33613.5
9SK DolomitenBank Lienz100½0141*239.5
10Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal001120012*27
10 players

18) Frauenbundesliga 2025-26

The Frauenbundesliga took place 20th September to 19th April 2026. SK Schwaebisch Hall won. Games from the final four rounds are not yet available.

Frauenbundesliga 2025-26 Germany GER Sat 20th Sep 2025 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1SK Schwaebisch Hall11 +556662254110
2OSG Baden-Baden11 +55451848½75
3SC 1957 Bad Koenigshofen11 +35666174874
4Hamburger SK11113 +43441637 62,5
5SG Solingen1112 +134113343
6Rodewischer Schachmiezen11½½135 +3661034½43
7Schachfreunde Deizisau111233 +255831 24,5
8TuRa Harksheide11½020 +445824½24
9SK Freiburg-Zaehringen 1887110½½42 +214822½31
10SV Hemer 1932112124 +55629½16
11Chemnitzer SC Aufbau 9511020½051 +619½18
12SC Kreuzberg110101121 +21410
12 players

19) Belgian Interclubs 2025-26

The Belgian Interclubs took place 28th September to 19th April 2026. WETTEREN 1 won.

TCh-BEL 2025-26 Belgium BEL Sun 28th Sep 2025 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1WETTEREN 1 (432)XX4.555.545.56674662059.5
2SDP WACHTEBEKE 1 (471)3.5XX45666.54.566641857.5
3KGSRL 1 (401)34XX3.5476.54.54.55.54.571654
4KSK Rochade 1 (607)2.534.5XX74.56444.54.541548.5
5CRELEL 1 (601)4241XX2.56.55.526651244.5
6Standard Liège - TAL 1 (621)2.5213.55.5XX3.544.55.5561143
7TSM MECHELEN 1 (166)21.51.521.54.5XX5.57545.51140
8Leuven Centraal 1 (230)23.53.542.542.5XX4.54.537.5841.5
9Dolle Toren Leuven 1 (231)123.5463.513.5XX3.54.55.5738
10KBSK BRUGGE 1 (303)422.53.522.533.54.5XX4.55737
11BORGERHOUT 1 (109)223.53.523453.53.5XX5537
12Gambiet Opwijk 1 (261)2414322.50.52.533XX227.5
12 players

20) Chinese Teams 2026

The Chinese Teams take place 19th to 27th April 2026.

CHN Team Men 2026 Daqing CHN Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Mon 27th Apr 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
16Tianjin2200486.5
28Shanghai2200455.5
34Shandong2200455
410Jiangsu2101354.5
52Chongqing2101344.5
65Chengdu2110265
77Hangzhou2110264.5
89Guangdong2002264
913Jiangxi1010263.5
103Zhejiang211024.54.5
1115Hubei1010202
1211Heilongjiang2011163.5
1314Hebei2011123
141Beijing2020042.5
1512Shenzhen2020021.5
15 players
CHN Team Women 2026 Daqing CHN Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Mon 27th Apr 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Hangzhou*244.50
2Shanghai*244.50
3Tianjin*22440
4Hebei*341
5Jiangsu*341
6Zhejiang½*323.50
7Beijing1*2230
8Shenzhen½*230
9Chongqing11*020
10Guangdong1½*01.50
11Chengdu½1*01.50
12Shandong0½*00.50
12 players

