THE WEEK IN CHESS 1663 21st September 2026 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 46th World Chess Olympiad 2026
3) SixDays Budapest September 2026
4) Zagreb Open 2026
5) 1st Medugorje Open 2026
6) II Tesoro di San Gennaro 2026
7) Reykjavik CC Autumn TR 2026
8) 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities
9) 24th Premier League BIH 2026
10) Dutch League 2026-27
11) Lag DM Elit 2026-27
12) TCh-CRO II Liga 2026
13) Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th September 2026
14) 3-0 Thursday 17th Sept 2026
15) 8th Oldrich Kycla Memorial 2026
16) POLSCA Baltic Chess Open 2026
17) ch-DEN Blitz 2026
18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
46th World Chess Olympiad 2026cl4707 games
SixDays Budapest September 2026cl19 games
Zagreb Open 2026cl20 games
1st Medugorje Open 2026cl158 games
II Tesoro di San Gennaro 2026cl86 games
Reykjavik CC Autumn TR 2026cl44 games
3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilitiescl240 games
24th Premier League BIH 2026cl225 games
Dutch League 2026-27cl40 games
Lag DM Elit 2026-27cl16 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th September 2026bli2279 games
3-0 Thursday 17th Sept 2026bli1995 games
8th Oldrich Kycla Memorial 2026rap45 games
POLSCA Baltic Chess Open 2026rap36 games
ch-DEN Blitz 2026bli120 games
10030 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, Greg Joseph, Ian Rogers, Chris Bird and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The Olympiad has just passed the half way stage. Hosts Uzbekistan lead the Open Olympiad having beaten defending champions India today. China and Armenia are just behind having drawn one match, against each other. In the Women's event China and Kazakhstan lead just ahead of India and Bulgaria. It's been a fascinating event and there's still a long way to go. I made a special effort to try and make the best, most accurate file of all the games, I'm pretty happy with how that's going so far.

As I mentioned before I'm changing the way TWIC is compiled behind the scenes, if you spot anything strange, especially in the games section, please don't hesitate to let me know.

TWIC also turns 32 this week, after a couple of years where I wasn't even sure I would be able to continue I'm now hopeful of a new path that will take me forward.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 46th World Chess Olympiad 2026

The 46th World Chess Olympiad takes place Wed 16th to Sun 27th Sep 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The USA, India and hosts Uzbekistan are the top three seeds, India, Georgia, Kazakhstan and China are the top women's seeds.

I will broadcast the top 20 matches live for each of the Open and Women's event.(update every minute) the viewer I use isn't much use for any more, the full compilation file will update every 15 minutes. I hope this file will be the best available with good structure to the PGN and good checking procedures.

46th Olympiad 2026 Samarkand UZB Wed 16th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+=-TB1TB2TB3TB4
13UzbekistanUZB66001214119.546
24ChinaCHN65101113818.548
310ArmeniaARM6510111081743
49FranceFRA642010116.517.544
56NetherlandsNED650110114.51645
614TurkiyeTUR65011011417.544
72IndiaIND6501101131645
819GreeceGRE6501101111840
95GermanyGER6501101081647
1011EnglandENG64201010616.543
1128BulgariaBUL650110105.516.543
127AzerbaijanAZE64201010416.542
1330Uzbekistan 2UZB650110991640
141United States of AmericaUSA650110991638
1518IranIRI641191161843
1623RomaniaROU6330911417.543
1720Czech RepublicCZE64119104.516.543
1816PolandPOL641191011741
1938SlovakiaSVK6411910017.538
2039BelarusBLR641199717.537
2115SerbiaSRB64119971544
2227AustriaAUT64119961640
2337LithuaniaLTU64119951739
2436SwedenSWE641199516.540
2565TurkmenistanTKM64119931836
2635KazakhstanKAZ6411992.51738
2732AustraliaAUS6411976.51536
288HungaryHUN6411970.51242
2957PhilippinesPHI640281021840
3013SpainESP640281011643
3147VietnamVIE6402896.51838
3212UkraineUKR64028961544
3321NorwayNOR6402894.516.539
3452IndonesiaINA640289416.541
3524ArgentinaARG64028931642
3656North MacedoniaMKD64028921739
3753PeruPER6402890.517.539
3829GeorgiaGEO632189015.540
3945MoldovaMDA632188615.539
4075MexicoMEX64028811430
150 players
46th Olympiad Women 2026 Samarkand UZB Wed 16th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+=-TB1TB2TB3TB4
14ChinaCHN660012151.520.546
23KazakhstanKAZ660012135.518.547
31IndiaIND65011012818.545
411BulgariaBUL6501101241943
510GermanyGER650110116.516.545
617SwitzerlandSUI6420101161842
716ArmeniaARM65011011617.544
89PolandPOL6501101141747
97AzerbaijanAZE65011011217.543
102GeorgiaGEO642010109.51839
118FranceFRA6501101031935
1215MongoliaMGL6501109816.540
136UkraineUKR6501109616.539
145United States of AmericaUSA641191151843
1541EstoniaEST64119110.518.540
1614SerbiaSRB64119110.51744
1712NetherlandsNED63309104.516.543
1813UzbekistanUZB6411910316.543
1938CanadaCAN641191011837
2025SloveniaSLO64119100.517.542
2126TurkiyeTUR641191001741
2232BelarusBLR641191001740
2324GreeceGRE6411994.51641
2418HungaryHUN64119921543
2519SpainESP6411990.51542
2655TurkmenistanTKM64119871639
2727CubaCUB6411980.51538
2820EnglandENG6402811017.542
2928ArgentinaARG6402899.51640
3030IranIRI6402890.51543
3122IsraelISR64028901542
3223RomaniaROU64028891738
3344BrazilBRA64028871736
3435IndonesiaINA640288716.538
3521VietnamVIE64028861641
3634AustriaAUT63218861541
3739PeruPER64028851639
3865Uzbekistan 3UZB64028831735
3943Uzbekistan 2UZB64028831635
4042PhilippinesPHI6402882.516.536
150 players

3) SixDays Budapest September 2026

The SixDays Budapest September 2026 takes place Sun 20th to Sun 27th September 2026.

