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18/04/2026

Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus...

13/04/2026

Chess just got its most decorated Winter Olympian.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, 11 Olympic gold medals, the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, is now an investor in Norway Chess AS and the Total Chess World Championship Tour.

He is not alone. Norway Chess has completed a $10 million share issue, valuing the company at $35 million. The new investor group includes Klæbo, Knut Ugland and Hans Øivind Nordvik, among other prominent Norwegian business figures with experience building and commercialising sport at the highest level.

The Total Chess World Championship Tour has FIDE approval for at least 16 years. The pilot tournament runs November 10 - 24, 2026. The full season launches in 2027, with four tournaments, four host cities, a minimum annual prize fund of $2.7 million, and the title of FIDE World Combined Champion.

Read the full press release: https://www.totalchess.com/news/norway-chess-raises-10-million-cross-country-skiing-star-klbo-joins-as-investor

Photo from left: Knut Ugland, Kjell Madland and Hans Øivind Nordvik
Photo by: Kristianne Marøy

13/04/2026

GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus...

13/04/2026

GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus...

01/04/2026

GMs Fabiano Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov led with a 2.5/3 score in the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the third round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus...

01/04/2026

Peace reigned at the Mediterranean as all the eight games ended in draws at the FIDE Candidates 2026 in the 2nd round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus. GMs Praggnanandhaa, Caruana & Sindarov led the pack with 1.5 points...

01/04/2026

Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa, Caruana and Sindarov drew the first blood in the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the first round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus...

08/03/2026

Uzbek star GM Abdusattorov won the Prague Masters 2026 with a 6/9 score at Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague. Sharing the second spot were GMs Maghsoodloo, Aravindh, van Foreest...

28/02/2026

Dutch Grandmaster Jorden van Foreest (2/3) scored over world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in the third round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 organised by Novy Bor Chess Club at Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague...

28/02/2026

GM Aravindh Chithambaram survived past GM Hans Moke Niemann in the 2nd round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 organised by Novy Bor Chess Club at Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague...

27/02/2026

GMs Abdusattorov, Yakubboev, Navara & van Foreest were off to a winning start in the first round of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 organised by Novy Bor Chess Club at Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague...

10/01/2026

GMs Magnus Carlsen & Bibisara Assaubayeva emerged the champions at the FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025 at the Qatar University Sports & Events Complex, Doha...

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