21) TCh-CZE 2025-26

The final rounds of the Czech Extraliga Vychod and Zapad Leagues took place last weekend. Cesky lev Kolesovice won the Zapad and SK Slavoj Poruba B the Vychod. Games now available.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2025-26 Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
11. Novoborsky SK*557305631
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*45356255532
3Moravska Slavia Brno A*44562353.536
4BSS Frydek-Mistek4*5462048.529
5SK ZIKUDA Turnov A3*445552043.520
6SK Slavoj Poruba344*4651544.518
7SS Vavra a Cernousek Unichess344*45154320
8Sigil Fund Pardubice54*44351241.518
9Slavia Kromeriz3444*394112
10OAZA loznice.cz33245*73718
11Moravska Slavia Brno B322335*634.516
12SK ZIKUDA Turnov B12½333*6308
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Cesky lev Kolesovice*6354552553.535
2BIOMEDICA Ricany 1925 B2*5557245435
3MGMBA Unichess5*574462353.536
4SK mesta Lysa nad Labem33*456225130
5SK Dopravni podnik Praha4334*35451844.524
6TJ Bohemians Praha31*545164323
7SK Slavoj Litomerice4353*½355164124
8BIOMEDICA Ricany 1925 A323*61544.530
9TJ Spartak Vlasim45*4144225
10Chess Club Pisek344*46124122
11SK Line23344*4333.516
12TJ Neratovice133224*126.57
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slavoj Poruba B*64652251.527
2BSS Frydek-Mistek B2*36536542249.534
3SK Slavia Orlova4*654352047.531
4Sachy Hostalkova52*63325184326
5Jezdci Jundrov2*443661746.529
6SK Lipa23324*164324
7TJ TZ Trinec54*3½61639.526
8A64 PROCLIENT Grygov35*1545.520
9Duras Charlie’s Street Brno5455*451443.524
10SK Stare Mesto25624*46144021
112222 SK Polabiny B33334*134425
12SK Podluzan Prusanky z.s.4222*434.515
12 players

22) Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th April 2026

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th April was won by Haik Martirosyan with 10/11 half a point clear of Sina Movahed, 9½.

Titled Tue 14th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Tue 14th Apr 2026 - Tue 14th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
119Haik MartirosyanGMARM3202W136BW45WW23BW32BW33WW20WW9BW12WW222WL2BW3B1077.582.573
23Sina MovahedGMIRN3297W241BW46WL17BW84WW42BW36BD3WW35BW16WW1WW10B9.57781.569
39Arjun ErigaisiGMIND3249W242BW258WD74BW19BW72WW37BD2BW4WW15WW6BL1W9767961.25
414Zhamsaran TsydypovGMRUS3204W60WW44BW41WW73BD36WW10BD222WL3BW17WW15BW9W975.581.565.5
523Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3147D64BW92WW27BW24WL16BW46WW225BW28WL10WW23BW25W8.57378.559.25
622Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN3158W182WW40BL32WW261BW47WD225WW61BW34WW33BL3WW19B8.567.570.551.75
76Faustino OroIMARG3229W75WW249BD225WD22BD41WW240BW20WL19WW58BW223BW13W8.566.570.553
826Bardiya DaneshvarGMIRN3104W235WW81BL257WW78BW259WL227BW245WW55WW43BD25BW26W8.558.561.549.25
912Jose MartinezGMMEX3233W308WW158BW42WW231BW38WW21BL1WL222BW30WW12WL4B872.572.546.5
101Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3281W133BW84WL73BW74WW48BL4WW233BW27WW5BW19WL2W8727752.5
1116Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3151W112WW87BW65WW17WL20BW14WW227WD33BL19BD18WW55B87176.554
124Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3237W290WW63BW35WL72BW244WW224BW21WL1BW22WL9BW56W869.570.546.5
1310Pranav VGMIND3210W102WL49BW242WL77BW52WW54BW42WW232BW14WW222BL7B868.57351.5
1444Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM3016W80WW114BW234BL37WW127WL11BW67WW21BL13BW44WW43B867.572.549.5
158Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3230D92WW193BW51WD225BW236WW231BW72BW32WL3BL4WW34B866.57046.25
1618Renato TerryIMPER3219W200WD239BW240WW256BW5WL222BW58WW223BL2BD34WW32B864.567.545.25
1747Pouya IdaniGMIRN3019W264BW289WW2WL11BL75WW81BW127BW229WL4BW87BW37W864.565.542.5
1832Abhimanyu PuranikGMIND3025W53WL155BW187WL107BW111WW263BD94WW88BW27WD11BW33B8616447
1938Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL3039W113WW86BD256BL3WW40BW155WW238WW7BW11WL10BL6W7.569.57345.75
2076Vladimir MikhailovskyCMINT2877W159WW95BW76WW229BW11WL1BL7BD37WL223WW123BW58W7.56973.545
2120Havard HaugFMNOR3133W111WW143BW118WW257BW25WL9WL12BL14WW90BW48BD29W7.5687143.25
2227Mamedov EdgarGMKAZ3089D272BW64WW62BD7WW77BW107WL33WW74BL12BD65WW54B7.567.57046.25
2364Tagir SalemgareevIMRUS2904W160WW110BL1WL127BW113WW57BD38WW80BW226WL5WW66B7.566.57144
242Wesley SoGMUSA3249W130WD240BW34WL5BD82WW261BW48WD224BW32WD26WD30B7.5666944.75
2511Vladislav ArtemievGMRUS3199W123BW78WW262BW232WL21BW73WL32BW231WW72BD8WL5B7.5656840.75
263Benjamin BokGMNLD3158U--W228BW271WW49WL32BW44WW236BW73WW35WD24BL8B7.560.56343.75
2794Maurin MöllerFMDEU2848W202WD238BL5WW122BW256WW251BW226WL10BL18BW60WW59B7.5606336.25
2867Miłosz SzparGMPOL2941W314BL127WW243BW176WW229WD226BW36WL5BL56BW75WW223W7.5595935.75
2966Qn DomіnFMUKR2908D106WW304BD238WL247BW53BW242WD56BW82WD224WW72BD21B7.55858.539.25
3039Alexander RustemovGMRUS2971L292BW177WW136BW45WW252WL43BW248WW230WL9BW68WD24W7.557.558.538.75
31106Virgile BreuilFMFRA2783L253WD166BW304WW254WL58BW256BD51WW67BW233BD35WW65B7.553.55434.75
3270Georgijs GermanovsCMLVA2962W97WW254BW6BL1WW26WW38BW25WL15BL24BW36WL16W77780.547
337Sam SevianGMUSA3212W282BW54WW233BW223WL1BW39WW22BD11WL6WD56BL18W774.576.542.5
3443Roman PyrihIMUSA3001W121BD62WL24BW69WW88WW86BW37WL6BW66WD16BL15W770.57644.75
3548Artiom SamsonkinIMCAN2989W144WW69BL12BW260WW67BW230BW43WL2WL26BD31BD47W769.572.540.25
3628Rustam RustamovFMAZE3095W161WW88BW259WW85BD4BL2WL28BD40WW77BL32BW78W768.571.539.5
3717Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3184W287BW89WW273BW14BD222WL3WL34BD20BW94WW59WL17B76768.537.25
3824Rudik MakarianGMRUS3126W281WW50BW47WW155BL9BL32WD23BW79WL59BD78WW62B7666839.75
3931Kirill KlukinIMSRB3058W137BW260WW49BL222BW44WL33BW77WL43BL68BW114WW87W7646739.5
40103Ward Al-TarboushFMNOR2743W201BL6WW159BD58WL19WW110BW108WD36BL55BW106WW73W763.566.536.75
324 players