SixDays Budapest Sept GMA Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Ajay, Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND2477100
3Wu, YixingIMCHN2371100
5Hovakimyan, VacheFMARM2362100
9Vivaan, Vishal ShahFMIND2323100
54Aveskulov, ValeriyGMUKR24660.500.25
7Gretarsson, Helgi AssGMISL24200.500.25
72Noy, EyalFMISR2357000
6Jake, ShantyIMIND2408000
8Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA2340000
10Mirzoev, AzerGMAZE2418000
10 players
SixDays Budapest Sept GMA Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2394)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1Vivaan Vishal ShahFMIND2323 # 1 1 2357
2Wu, YixingIMCHN2371 # 1 1 2340
3Hovakimyan, VacheFMARM2362 # 1 1 2408
4Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND2477 # 1 1 2418
5Gretarsson, Helgi AssGMISL2420 # = 0.5 2466
6Aveskulov, ValeriyGMUKR2466 = # 0.5 2420
7Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA2340 0 # 0 2371
8Noy, EyalFMISR2357 0 # 0 2323
9Mirzoev, AzerGMAZE2418 0 # 0 2477
10Jake ShantyIMIND2408 0 # 0 2362
SixDays Budapest Sept GMB Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
13Manish, Anto Cristiano FIMIND2377100
21Hayrapetyan, EdgarFMARM23600.500.25
2Krishnan, RitvikFMIND23380.500.25
4Mamikonyan, Artem TCMARM22840.500.25
5Panesar, VedantFMIND24330.500.25
6Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE24760.500.25
7Nguyen, Huynh Minh HuyGMVIE23950.500.25
9Sathvik, AdigaIMIND24620.500.25
10Gonzalez Garcia, JoseGMESP24260.500.25
108Suleimen, ErgaliIMKAZ2376000
10 players
SixDays Budapest Sept GMB Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2393)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1Manish Anto, Cristiano FIMIND2377 # 1 1 2376
2Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE2476 # = 0.5 2433
3Sathvik AdigaIMIND2462 # = 0.5 2338
4Panesar, VedantFMIND2433 = # 0.5 2476
5Nguyen, Huynh Minh HuyGMVIE2395 # = 0.5 2284
6Mamikonyan, Artem TCMARM2284 = # 0.5 2395
7Krishnan, RitvikFMIND2338 = # 0.5 2462
8Hayrapetyan, EdgarFMARM2360 # = 0.5 2426
9Gonzalez Garcia, JoseGMESP2426 = # 0.5 2360
10Suleimen, ErgaliIMKAZ2376 0 # 0 2377
SixDays Budapest Sept IMA Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
18Kinberg, OferISR2027100
9Apoorv, KambleIMIND2435100
31Mummana, Venkata RuthvikCMIND22000.500.25
4Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN23760.500.25
5Arav, VinodIND21890.500.25
6Vuelban, VirgilioIMPHI22410.500.25
7Pasti, ZsomborCMHUN22360.500.25
10Bashirov, KemalFMGER22570.500.25
92Sachi, JainWIMIND2194000
3Han, QixiangFMENG2261000
10 players
SixDays Budapest Sept IMA Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1Kinberg, OferISR2027 # 1 1 2261
2Apoorv KambleIMIND2435 # 1 1 2194
3Vuelban, VirgilioIMPHI2241 # = 0.5 2189
4Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN2376 # = 0.5 2236
5Pasti, ZsomborCMHUN2236 = # 0.5 2376
6Mummana Venkata RuthvikCMIND2200 # = 0.5 2257
7Bashirov, KemalFMGER2257 = # 0.5 2200
8Arav VinodIND2189 = # 0.5 2241
9Sachi JainWIMIND2194 0 # 0 2435
10Han, QixiangFMENG2261 0 # 0 2027
SixDays Budapest Sept IMB Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Lymar, VladislavFMUKR2334100
4Rohrer, ChristopheFMSUI2260100
31Chubakov, SultanFMKGZ21720.500.25
3Sneha, HalderWFMIND21030.500.25
8Lehocz, Jozsef Jr.CMHUN22280.500.25
10Sanjay, Narayanan P SCMIND21260.500.25
75Horvath, DavidIMHUN2297000
6Berczes, DavidGMHUN2350000
7Jain, KushagraCMIND2293000
9Stopa, JacekGMPOL2315000
10 players
SixDays Budapest Sept IMB Budapest HUN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2229)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1Rohrer, ChristopheFMSUI2260 # 1 1 2293
2Lymar, VladislavFMUKR2334 # 1 1 2315
3Sneha HalderWFMIND2103 # = 0.5 2228
4Sanjay Narayanan P SCMIND2126 # = 0.5 2172
5Lehocz, Jozsef Jr.CMHUN2228 = # 0.5 2103
6Chubakov, SultanFMKGZ2172 = # 0.5 2126
7Stopa, JacekGMPOL2315 0 # 0 2334
8Jain, KushagraCMIND2293 0 # 0 2260

4) Zagreb Open 2026

The Zagreb Open 2026 takes place Sun 20th to Sun 27th September 2026.

8th Krunoslav Hulak Mem Zagreb CRO Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 27th Sep 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDPtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5
11Bernadskiy, VitaliyGMUKR100011
23Roshka, YevgeniyIMUKR100011
39Sharan, RaoIMIND100011
411Nemec, VjekoslavFMCRO100011
515Lalić, BogdanGMCRO100011
619Jaidambareesh, N RFMIND100011
723Nikolov, SashoIMBUL100011
825Siddhanth, PoonjaFMIND100011
929Antonyan, HamletCMARM100011
1033Babić, ZvonkoNMCRO100011
1135Matić, ŽeljkoCMCRO100011
1241Božinović, BogdanFMCRO100011
1343Cvitković, FilipMKCRO100011
1445Kovačević, KrstoMKCRO100011
1548Kodric, GasperSLO100011
1650Kejžar, PetraWFMSLO100011
1752Sham, RIND100011
1860Matošin, JuricaICRO100011
1964Arushi, Severin Helen D SilvaIND100011
202Md, ImranIMIND100001
214Zelčić, RobertGMCRO100001
226Moksh, Amit DoshiIMIND100001
2310Bratovič, BlažIMSLO100001
2412Kumaresh, ACMIND100001
2514Brumen, DinkoIMCRO100001
2616Jurković, AnteNMCRO100001
2722Karlušić, LukaFMCRO100001
2824Belkovsky, GuyISR100001
2926Marković, Franjo-JosipMKCRO100001
3028Pandurević, MiroFMCRO100001
3130Snehal, BhosaleCMIND100001
3232Nemeth, ZoltanIMHUN100001
3334Pirvulescu, EkaterinaWFMROU100001
3437Angada, H PIND100001
3538Krstic, DavidCMSLO100001
3640Machata, MartinMKCRO100001
3742Abramović, DarkoMKCRO100001
3844Erenda, BrunoMKCRO100001
3946Car, FilipMKCRO100001
4049Posluszny, TomaszPOL100001
128 players

5) 1st Medugorje Open 2026

The 1st Medugorje Open 2026 took place Sun 13th to Sat 19th September 2026. Kayra Kamer edged out Nebojsa Nikcevic and Danila Sutormin on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

1st Medugorje Open 2026 Medugorje BIH Sun 13th Sep 2026 - Sat 19th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Kamer, KayraIMTUR23207465037
25Nikcevic, NebojsaGMMNE233374548.532.5
33Sutormin, DanilaIMSRB2380744.549.536.5
44Sedlak, NikolaGMSRB23496.549.554.535.5
517Sharma, IshaWGMIND22196.54551.534.5
611Zenelaj, SamuelFMBIH22696.54549.531.5
71Palac, MladenGMCRO24556.54347.535
82Blagojevic, DragisaGMMNE24136.542.547.531
98Omorjan, DejanFMSRB232165155.537
1021Siddhanth, PoonjaFMIND2188642.545.530.5
1147Raaghav, Kabil MIND1909641.54426.5
1229Sibincic, NikolaBIH2083639.543.527
1331Sham, RIND20546384227.5
1410Sukovic, AndrejFMMNE22835.548.55233
1516Grgantov, MarinFMCRO22205.54849.531.5
1618Djuric, LeonCRO22165.54649.530.5
1727Angada, H PIND21355.545.549.531
1828Poljak, StipeCRO21065.545.54927.5
1912Jelcic, MarkoCMBIH22515.543.54830.5
2013Sale, SrdjanIMCRO22425.542.54830
2114Rogulj, BrankoIMCRO22385.541.545.529
2244Cecen, Kuay KamTUR19485.5404426
2326Debevec, BlazCMSLO21415.54043.528.5
2430Favaro, AlessandroITA20665.539.542.525.5
2536Lizde, EmirBIH20115.538.541.527
2635Malaric, MarkoCMCRO20225.536.54025.5
2734Pehar, BornaCRO20275454730
2815Drazic, SinisaGMSRB2221544.54831.5
2919Mckenzie, Peter DFMNZL22155434828
3045Perdic, ArijanCRO19465434625.5
3140Akman, OzgurTUR19865424729.5
3222Goksel, Doga CihanCMTUR21875424729
3325Tomas, AnteCRO214454144.525.5
347Drasko, MilanGMMNE2322540.54631
3546Rakshith, MIND1946539.54322.5
3623Kurtovic, DarkoCRO21565394327
3739Mandaric, AnteCRO2001536.538.525.5
3820Belkovsky, GuyISR22104.542.54727.5
3943Arushi, Severin Helen D SilvaIND19494.54143.525
4032Panic, ViktorBIH20424.54143.524.5
88 players

