Daily Chess News and Games. Weekly digest for download. By Mark Crowther. TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.

The Grand Chess Tour Finals took place in Saint Louis 22nd to 27th August 2026. This was the final event of the tour and a total prize fund of $450,000, was distributed as follows: $200,000 for first ...

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The Grand Chess Tour Super Chess Classic Romania took place Thu 14th May to Sat 23rd May 2026. Players: Caruana, Sindarov, Giri, Firouzja, Keymer, Wesley So, Jorden Van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa, MVL ...

The Week in Chess 1661 of 7th September 2026 by Mark Crowther. 38 stories and 9139 games. Links down the right hand margin for games in PGN or Chessbase format or on the The Week in Chess Download ...

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The FIDE Candidates Tournaments both open and women's events take place in the Cap St Georges resort, Cyprus, Sun 29th Mar to Thu 16th Apr 2026. I would argue that this is the highlight of the entire ...

Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo, Turkish Airlines sports club, Tajfun SK Ljubljana, and SuperChess were the top seeds in the women's event. There was a wide variety of player strengths competing. 4th ...

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The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships takes place Wed 17th Jun 2026 Sun 22nd Jun 2026. Three days of rapid followed by three days of blitz in Hong Kong. 48 teams. Players: Magnus Carlsen, ...