23) 3-0 Thursday 16th April 2026

The 3-0 Thursday 16th April events: Yoseph Theolifus Taher, 9½/11 won the first event, Parham Maghsoodloo, 9/11.. Renato Terry, 9½/11 won the third.

1st 3-0 Thu 16th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 16th Apr 2026 - Thu 16th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
114Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3138W89WW28BL26WW43BW30WW8BW16BW9WW2WD5BW4B9.576.58169.75
21Sina MovahedGMIRN3297W145BW51WW22BD131WW135BW7WD4BW10WL1BW9BW5W9727559
316Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3092W101WL20BW75WW61BW41BL14WW45BW19WW11WW7BW16W9687257.5
47Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3210W75BW139WW25BW130WW8WW6BD2WD5WW23BD16BL1W8.5747856
56Jose MartinezGMMEX3213W70WW29BW141WD34BW131WW24BW6WD4BW14WD1WL2B8.57376.555.25
63Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3237W140BW48WW19BW33BW10WL4WL5BW128WL7BW25WW15B8727651
711Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3147D63BW62WW64BW44WW34BL2BW131WD12BW6WL3WW31B87074.549.75
82Arjun ErigaisiGMIND3249W104WW136BW27WW127WL4BL1WW25BW33BL9WW19BW14W8707448
99Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3184W79BW162WW17BL135WW19BW32WW124WL1BW8BL2WW22B8707148.5
1013Sergey DrygalovGMKOR3122W88BW36WW45BW26WL6BW135WW125WL2BW124WL14BW23W867.571.547
114Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3204W65WD21BL71WW63BW35WD34WW135BW22WL3BW30BW24W8667049.25
1217Kirill KlukinIMSRB3058W99BL43WW73BD36WW71WW40BW37BD7WL15WW21BW26W8656948.25
1312Grigoriy OparinGMUSA3113W103WW61BL135WW38BW26BD23WW130WL14BW17WD24BW20W863.567.549
142Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3241U--W126WW104BW35BW18WW3BD15WW13WL5BW10WL8B7.568.572.552.25
158Benjamin BokGMNLD3158W73WD71BD21WW47BW129WW128BD14BL23WW12BW18WL6W7.5667146.25
162Renato TerryIMPER3219U--W170BW140WW29BW27WW33BL1WW129WW21BD4WL3B7.563.56441.25
1735Artur GanievFMRUS2933W152BW146WL9WW56BL37BD74WW76BW40WL13BW38WW34W7.5616439
1826Pouya IdaniGMIRN3019L166WW105BW57WW39BL14BD47WW71WW74BW33WL15BW37W7.560.561.542.5
1929Vjacheslav WeetikFMRUS2919W105BW166WL6WW54BL9WW61BW46WL3BW79WL8WW48B765.566.533.5
2060Andrey Gennadevich ErmolaevCMUKR2850W80WW3WL127BL132BW50WW27BW31BL21WW129BW46WL13B76569.545
2145Seyed PoormosaviIMALB2909W115BD11WD15BW133WL127BW84WW34BW20BL16WL12WW46B7656839.75
2227Sergey SklokinFMINT2997W90BW137WL2WW74BL124WW38BW72WL11BW49WW41BL9W764.568.537.5
2338Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2922L50WW152BW100WW99BW132WD13BW24WW15BL4WD26BL10B764.567.537.5
2418Bharath Subramaniyam.H HarishankkarGMIND3045W100WD93BW76WW71BW125BL5WL23BW36WW67BD13WL11B763.567.537.75
2531Miłosz SzparGMPOL2941W110BW50WL4WL145BW56WW28BL8WW138BW52WL6BW47W7636638.5
2641John Veny AkkarakaranFMIND2929W151BW120WW1BL10BL13WW147BD132WW37WW125BD23WL12B76365.535.75
2728Ilan SchnaiderIMARG3012W174WW57BL8BW91WL16BL20WW56BW137WW43WL37BW49W761.561.532.5