6) II Tesoro di San Gennaro 2026

The II Tesoro di San Gennaro 2026 took place Fri 18th to Sun 20th September 2026. II Tesoro di San Gennaro: Alessio Valsecchi won with 5/5 half a point clear of Enrico Adinolfi on 4½.

II Tesoro di San Gennaro Napoli ITA Fri 18th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGmsPtsTB1TB2
1VALSECCHI AlessioGMITA24525515.02252
2ADINOLFI EnricoCNITA205554.511.52030
3Kazakouski, ValeryGMLTU25975415.02351
4LETTIERI GiuseppeFMITA23795414.02227
5MALDONADO GONZALES StefanoFMITA22535413.52252
6PADUANO ClaudioFMITA22305413.02215
7DURACCIO Walter MattiaCNITA20615412.02105
8Slobodiansky, StevenFMISR230353.513.52161
9D'AURIA GiuseppeCNITA205753.513.02190
10DI STASIO Giuseppe Danilo1NITA200353.58.51927
11PELLIZZIERI Fabio AngeloCNITA21705313.02182
12VERTUCCIO Roberto1NITA19025313.02034
13COCOZZA MarioFMITA21735312.52128
14GRANALDI AlessandroCNITA20445312.52126
15LA RICCA SilvioCNITA20785312.52085
16Mimkes, PavelGER21395311.52076
17Krkyasharyan, SonaWFMARM20365310.52007
18Nizamova, RitaGER1909539.01813
19BRUNETTI Alberto FakhriCNITA199852.512.02065
20MINGRONE AgostinoCNITA196652.511.51954
21MELE QuirinoCNITA199052.511.02059
22CAIAZZA Antonio1NITA197952.511.02036
23CARDONE Andrea1NITA180152.511.01977
24DI LASCIO SavinoCNITA193152.510.51970
25CAPONE VincenzoMITA214752.59.51988
26MAIELLARO GABRIELE1NITA187152.59.51954
27ALBINI FedericoCNITA205352.59.01966
28LENTINI ALESSANDRO1NITA193352.58.51916
29Margaryan, AramARM207542.512.52099
30Ho, Ngoc Hai-DangGER19315213.52082
31LIGUORI RenatoCNITA20115212.52099
32BURATTI MarcoCNITA19805212.02039
33NUNZIANTE Dario1NITA19735211.52046
34Han, OronISR18815211.01965
35Arian, TomerISR19245210.02000
36CIUFOLINI Sirio1NITA1959529.51821
37VECCHIONE Anna Pia1NITA1869529.51819
38CARRATU' Ernesto Maria1NITA1924529.01982
39AULETTA AngeloMITA2227529.01890
40GERVASIO FrancescoCNITA18914211.02057
50 players

7) Reykjavik CC Autumn TR 2026

The Reykjavik CC Autumn TR 2026 took place Wed 2nd to Sun 20th September 2026. Reykjavik CC Autumn 2026: Josef Omarsson won with 8½/9 a point clear of Bardur Orn Birkisson on 7½.

Reykjavik CC Autumn 2026 Reykjavik ISL Wed 2nd Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Josef OmarssonISL21058.533.508
28Bardur Orn BirkissonFMISL22547.52607
32Gauti Pall JonssonISL2105622.505
43Halldor Gretar EinarssonFMISL2137517.2503
57Haukur Vidis LeossonISL19453.513.502
66Birkir HallmundarsonISL19933.512.2502
710Johann RagnarssonISL19953.510.2502
89Jon Arni HalldorssonCMISL207239.2501
94Mikael Bjarki HeidarssonISL20343902
101Petur Ulfar ErnissonISL18731.5501
10 players
Reykjavik CC Autumn 2026 Reykjavik ISL Wed 2nd Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2051)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1Omarsson, JosefISL2105 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2489
2Birkisson, Bardur OrnFMISL2254 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2302
3Jonsson, Gauti PallISL2105 = = # 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 2170
4Einarsson, Halldor GretarFMISL2137 0 0 1 # = = 1 = = 1 5 2085
5Hallmundarson, BirkirISL1993 0 0 0 = # 1 = 1 = 0 3.5 1978
6Ragnarsson, JohannISL1995 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 3.5 1978
7Halldorsson, Jon ArniCMISL2072 0 0 0 0 = = # = 1 = 3 1924
8Heidarsson, Mikael BjarkiISL2034 0 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1 1 3 1928
9Leosson, Haukur VidisISL1945 0 0 1 = = = 0 0 # 2.5 1946
10Ernisson, Petur UlfarISL1873 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 # 1.5 1836

8) 3rd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities

The 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities took place Fri 11th to Thu 17th Sep 2026. Poland beat Cuba in Round 5 to take the lead which they retained to the end, Cuba took the Silver medal and Uzbekistan 1 the Bronze.

FIDE Disabilities Olym Samarkand UZB Fri 11th Sep 2026 - Thu 17th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+=-TB1TB2TB3TB4
11PolandPOL761013162.52158
22CubaCUB760112143.51957
320Uzbekistan 1UZB751111113.51849
49USAUSA742110127.51857
54IBCAIBCA750210115.517.553
621MongoliaMGL742110109.51650
77PhilippinesPHI74129112.51757
810Czech RepublicCZE7412910014.558
93IsraelISR7403812417.556
106GermanyGER732281101750
1112SerbiaSRB73228107.51651
125CroatiaCRO73228106.514.553
1325TurkiyeTUR7322898.516.549
1413UkraineUKR74038951650
158ArgentinaARG740389415.548
1632VietnamVIE732288316.544
1717HungaryHUN732287514.546
1815KazakhstanKAZ7403874.514.541
1914SwitzerlandSUI732287013.542
2030BelarusBLR73137831447
2111IndiaIND7313777.51453
2224ChileCHI7313772.51640
2318VenezuelaVEN7304673.51536
2428EgyptEGY73046681345
2536KyrgyzstanKGZ730466713.544
2622IPCAIPCA7223666.51345
2719SpainESP72236651440
2823BangladeshBAN72236601240
2927BrazilBRA7223659.510.547
3029ZambiaZAM7304651.51145
3126MyanmarMYA72236441231
3216TurkmenistanTKM7214559.51437
3331Uzbekistan 2UZB7214555.51239
3434ZimbabweZIM7214545.51135
3539ChinaCHN61144521234
3635ICCDICCD61144501134
3738Uzbekistan 3UZB6114440.58.540
3840UgandaUGA611443210.534
3933PanamaPAN61144251032
4037KenyaKEN61144251031
41 players

9) 24th Premier League BIH 2026

The 24th Premier League BIH 2026 takes place Wed 2nd to Wed 9th September 2026. SK MAT Teslic won the open event, SK Preporod Zenica the women's.

24th Premier League BIH Bihac BIH Wed 2nd Sep 2026 - Wed 9th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1SK MAT Teslic*435615340
2OSK AKADEMIJA SAMPIONA Doboj Istok2*4345312280
3SK BOSNA Sarajevo32*3331026.50
4BANJALUCKI SAHOVSKI KLUB Banjaluka3*3333724.50
5SK NAPREDAK Sarajevo233*3257230
6SK BIHAC BIHAC1333*343722.50
7SK DERVENTA DERVENTA343*623.50
8SK VELIKA KLADUSA VELIKA KLADUSA1332*3520.50
9SK VITEZ 2013 VITEZ03½133*313.50
9 players
TCh-BIH Premier Women Bihac BIH Wed 2nd Sep 2026 - Wed 9th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkTeam123TB1TB2TB3
1SK Preporod Zenica*464
2ZSK Napredak Zenica*250
3SK Celik Zenica½½*010
3 players

10) Dutch League 2026-27

The Dutch League 2026-27 takes place Sun 20th September 2026 to Sun 11th April 2027.

Dutch League 2026-27 Netherlands NED Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 11th Apr 2027
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1Zuid Limburg 1--------727
2Apeldoorn 1------6--26
3Kennemer Combinatie 1-------6-26
4VAS 1--------25.5
5HWP Sas van Gent 1----5----15
6LSG 1----5----15
7De Stukkenjagers 1--------04.5
8Charlois Europoort 1-4-------04
9Groninger Combinatie 1--4------04
10Paul Keres 13--------03
10 players

11) Lag DM Elit 2026-27

The Lag DM Elit 2026-27 takes place Mon 14th September 2026 to Mon 25th January 2027. This is the Stockholm League I believe.

Lag DM Elit 2026-27 Stockholm SWE Mon 14th Sep 2026 - Mon 25th Jan 2027
Leading Round 1 (of 5) Standings:
RkTeamGms+=-MptsBpts
1Wasa SK1100212
2SK Rockaden Sthlm1100210
3Trojanska Hästen110028.5
4Kristallens SK100105.5
5Kungstornet100104
6Stockholms SS100102
6 players

12) TCh-CRO II Liga 2026

The TCh-CRO II Liga 2026 takes place Sun 15th March to Mon 26th October 2026. I was expecting games but not sure they'll arrive now.

TCh-CRO II Liga 2026 Croatia CRO Sun 15th Mar 2026 - Mon 26th Oct 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Polet, Busevec*5451432127.5
2SK Oroslavje, Oroslavje*3112799.5
3SSK Podravka, Koprivnica3*33441124110
4SD Varazdin, Varazdin1*434692474.3
5SK Almee Prelog, Prelog½*33482173.3
6SD Braslav Rabar, Hercegovac32*271963
7SK Krapina, Krapina2334*33620.561.3
8SK Ban Jelacic, Zapresic333*3461955
9SK Stridon II, Strigova233*3520.555.8
10SK Garesnica, Garesnica223*31822.3
11SK Samobor, Samobor2*21520.5
12SK PIK Vrbovec, Vrbovec102*21215
12 players

13) Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th September 2026

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th September 2026 took place Tue 15th September 2026. Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026: Sina Movahed edged out Vincent Keymer on tie-break after both scored 9½/11.

Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT Tue 15th Sep 2026 - Tue 15th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5TB6TB7
19Sina MovahedGMIRN3276W481BW91WD40BW88WW318BW334WD20WW309BW9WW3BD4W9.5717158.750843121
231Vincent KeymerGMDEU3200W470BW87WL362BW171WW79BW310WW330BD5WW35WW306BW14W9.56667590943026
317Zhamsaran TsydypovGMRUS3246W405BW102WW43BW101BW22WW11BW307WW10WD12BL1WD6B979.581.563.250843126
412Vladislav ArtemievGMRUS3254W164WW75BD21WW28BW40WD62BD308WW16BW48WW12WD1B97883.5680733083
58Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3270W172WL64BW378WW129BW70WW33WW22BD2BW10WD18BW29W97679630823021
634Maxim MatlakovGMRUS3200W463WW66BW377WW326BW56WL12BW21WW36BW8WD14BD3W9727355.750833124
713Pranav VGMIND3245W218BW152WW25BL323WW362BW49WL58BW59WW61BW60WW20W967.571590943033
815David ParavyanGMRUS3240W210BW98WW74BD318BW44WW50BD12WW58WL6BW57WD18W8.5747958.750733085
925Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3209W354BW131WW96BD13WD21BW59WW323WW20BL1BD26WW39B8.5747856.250743047
1043Haik MartirosyanGMARM3155W410BW93WW38BW350WW41WD20BW306WL3BL5BW88WW36W8.57375530823090
1132Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3178W138WW108BW69WW32WW325BL3WD45BL48WW316BW42WW43B8.572.577.557.250843027
126Andy WoodwardGMUSA3270W203WW196BD311WW122BW323BW6WD8BW57WD3WL4BW24W8.572.577.556.750733100
1367Martyn KravtsivGMUKR3077W193BW394WW181WD9BL306WW119WW89BD23WD41BW35BW56W8.57072.5530733047
1426Tobias KölleIMDEU3210W95WL349BW161WW162BW86WW320BW312WW56WW307BD6WL2B8.56872540833012
1510Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3232W105WL201BW186WW110BL68BW361WW126BW326WW27BW22BD17W8.56669.553.250842917
1644Salem AR SalehGMARE3132W208WD384BW340WW316BL50WW90BW100WL4WW96BW94WW306B8.565.568.550.50842967
1768Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3063W139WW401BW238WL20WW107BW195BL57WW331BW78BW23WD15B8.565.567.548.250852973
1814Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3224W245WD198BW236BL44WW393BW335WW28WW65BW87WD5WD8B8.56567.548.750732966
1952Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL3089W416WW368BL89WL76BW357WW93BW75WD77BW92BW87WW41B8.56264470842846
2028Sergey DrygalovGMKOR3206W237WW117BW137WW17BW308WD10WD1BL9WW21BW56WL7B87882.5560733107
2188Akshay BorgaonkarIMIND3028W255WW175BD4BW52WD9WW37BL6BW332WL20WW126BW84W8737751.250733048
2239Daniil DubovGMRUS3141W188BW129WW100BW362WL3BW329WL5WW25BW46BL15WW74B87275.5490853011
2324Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3196W381WD173BW198WW26BW335WL306BW113WD13BW47WL17BW63W868.571.548.50712999
2441Rudik MakarianGMRUS3135W145BW110WW64WW201BD334BL56WD26BW86WW123BW37WL12B86872.550.750733024
2591Roman NosachFMRUS2994W264BW161WL7WW125BL195WW76BW66BL22WW131BW105WW60B86771490862887
2685Barad YeganegiFMIRN3020W383BD338WW160BL23WW95BW236WD24WW71BW309WD9BD30B866.569.5470642939
2749Dincer TasdogenFMTUR3109L170BW424WW165BW135WW91BW173WW41WL35BL15WW68BW59W866.568.5470832954
2884Semyon PuzyrevskyFMCHN3015W346WW403BD306WL4WW353BW322WL18BW119WD77WW125BW78B865.567.542.750742953
2919Renato TerryIMPER3206W359BL38WW203BW93WW69BW348WL61BW320WW312WW58BL5B864.568.5450842965
3022Alexander GrischukGMRUS3184W389WW178BL59WW333BL82BW205WW73BD92WW319BW48BD26W8646745.750752904
3197Aarit KapilFMIND2977W206BD204WW392WD39BL121WW143BW80BL37WW150BW61WW58W86466.546.750742872
3279Sahib SinghIMIND3021W200BW339WW36WL11BL66WW171BL72BW213WW328BW123WW57B863.56845.50842920
3376Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliGMVEN3021W287WW168BL325BW327WW76WL5BW173BL123WW331BW314BW71W86164440842887
3446Ruslan GadzhievFMITA3095W380WW393BL350BW207WL126BW81WL313BW112WW132BW70WW69B857.560440832819
351Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3381W182BW365WW45BL308BD59WW121BW40WW27WL2BL13WW72B7.57376.548.50742993
367Jeffery XiongGMUSA3248W436BW111WL32BW331WW109BW42BW60WL6WD39BW45WL10B7.57374.545.250733026
3718Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3203W127WW72BL326WW81BW92BL21WW314BW31BW67WL24BD49W7.5717651.250752965
38150Aswath SIMIND2886W269WW29BL10WW343BW47WL61WD42BW40BL88WW163BW104B7.5697347.250752977
3945Aram HakobyanGMARM3122D121BW103WW390BD31WL330BW110WW64WW313BD36WW91BL9W7.567.57045.750632924
4081Mateusz BartelGMPOL3018W259BW197WD1WW395BL4BW338WL35BL38WW160WW118BW117W7.565.56839.250732940
499 players