2859Nikolay KleimenovFMINT2791W92BL1WW148BL128BW151WL25WW66BL46BW100WW55BW45W756.559.532
2947Alexander GelmanIMDEU2855W175BL5WW134BL16WW90BL46WL89BW143WW73BW53WW44W7565629.5
302Qn DomіnFMUKR2908U--W68BW166BW86WL1BL72WW142BW89WW55BL11WW43W7535431.5
3139Maksim TsarukGMINT2994U--W174BL56WW58BW101WW150BL20WW91BW48WW47BL7W750.550.529.5
3231Roman NosachCMRUS3013U--W58BW103WW147WW145BL9BW136WL124BL41WW74BW51W748.551.531
3322Kaivalya Sandip NagareFMIND3005W134WW54BW43BL6WW49BL16WW48BL8WL18BW36BD41W6.56872.538.25
3423Alexander RustemovGMRUS3002W69BW163WW39BD5WL7WD11BL21WW72BD47WW67WL17B6.567.568.534.75
3536Akshay BorgaonkarIMIND2919W68WW116BD125BL14WL11BW39WL74BW99WL38BW91WW61W6.558.561.531.75
3658Bakhtiyar AskarovIMKAZ2834W169WL10BW146WD12BW153WL131BW44WL24BW40BL33WW126B6.557.558.528.5
372Rustam RustamovFMAZE3095U--W97BW65WW150BW17WD130BL12WL26BW64WW27WL18B6.5576035.25
3851Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2831L146BW151WW50BL13WW86BL22WD99BW96WW35WL17BW66W6.5576032.5
3963Andrey GorovetsGMBLR2794W106BW128BL34WL18WD96BL35BW111WW83BL44WW89WW67B6.55558.529.75
4071Konstantin SekIMRUS2795W122BL130BW120WD141BW44WL12WW42BL17BL36WW134WW71B6.554.556.528.25
175 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 16th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 16th Apr 2026 - Thu 16th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
12Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3237L96WW41BW30WW26BW10WL12BW8WW25BW11WW6BW7W968.57161.5
26Renato TerryIMPER3219W40WW82BD26WD25BW14WW3BW81WL12BW4WD5WW10B8.56973.556.5
321Ilan SchnaiderIMARG3012W93BW96WL86WW22BW49WL2WW13BW27WW81BD10WW6W8.560.56347.5
411Rudik MakarianGMRUS3126W73BW17WW39BD10BW7WD5WW27BL6WL2BW28WW11W8717450
51Sina MovahedGMIRN3297W61BW88WW12BW81WW27WD4BL6BL10WW9WD2BW21W8697248.75
63Jose MartinezGMMEX3213W30BW101WD87BW13BD11WW83BW5WW4BW12WL1WL3B867.568.546
74Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3210W29WW48BD25WD87BL4BW42WW28BW21WW10BW12WL1B866.569.548
85Zurab JavakhadzeIMUSA2970U--W105WW98BW50WW87WL11BL1BW49WW31BW13WW12B85151.535.5
925Deniz DirikoluCMTUR2868W75BW62WL81WW97BW90WL10BW83WW23WL5BW19BD15W7.555.557.533
107Benjamin BokGMNLD3158W35BW89WW14BD4WL1BW9WW15BW5BL7WD3BL2W777.580.546.75
1110Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3138W50WW15BW16WD86BD6BW8WL12WW34BL1BW22WL4B771.57545.25
1215Nitzan SteinbergGMISR3057W52BW102WL5WW99BW16WW1WW11BW2WL6BL7BL8W770.571.539.5
1344Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2792W70WW19BW95BL6WW23WL81BL3WW26BW14WL8BW28B766.56938.5
1423Miłosz SzparGMPOL2941W105BW103WL10WW33BL2BW31WD22BD17WL13BW30WW34W76161.532.25
1537Mikkel LoftgaardFMDNK2840W55BL11WD93WW40BW95BW82WL10WL22BW23BW17WD9B759.56236.25
1626Gianmarco Leiva RodríguezIMPER2887W51WW63BL11BW46WL12BL22WW47BL31WW38WW33BW27B7596336.5
1738Zachary TanenbaumFMUSA2793W59WL4BD38WL93BW85WW52WW82BD14BW18WL15BW29W758.561.537.25
1820Artem GalaktionovFMARE3008L47WL93BW44BW41WW30BW20WL34BW84WL17BW39WW32B757.560.539.5