14) 3-0 Thursday 17th Sept 2026

The 3-0 Thursday 17th Sept 2026 took place Thu 17th September 2026. The 3-0 Thursday 17th September events: First event: Artin Ashraf won with 10/11 a point clear of Renato Terry, Aleksei Sarana, Hikaru Nakamura and Sergey Sklokin on 9. Second event: Aleksei Sarana won with 9½/11 half a point clear of Haik Martirosyan on 9. Third event: Jeffery Xiong won with 9½/11 half a point clear of Christopher Woojin Yoo on 9.

1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT Thu 17th Sep 2026 - Thu 17th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5TB6TB7
116Artin AshrafFMTUR3214W33WW195BW43WW45WW147BW3BW2WW4WW14BW6WL5B1077.578.569.501043130
211Renato TerryIMPER3196W90BW51WW41BW18WW20WW12BL1BW11WW3WW16BL4B97984650943137
312Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3277W91WW155BW42WW156WW5BL1WW8BW9WL2BW10BW24W97579600943137
41Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3410W37BL110WW112WW65BW17WW23BW25WL1BW22WW20BW2W97478.5640943062
533Sergey SklokinIMINT3094W196BW92WW30BW13WL3WL14BW63WW150WW46BW9WW1W971.572.5560933043
66Havard HaugIMNOR3215W99WW150BL17WW102BD16WW59BW21WW18BW7WL1BW15W8.5727755.750843054
717Andrey EsipenkoGMRUS3199W204BW157WW67BL8WW43BW10WD14WW75BL6BW41WW12W8.5686847.750843083
82Sina MovahedGMIRN3264W79WW59BW10WW7BL12BW110WL3WL22BW44WW57BW13B87276.552.50843061
94Pranav VGMIND3250W95WD60BD55WW155BW54WW20BW12WL3BW25WL5BW16W87175510723062
1035Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3073W185BW88WL8BW68BW45WL7BW47WW149BW11BL3WW28W869.571.5460843038
112Salem AR SalehGMARE3136U--W123BW119WW44BW150WW88BW149WL2BL10WW47WW30B85660430842930
1215Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3159W193BW57WW31BW17BW8WL2WL9BD41WW75BW18WL7B7.573.57546.250743101
1314Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3193W35WW34BW154WL5BW31WW40BD147BW15WL16BW17BL8W7.572.57749.750733064
147Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3224W188BW49WL162BW77WW62BW5WD7BW19WL1WD28BD22W7.570.572.5480623068
1530Nitzan SteinbergGMISR3089D80WW69BW61BW50WW29WL25BW28WL13BW147BW19WL6B7.56974.548.250733069
1639Rustam RustamovFMAZE3045W72BW105WL147BW183WD6BW61WW29WW151BW13WL2WL9B7.567.569.542.750723074
1736Ilan SchnaiderIMARG3060W197WW100BW6BL12WL4BW171WW57WW27BD19BL13WW46B7.567.568.540.750743060
1825Erdem KhubukshanovGMRUS3100W94BW64WW77BL2BW52WD27BW110BL6WW148WL12BW53W7.56771.5430733003
1919Christopher Woojin YooGMTUV3189W38BW66WW58BL147WW163BW41WW27WL14BD17WL15BW42W7.5677045.750733056
2024Emin OhanyanGMARM3115W76WW198BW65WW149WL2BL9WW158BW55BW42WL4WD27B7.5666737.50733079
2126Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL3089W114WD50BW26WW60BL110WW56BL6BW52WL24BW77WW45B7.56569.545.750732952
2231Semen NovozhilovIMDMA3073W113BW46WL45BW47WW92WL149BW157WW8WL4BW146WD14B7.564.568.544.250713015
2322Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3122W119WL47BW76WW146BW158WL4WW32BL42WW64BD46WW41B7.563.567.542.250742935
243Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3201W184BD55WL60WW98BL88BW120WW50WW59BW21WW25BL3B7.562.564.541.50742921
2518Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3195W167WW171BD110WW162WW75BW15WL4BW147WL9BL24WW35W7.560.563.536.750723078
2689Nam Kiet NguyenCMVNM2844W140BD176WL21BL112WW98WD97BW125WW62WW31BD42BW40W7.55557.538.50622849
275David ParavyanGMRUS3210W83BD36WD63BW157WW162BD18WL19BL17WW72BW52WD20W76568390532981
2813Maxim MatlakovGMRUS3176W89BL65WW152BW66WD154BW58WL15BW34WW40BD14WL10B764.56941.50632970
2921Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3113W168BW146WD56BW178WL15BW49WL16BW58WL41BW44WD36B762.565370612957
3095Oleksii KarvatskyiFMUKR2817W142BW54WL5WL62BW109WL158BW124BW56WW55WW34BL11W76164370732906
3145Filip LuczakFMPOL3003W141BW165WL12WW169BL13BW73WL46BW92WL26WW89BW57W75760310732863
3259Margarita PotapovaWIMKOR2888W74BL147WL48BW180WW152BW81WL23WL91BW104WW90BW69W75759.5350732800
33111Diana PreobrazhenskayaFMRUS2758L1BL97WW181BW121BL34WL166WW105BW74WW67WW102BW55W75759.534.50742769
3467Antoni RadzimskiIMPOL2892W181BL13WL148BW197WW33BW90WW156WL28BW89WL30WW72B756.557.530.50732859
35109Lê Phan Hoàng QuânCMVNM2801L13BW181WL151WW100BD179BW133WD56WW67BW63WW43WL25B755.55833.750622938
3655Allahverdi HamidovFMAZE2955W160BD27BL177WW116BW111WL153WL83BW114BW78WW148BD29W752.55535.50642868
3796Zhongyi TanGMCHN2806L4WW117BL182WL186BL82WW134BW98BW170WW93BW62WW58W749.551.5330742756
38114Seyed Kanan PoormosaviCMARM2743L19WL182BL144WW181BW121WL84BW126WW97BW56BW61WW63B7495133.50742704
39132Petr GnojekIMCZE2701L162WL163BW135WL57WD172BW116WW133BD66WW68BW73BW75W7475033.50632788
4032Mamikon GharibyanGMMUS3033W103WL45BW94WW64BW89WL13WD44BW78BL28WW50BL26B6.5636836.250632889
209 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT Thu 17th Sep 2026 - Thu 17th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5TB6TB7
16Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3277W65WW95BW20WD5BW99WW11BW94BW6WW91BW14WL2B9.56872590943140
212Haik MartirosyanGMARM3172W36WW46BL24WW109BW18WW98BL7WW16BW40WW15BW1W966.569.5550952985
316Eric HansenGMCAN3141W57WW48BW14BD94WW17WD15BW31WD7BL6BW23WW5W8.568.573.555.250723054
426Michail VassisFMGRC3018W74WW38BL99BW30WL31BW32WD23BW47WW94WW91BW7W8.560.564.551.250822953
514Jose MartinezGMMEX3147W103WW34BW16WD1WW9BW91WL6BW11BD7WW92WL3B875.579.554.250733111
611Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3195W68BW25WW19BL91WW35BW12WW5WL1BW3WL7BW14W874.579550833099
718Benjamin BokGMNLD3100W113WW31BL91BW96WW32WW99BW2BD3WD5BW6WL4B869.572.549.250733050
87Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3223W58BW18WD9BD97WL16BW46WW35BL19WW29WW20BW22W86670.550.250732959
923Roman NosachFMRUS3031W131BW32WD8WW27BL5WW104BD15WL14BW21WW93BW17B86666.5440753013
1013Robert PiliposyanIMARM3133W59BL17WW114BW48WW21WL31BW18WW93WL14BW19BW15W864.567.547.50832938
1110Alexander GrischukGMRUS3171W72WW104BW98WW24BD91BL1WW47BL5WL23BW46WW27B7.562.56638.750742994
1215Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3113W69BW109WW49BL99WW23WL6BW95WW31BL15BD13WW29W7.560.563.540.750732969
1333Mohammad Hossein DarvishiFMIRN2939W60BL120BW58WW51BL15WW110WL92BW48WW96WD12BW23W7.556.558.539.250722968
142Jeffery XiongGMUSA3257W43WW35BL3WW26WW24BL94WW97BW9WW10WL1BL6B772.57745.50733079
155Artin AshrafFMTUR3214W110BW93WL97BW49WW13BD3WD9BW22BW12WL2WL10B771.574.544.750633028
1632Allahverdi HamidovFMAZE2955W37WW83BL5BW33WW8WW92BL91BL2WL17WW32BW40W76972.5420732984
1748Fedor AntipovCMRUS2878W82WW10BD92WW116WL3BD22WL19BW55WW16BW94BL9W76668.538.250633025
1840David HaydonFMGBE2886W76WL8BW36WW70BL2BW66WL10BD33WD47BW43WW42W763.567.536.750612837
1930Filip LuczakFMPOL3003W115WW124BL6WL32BW56WW33BW17WW8BL92BL10WW31W763.565.5370732931
2021Gabriel GähwilerIMCHE3034W122BW121WL1BL31WW58BW49WW21WL40BW95WL8WW41B7606232.50732914
2142Ryan AmburgyFMUSA2892W84WL99WW103BW52WL10BW55WL20BW39WL9BW56BW33W758.562350722860
2227Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA3011W73BW111WL94WW121BD47WD17BW96BL15WW31WW40BL8B7575932.250642923
2343Marco RiehleFMDEU2903W64BL94BW57WW38WL12BW111WD4WW26BW11WL3BL13B6.567.570.537.250622946
2431Alexander RustemovGMRUS2944W61BW67WW2BL11WL14WL40BW105WL96BW57BD47WW51B6.56063.535.250642886
2546Piotr PiesikIMPOL2869W125WL6BD66BW28WL26BW72WW27BL92WL44WW52BW47W6.559.56131.750622850
2629Hamidreza TahmasebiFMIRN2908D81BW28WW105WL14BW25WL47BW50WL23WW51BD33WD30B6.55962.535.50512849
2736Matfey RogovFMZAF2926W75WD92BW106BL9WW50BL97BL25WW69BW32WW44BL11W6.55962.532.750642932
2880Sebastian TaranCMROU2681D106BL26BW82WL25BW45WL34BW119WW49WL50BW48WW46B6.55456.530.250612855
2934Miłosz SzparGMPOL2915L128WD117BW81WW72BL92WW68BW34WW51WL8BW50WL12B6.553.554.530.250622852
3055Lennis Martinez RamirezIMUSA2818W130BL97BW124WL4BL44BW61WL55BW65WW100BW35WD26W6.5525325.750622768
3154Shakhrombek KarimovCMUZB2841W71WL7WW125BW20BW4WW10WL3BL12WL22BW37WL19B67273.535.50622938
3257Graham HorobetzNMUSA2836W90BL9BW86WW19WL7BL4BW38WW35WL27BL16WW57B66567290622844
3361Esteban Horacio DeichmannFMARG2768L92WW60BW83WL16BW63WL19WW113BD18BW54WD26BL21B6606328.750522808
3449Veronika ShubenkovaWFMRUS2824W78BL5WL38BW37WD52BW28WL29BD101WW55BL41BW53W6596331.750522747
3535Eric RosenIMUSA2920W112BL14WW56BW110WL6WW39BL8WL32BW103WL30BW50W6596226.50632896
3670Bence PribelszkyIMHUN2710L2BW85WL18BW75WW41WL93BL46BL37WW60BW101WW63B657.560.5270622743
3790Alexej CherepovCMKAZ2578L16BW43BL48WL34BW80BL65WW67BW36BW49WL31BW68W655.559300642746
3878Nicola AltiniIMITA2676W132BL4WW34WL23BW109WL95BL32BL42WW76BW72WW56W65454220622816
3967Alexander ReprintsevIMUKR2735L94WW84BW41WW95BL98WL35WW111BL21BW58WL42BW55W6535627.50632817
402Alex IvanovIMINT2827U--W115BW80WL98BW74WW24WW106BW20WL2BL22WL16B651.554.527.50622902
133 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 chess.com INT Thu 17th Sep 2026 - Thu 17th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5TB6TB7
12Jeffery XiongGMUSA3257W31WW18BW13WW12BW7WW3BW15WW5BW6WL2BD8B9.5758067.250943086
27Christopher Woojin YooGMTUV3189W22BD9WW56BL3WW8BW13WW17BD7WW53BW1WW5B9747963.50863029
312Luka BudisavljevicGMSRB3058W58WW14BW66WW2BW15BL1WL7WW11BW54WW9BL6W87275500853072
422Yihan MengIMCHN2935W77WW11BW60WL15WL53BW19WL55BW26BW21WW12WW7B86263450833010
59Dincer TasdogenFMTUR3124L32BW50WW72BW56WW62BW54BW53WL1WW7BW8WL2W861.563.5400842992
66Alexander GrischukGMRUS3171D71WL66BW61WW27WW42BW18BD54WW15BL1BW17WW3B859.561.545.250742938
78Eric HansenGMCAN3141W27WW65BW10WW54BL1BW21WW3BD2BL5WW11BL4W7.57477470743053
815Bryan Enming LinIMUSA3015W33BW21WL15BW34WL2WW14BW22WW55WW12BL5BD1W7.5697445.750733000
927Dang Minh Quang TranFMVNM2890W30BD2BW11WL17BL60WW31BW62WW13WW55BL3WW53B7.563.567440743020
1016Arpith S BijoyFMIND2975W68WW32BL7BL21WL19BW29WD20BW44WW57BW55WW15B7.557.560.537.250732833
113Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3201W19BL4WL9BW25WW71WW24BW16WL3WW56BL7WW21B76769380742883
1210Aleksey SorokinGMUSA3052W38WW24BW28WL1WW16BL15WW59BW21BL8WL4BW25W766.570.5390742940
1314Filip LuczakFMPOL3003W74WW34BL1BW14WW65BL2BL21WL9BW18BW57WW16W76567350732905
1432Zhongyi TanGMCHN2806W41WL3WW43BL13BW68WL8WW45BL16BW36WW23WW22B758.561.532.50732780
154Renato TerryIMPER3196W72WW23BW8WW4BL3WW12BL1BL6WD17BW20BL10W6.574.576.540.250642995
1620Zilong YangIMCHN2921W48WL54BW22WW58BL12WW67BL11BW14WW24BD53WL13B6.5606333.250632919
1719Christian Amilcar Santiago VilcaFMPER2954D37BW71WW63BW9WL54WW60BL2WW58BD15WL6BD19W6.5606230.50532947
1821Eric RosenIMUSA2920W40BL1WD27BW66WW63BL6WW41BL54BL13WW31WW29B6.558.561.528.750642858
1940Miguel HerreraIMMEX2731L11WW69BW51WL62BW10WL4BL23BW41WW45BW28WD17B6.555.557.529.750622815
2038Nirish Kumar Siva KumarFMMYS2754L54WD40BD35WL48BW69BW37WD10WW62BW28BL15WW27B6.55255310542813
2137Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2776W51BL8BW48WW10BW33WL7BW13BL12WL4BW56WL11W66567300632929
2244Kolla BhaavanCMIND2684L2WW30BL16BW44WW23BW65WL8BL56WW61BW26BL14W660.563.528.50642820
2323Oleksandr YurovskykhIMUKR2858W69BL15WW32WL33BL22WW43BW19WL57BW27WL14BW38W655.558.5290622731
2429Oleksii KarvatskyiFMUKR2817W73BL12WW76BL53WW43BL11WW66BW60WL16WL25BW36W65152190642837
2535Lucas VigilCMCHL2740D50BL70WW40WL11BD37BL45WW29BW31BW44WW24WL12B650.55328.750522701
2630Juan Pablo Castro LombanaFMCPV2784W47WL60BL58WL70BW77WW48BW33BL4WW38BL22WW35W647.548.523.50632663
2745Dushyant SharmaIMIND2671L7BW46WD18WL6BL29WW73BW63BW34WL23BW40WL20W5.5575922.250522792
2818Alexander RustemovGMRUS2944W36WW61BL12BW31WL55WW57BD58WL53BL20WL19BW40B5.555.559.525.750532805
2961Justin StormNMUSA2601D42BW59BL55WL63WW27BL10BL25WW48WW34BW32BL18W5.552.55625.250542819
3064Luke O HengenNMUSA2510L9WL22WL67BW47BW51WL32WD48BW63WL31BW41WW42B5.546.548.520.250522668
3139Adam OsborneNMUSA2720L1BW77WW64BL28BD41WL9WW42BL25WW30WL18BD34W557.558.518.750422774
3246Joaquin Castro CastroNMCOL2612W5WL10WL23BL35BW36WW30BL56BL45WW69BL29WW44B555.558.525.50532701
3352Julian EstradaIMMEX2610L8WW78BW57BW23WL21BL59BL26WL36WL35BW69WW45W551.551.5180522717
3436Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2735W49WL13WW68BL8BW45WD62WL60BL27BL29WW63WD31B548.551.517.750412775
3562Eshaan HebbarIMUSA2518D59WL63BD20BW32WL67BW72WL57WL38BW33WW39WL26B5485022.250402714
3655Irene SukandarIMIDN2600L28BL62BW73WL67WL32BW46WW43WW33BL14BW47WL24B54749190512689
3756Cristian Camilo SotoFMCOL2580D17WL42WL59BW50BD25WL20BL61WW74WL39BW46WW47B5474918.750422635
3847Murat BastanovFMRUS2613L12BW73WL65WL41BL44BW40WW74BW35WL26WW45BL23B5464817.50522665
3970Nicolas KulikNMURY2420L57WL43WL45BW46WW74BL66WL40BW50WW37WL35BW63B540.542.5170522593
4058Yidong ChenNMINT2576L18WD20WL25BL69WW61BL38BW39WW42WW41BL27BL28W4.5535621.250422681
78 players