1917Robert PiliposyanIMARM2993W104BL13WL35BW58WW47BW89WL32BW40WW48BL9WW22B7565730.5
2036Matfey RogovFMZAF2808W74WL81BL46WW69BW45WL18BW61WL29BW47WW25BW26W7545733
2132James ChirilovFMATG3003U--L38BW57WW104BW29WW84BW39WL7BW34WW32WL5B753.554.533
2246Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2765W76WL25BW69WL3WW46BW16BD14WW15WW27BL11BL19W6.5646735
2318Alexander RustemovGMRUS3002W46WL49BW43WW39WL13BD53BW33WL9BL15WW38BW31W6.5606536
241Casper LiuFMDNK2742U--L51BL65WW70WW69BD93WL38BW64BW68WW46BW43W6.539.542.526.5
2519Mamikon GharibyanGMARM3031W41BW22WD7BD2WW34BL27WW48BL1WL32BL20WW40W6687336.75
2622Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA2933W38WW33BD2BL1WD31BL39WW53BL13WW35BW42WL20B6667135.25
278Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3139W43WW53BW28WW49WL5BW25BL4WL3BL22WW40BL16W6667133
2824Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2922W54WW47BL27BW35WL81BW49BL7WW39BW29WL4BL13W662.567.532.5
2952Ivan MarticFMSRB2714L7BW44WL83BW67WL21BW58BW64WW20WL28BW48WL17B6586230
3051Sreyas PayyappatFMIND2711L6WW67BL1BW74WL18WW68BW46BL82WW85BL14BW54W6576024.5
3143Timur KocharinFMSLB2767W77BL87WD62BW38WD26WL14BW91WW16BL8WW41BL23B655.55828.5
3229Lennis Martinez RamirezIMUSA2912L62BL54WW78BW51WW50BW87WW19WL81BW25WL21BL18W6555728
3347Maciej MalikCMPOL2719W94BL26WW59BL14WW71WW88BL23BL48WW54BL16WW55B652.555.524
3432Nika VolkovCMINT2866W100WL86BW91WW71BL25WW90BW18WL11WL21BW50WL14B65253.523
3555Deysi CoriIMPER2697L10WW57BW19WL28BL88BL46WW63WW92BL26WW85BW48B651.554.527.5
3695Kyron GriffithIMUSA2784U--U--U--U--U--W80BW74WW70WW65BW52WW46W620.52222
3795Piotr PiesikIMPOL2831U--U--U--U--U--W94BW76BW63WW93WW47BW50W6202323
3870Jesus Daniel Diaz GuerreroCMMEX2577L26BW21WD17BL31BW100WL40BW24WW53WL16BL23WW57W5.56162.528
3941Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2747W71BW83WL4WL23BW68WW26BL21BL28WW45BL18BD41W5.55962.525.25
4054Artemii KhanbutaevNMUSA2694L2BD100WW70BL15WW62BW38WW42BL19BW82WL27WL25B5.557.55923.75
107 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 16th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 16th Apr 2026 - Thu 16th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
14Renato TerryIMPER3219W29WW27BD11WW12BW10WD2BW3WD6BW21WW8BW7W9.57176.565.25
22Jose MartinezGMMEX3213W70WW22BW20WD8BW6BD1WD15BW7WW10WD5BL4W873.573.549.75
327Sunle GongIMBEL2885W48BW21BL8WW20BW18WW4WL1BW13WW6WL7BW10W872.576.552
46Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3163W37WL16BW35WW11BW17WL3BW5WL21BW58WW6BW2B867.572.552
510Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3063W47WW41BL10WW28BD27WW16BL4BW19WW9BD2WW13W8667048.25
65Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3184W43BW49WW7BW10BL2WW9WW8BD1WL3BL4WW15B7.5747849.25
714Mamikon GharibyanGMARM3031W31WW36BL6WW14BD16BW32WW9BL2BW15WW3WL1B7.571.576.548.25
88Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3138W66WW23BW3BD2WL9BW61WL6WW27BW17WL1WW21B7.5687041.5