15) 8th Oldrich Kycla Memorial 2026

The 8th Oldrich Kycla Memorial 2026 took place Sun 20th September 2026. 8th Oldrich Kycla Mem A: Peter Abel won with 7/9 half a point clear of Vladimir Vojtek and Kristian Rucek on 6½.

8th Oldrich Kycla Mem A Trencianska Tepla SVK Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
110Abel, PeterSVK21587300
24Vojtek, VladimirFMSVK22446.5250
36Rucek, KristianSVK19846.522.750
45Kulich, FilipSVK21105.519.250
58Motuz, KarolFMSVK23355.518.250
62Vyhlidal, JozefSVK19904.515.750
77Kijac, MiroslavCMSVK19863.517.50
89Borik, JurajSVK206036.50
91Kovacik, EmilSVK202424.50
103Orgon, DusanSVK1876150
10 players
8th Oldrich Kycla Mem A Trencianska Tepla SVK Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2108)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1Abel, PeterSVK2142 # 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 2324
2Vojtek, VladimirFMSVK2212 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2262
3Rucek, KristianSVK2177 0 = # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2266
4Kulich, FilipSVK2122 0 0 1 # = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2186
5Motuz, KarolFMSVK2243 0 = 0 = # 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2172
6Vyhlidal, JozefSVK1979 1 0 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 1 4.5 2122
7Kijac, MiroslavCMSVK2029 1 0 0 = = 1 # 0 0 = 3.5 2036
8Borik, JurajSVK2143 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 3 1979
9Kovacik, EmilSVK2042 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 2 1895
10Orgon, DusanSVK1986 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1770

16) POLSCA Baltic Chess Open 2026

The POLSCA Baltic Chess Open 2026 took place on Sun 20th September 2026. POLSCA Baltic Chess Open: Maciej Klekowski won with 8/9 half a point clear of Petro Golubka on 7½. The event was held on a boat traveling between Ystad, Sweden and Swinoujscie, Poland on the Baltic Sea.

POLSCA Baltic Chess Open Baltic Sea POL Sat 19th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TB4TB5TB6TB7
1Klekowski, MaciejGM24868.051.056.049.043.50.073
2Golubka, PetroGM24617.550.055.045.536.00.075
3Śmieszek, WojciechCM21557.051.055.540.039.00.073
4Jaskółka, TomaszCM21647.047.051.538.036.00.073
5Polok, KacperFM21346.552.056.038.036.50.063
6Plichta, KamilFM23776.550.555.036.7535.50.062
7Dawidów, JacekFM21616.550.054.536.7534.50.064
8Kula, RobertFM22056.547.051.534.536.00.061
9Wites, AdamI+20756.543.046.531.533.00.062
10Moczulski, MichałCM21096.046.550.529.532.00.063
11Reza, WojciechFM22716.046.050.533.031.00.055
12Szałański, WiktorI19426.046.049.028.032.00.064
13Wnuk, PiotrI+19846.044.549.028.532.00.064
14Wilk, AleksanderI19176.042.546.026.031.00.063
15Kowalik, BartoszI19036.042.045.528.030.00.064
16Jodłowski, RobertI19975.547.551.527.7533.50.052
17Pawlicz, FilipI++21835.546.049.527.2532.50.053
18Gniadek, AndrzejI+20505.543.547.024.2531.50.053
19Przerwa, SebastianI+18535.543.546.526.7528.50.052
20Redzimski, AdamII+16955.541.545.524.527.00.053
21Galus, FilipII18735.541.544.523.2526.00.052
22Szwed, KarolI18095.541.044.524.524.00.051
23Gniadek, MaurycyII+17385.540.043.523.7529.00.051
24Czyż, AndrzejII17065.538.540.521.2527.50.052
25Czubek, JanII15845.043.046.022.025.00.053
26Majdecki, RobertI16995.040.543.018.526.00.051
27Nowak, ZuzannaI++18335.040.042.019.526.00.053
28Pawlicz, DariuszI+18875.040.041.017.028.00.052
29Sakwa, JulianII15965.040.041.016.525.00.051
30Kołodziejski, GrzegorzII18875.038.041.021.525.00.042
31Mrozewicz, RyszardII15215.036.039.020.522.50.041
32Panicz, JanII16095.035.038.018.2521.00.042
33Płocha, OskarII16244.542.045.520.2526.50.043
34Korsun, YanII16344.541.044.519.7527.00.043
35Dąbrowski, AdrianII16244.540.542.515.7525.00.042
36Kowalczewski, BartoszII17624.540.542.015.027.00.042
37Kaczmarek, Wojciech15734.539.543.019.7522.00.041
38Hołubowska, ZofiaI17014.539.542.517.023.00.043
39Szembel, EmilII15484.539.541.014.7519.50.041
40Janczyk, RafałIII16494.539.042.517.024.50.044
41Czamański, AaronIII15694.538.541.516.2521.50.041
42Brański, KamilII15444.538.040.015.7521.50.042
43Brański, MateuszII17174.537.540.517.7522.50.042
44Sompoliński, IgorII15084.536.538.515.522.00.044
45Kalamat, HannaIV15434.535.038.015.7519.50.042
46Adrych, PatrykIII15784.535.038.015.2520.00.041
47Kucharski, TadeuszI16354.533.536.014.7522.50.040
48Redlak, BeniaminIV14464.039.042.517.025.00.042
49Soboń, TymonIII15254.037.539.513.020.00.040
50Kil, Zbigniew15194.036.539.514.521.00.043
81 players

17) ch-DEN Blitz 2026

The Danish Blitz 2026 took place Sun 20th September 2026. Allan Stig Rasmussen won with 13/15 1½ points clear of Vitus Bondo Medhus on 11½.

ch-DEN Blitz 2026 Lemvig DEN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Rasmussen, Allan StigGM247513107,00105,002560
2Medhus, Vitus BondoFM238011½108,50106,502462
3Falkesgaard, Jeppe HaldFM228710110,00108,002388
4Jalving, AugustFM2302110,50108,502362
5Skytte, RasmusIM23529111,00109,002329
6Sorensen, JanIM2357111,50109,502301
6Sandmann, Villads MajvangFM2180111,50109,502325
8Loftgaard, Mikkel VinhFM22488112,00110,002281
9Christensen, Tobias BentIM2318112,50110,502261
10Zander, Emil22367113,00111,002251
11Nilssen, Ellen FredericiaWIM2110113,50111,502227
12Bank, PelleFM22846114,00112,002200
13Holst, AllanFM2311114,50112,502163
14Mikkelsen, Peter Jorgen Dam20724116,00114,002095
15Rossen, Claus2187116,50114,502068
16Andersen, Lars Rene21062118,00114,501952
16 players
ch-DEN Blitz 2026 Lemvig DEN Sun 20th Sep 2026 - Sun 20th Sep 2026. Category: 1. Ave: (2263)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts TPR
1Rasmussen, Allan StigGMDEN2475 # = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 2571
2Medhus, Vitus BondoFMDEN2380 = # 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.5 2466
3Hald Falkesgaard, JeppeFMDEN2287 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10 2386
4Jalving, AugustFMDEN2302 = 0 1 # = 1 1 = 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 9.5 2355
5Skytte, RasmusIMDEN2352 0 1 0 = # 1 0 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 9 2329
6Sorensen, JanIMDEN2357 = 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 0 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2307
7Christensen, TobiasIMDEN2318 = 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8.5 2309
8Sandmann, Villads MajvangFMDEN2180 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2318
9Loftgaard, Mikkel VinhFMDEN2248 0 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 # 0 0 1 1 1 0 = 8 2285
10Zander, EmilCMDEN2236 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 # 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 2244
11Nilssen, Ellen FredericiaWIMDEN2110 0 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 0 # 1 0 1 0 1 6.5 2223
12Bank, PelleFMDEN2284 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # = = 1 1 6 2189
13Holst, AllanFMDEN2311 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1 1 1 5.5 2165
14Mikkelsen, Peter Jorgen DamDEN2072 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 0 = 0 # 0 1 4 2101
15Rossen, ClausDEN2187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 # = 3.5 2057
16Andersen, Lars ReneDEN2106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1851

18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 22nd September 2026

3-0 Thursday 24th Sept 2026

Hull 4NCL Congress 2026

Belgian Interclubs 2026-27

Titled Tuesday Blitz 29th September 2026

Mallorca Amateur Open 2026

48th Arco Open 2026

First Saturday October 2026

Frauenbundesliga 2026-27

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026

Pall Mall Super Rapid and Blitz 2026

1st Azeri Chess Academy Open 2026

ch-USA 2026

Bundesliga 2026-27

Rotterdam Chess 2026

TCh-ISL 2026-27

29th Hoogeveen Chess 2026

2nd Bundesliga 2026-27

36th NATO Chess 2026

41st European Club Cup 2026

1st Liga Central Serbia 2026

4th Annemasse Open 2026

TCh-CZE 2026-27

20th Deizisau Autumn Open 2026

4th Amsterdam Chess Open 2026

Scarborough Chess Congress 2026

24th Cap D'Agde 2026

Benidorm Chess Open 2026

Sahel Chess Festival 2026

4th Int. Baden-Badener Herbstopen 2026

4th Freundschachts-Open 2026

50th Guernsey Chess Festival 2026

34th European Youth Championship 2026

34th World Seniors 2026

16th Hradec Kralove Open 2026

20th Figueira da Foz Festival 2026

Total Chess Pilot 2026

North American Youth 2026

Jerusalem Rapid Open 2026

TCh-ESP Div Honor 2026

WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Grand Final

16th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2026

World Chess Championship 2026

European Rapid and Blitz Chess 2026

62nd Groningen Chess Festival 2026

54th Rilton Cup 2026-27

100th Hastings Congress 2026-27

25th Prague Open 2027

89th Tata Steel 2027

25th Marienbad Open 2027

1st European Chess Superleague 2027

10th Vardaris Open 2027

Graz Open 2027

9th Prague International Chess Festival 2027

Bled Chess Festival 2027

Reykjavik Open 2027

Jersey International 2027

48th Ghent Open 2027

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