93Haik MartirosyanGMARM3202W67BD61WW16WW15BW8WL6BL7WW18BL5WW27BW17W7.565.567.542.75
101Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3237W24BW58WW5BL6WL1BW27WW22BW15WL2BW21WL3B7717643
1112Ilan SchnaiderIMARG3012W45WW30BD1BL4WL61BD12WL19BW42WW43BW23WW22B76265.539.25
1215Robert PiliposyanIMARM2993W34BD35WW61BL1WL32BD11BW29WL17WW46BW25WW20B76063.536
1311Sanan SjugirovGMHUN3068U--W64WW24BW19WW22BL15BW58WL3BW28WW20WL5B757.559.537
1425Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2831W38BL15BW64WL7WW65BW20BL18WL58BW34WW59WW27B7545630.5
157Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3147W26BW14WW17BL9WW58BW13WD2WL10BL7BW19WL6W6.570.575.542
1624Andrey Gennadevich ErmolaevCMUKR2850W53WW4WL9BW21BD7WL5WL17BL25BW47WW36BW31W6.56467.535.75
1716Alexander RustemovGMRUS3002W46WW44BL15WW41BL4BD23WW16WW12BL8BW30WL9B6.563.567.535
1813Christian Amilcar Santiago VilcaFMPER3000L35BW31WW29BW23WL3BW36WW14BL9WL27WD28BW32B6.5616637.25
1919Ethan SheehanNMDNK2928L64BW34WW65BL13BW26WD42BW11WL5BW36WL15BW28W6.556.558.532.75
2011Kaivalya Sandip NagareFMIND3005W65BW25WL2BL3WW37BL14WW42WW23BW22WL13BL12W664.566.529.5
219Aryan TariGMNOR3046W63BL3WW67BL16WW24BW60WW28BW4WL1BL10BL8W664.566.528
2218Bryan Enming LinIMUSA2928W54WL2WW26BW36BL13WW34BL10WW41BL20BW24WL11W661.56530
2326Rose AtwellFMUSA2820W59WL8WW40BL18BW45WD17BW61BL20WD25BL11BW37W65962.529.25
2432Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2739L10WW39BL13WW64BL21WW45BW34WL28WW38BL22BW43W655.557.526
2529Henry DengFMMDG2762W50BL20BL44WL34WW35BW66WD31BW16WD23WL12BW30B6555728.75
2638Le Thao Nguyen PhamIMVNM2699L15WW38BL22WW53WL19BL41BW44WL62BW50WW46BW36W649.55326
2721Yihan MengIMCHN2921W71BL1WW33BW44WD5BL10BW32WL8WW18BL9WL14W5.568.568.526
2823Matías Pérez GormazIMCHL2803L44BW42WW46BL5WW66BW39WL21WW24BL13BD18WL19B5.5586024.75
2935Deysi CoriIMPER2697L1BW51WL18WL39BW53WW49BL12BL46WW52BD45WW38B5.553.55722.75
3030Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2747W57WL11WW59BL58WL42WD33BW63BW31WW32BL17BL25W5.5535523.25
3145Phuong Hanh LuongWGMVNM2593L7BL18BW50WL60WW48BW67WD25WL30BW62WW41BL16B5.5525421
321Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2765U--D54BW48WW35BW12WL7BL27BW33WL30WW42BL18W5.55154.527.75
336Hong Anh NguyenWIMVNM2663U--W50WL27WW48BL60BD30WW62WL32BL42BW47WW45B5.541.54522.75
3446Aiden Linyuan LiCMUSA2615L12WL19BW57WW25BW41WL22WL24BW49WL14BL37BW42W556.558.521
3544Joaquin Castro CastroNMCOL2623W18WD12BL4BL32WL25WD59BL38WW53BW49WD43WD41B55659.524.5
3631Nikolai VlassovIMINT2720W56BL7WW68BL22WW44BL18BW39WW60WL19BL16WL26B554.555.516.5
3737Qianyun GongWGMSGP2700L4BW55WL58BW40WL20WW38BL60BL59WW39BW34WL23B55457.523.5
3856Advay BansalFMUSA2483L14WL26WW47BL66BW46WL37WW35BW63WL24WW62BL29W548.550.519
3951Akeem BrownCMJAM2558L61BL24WW62BW29WW63WL28BL36BL43WL37WW53BW48W54648.519
4028Jonathan WuCMCAN2544U--W62WL23WL37BL67BL50WL48BW69WW54BW52WW46W5363716
71 players

24) TCEC Season 29 2026

TCEC Season 29 has finished the main two events took place 2nd March to 15th April 2026. Stockfish won but faced Reckless rather than the usual LCZero in the final.

TCEC 29 Premier 2026 tcec-chess.com INT Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Wed 15th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 56 Standings:
RkNameRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c3796********½10101½½½½½½½½½½1½1½1½1½½1½101½11½½½10½½½1½1½½½11½1½101035.0
2Reckless 0.9.0-dev-b32e08953741½01010½½********½½1½½½½½01½½½½½1½01½101½½101½1½11½1½1½1½½1½1½½½134.0
3LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it3323749½½½½½½½½½½0½½½½½********10½0½½1½1½1½10½½0½0101½½1½1½1½1½½1½1½½0131.0
4PlentyChess 7.0.5536930½0½0½0½10½½½½½001½1½½0½********½½01½1011½10½½10½½½0½0101½101½1½27.0736
5Torch 20260128-7136070b3716½0½010½0½10½010½0½0½01½½½½10½010********½101½101½1½½½1011½½½101027.0733.5
6Integral 7.0.0-dev-453c1dc437350½½½01½½½010½0½01½1010½½0½01½½01½010½010********½½½1½½0½½1½1010126.0
7Obsidian dev-16.153714½0½0½½½00½0½0½0½0½0½0½0½½½½1½101½0½½½010½½½0½½1½********½1½½0½½123.0
8Berserk 2025062236670½0½0101½0½0½½½0½0½0½½100½010½0½0½½½0101½0½01010½0½½1½½0********21.0
8 players
TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 tcec-chess.com INT Mon 2nd Mar 2026 - Wed 15th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 100 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06380759
2Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11376341
2 players

25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 21st April 2026

Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th April 2026

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026

Fuad Jafarov Memorial 2026

Turkic Team Chess Championship 2026

26th European Women's Championship 2026

Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival 2026

Lince Andujar Chess Open 2026

31st Klatovy Open 2026

49th Ikaros Chess Festival 2026

59th Biel Chess Festival 2026

37th Czech Open 2026

47th Ghent Open 2026

35th Kavala Open 2026

15th Split Open 2026

13th Prague Summer Open 2026

27th Olomouc Chess Summer 2026

16th Hradec Kralove Open 2026

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