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The 3rd UzChess Cup 2026 Masters section features a powerful 10-player round-robin lineup in Tashkent from June 7–15. Headlined by world-class talent, the field mixes top Uzbek stars with elite international grandmasters. Leading the rating list is Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2780), followed closely by Arjun Erigaisi (2751), Javokhir Sindarov (2745), Ian Nepomniachtchi (2729), and Hans Moke Niemann (2728).

The 31st edition of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament will take place in Malmö, Sweden, from May 1 to 7, 2026. This prestigious annual event, organized by Limhamns SK, brings together eight elite players for a single round-robin classical tournament at the Elite Plaza Hotel in central Malmö. It promises to be one of the strongest editions in recent years, highlighted by the participation of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who is making a rare appearance in a closed classical round-robin.

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) 2026 kicks off in spectacular fashion with the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, scheduled for May 4–10, 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. This high-stakes event brings together 10 elite grandmasters for a week of intense rapid and blitz chess, with a prize fund of $200,000. The tournament will take place at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and features a mix of full-tour players and wildcards, promising exciting matchups and plenty of fighting chess.

Stockfish has done it again. The open-source chess engine clinched the Top Chess Engine Championship Season 29 Grand Champion title after a dominant 100-game Superfinal against the surging challenger Reckless, completing another masterclass in computer chess. The result marks Stockfish’s 19th TCEC championship overall and its 12th consecutive season title.

Official website of the Top Chess Engine Championship

If you are looking for FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2026 you are at the right place! The right place to learn that the FIDE Grand Swiss happens only on odd years, and in 2026 there is no FIDE Grand Swiss in the calendar.

The next edition of the tournament is going to take place at the isle of man. See all details about the FIDE Grand Swiss 2027 here

Grand Swiss Chess 2027 is going to take place May 10 to 25 on the Isle of Man. The flagship event, featuring a record $900,000 prize fund, will bring together 170 players across the Open and Women’s sections combined. Two spots for FIDE Candidates 2028 will be at stake in each section.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (born June 3, 2011) is currently at a FIDE classical rating of 2687 (April 2026 list), ranked #38 in the world and #1 in Türkiye. Currently, Erdogmus is playing a rated match vs ex-World Champion Veselin Topalov. Erdogmus already won games (including with Black), pushing his live rating to ~2698 and climbing the live rankings to around #36. Only ~1.8 points separate him from 2700 club. A 4,0-2,0 is a score that will guarantee him the entry there.

Clash of Generations III, pitting former World Champion Veselin Topalov against 14-year-old Turkish superstar Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, is going to take place 12-17 April in Monaco. This is the third edition of the “Clash of Generations” series. Erdoğmuş previously faced Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (drawing five and winning one) and Peter Svidler, proving he can hold his own against 2700+ veterans.

The 2026 European Individual Chess Championship (EICC) is underway in Katowice, Poland, at Arena Katowice, featuring an 11-round Swiss-system format with a €100,000 prize fund and a record 501 participants from 43 federations. As a key qualifier for the FIDE World Cup, the top finishers will secure valuable qualification spots, adding strategic depth: players must balance aggressive play for high scores against the risk of upsets in this open field.

Untold: Chess Mates focuses on the fallout from the 2022 chess cheating scandal involving Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen. The episode is going to air today, April 7, on Netflix.

In Untold: Chess Mates, Hans Niemann takes center stage in the documentary, which includes scenes from his modest New York apartment, highlights from his Twitch streams, and an in-depth look at his account of events surrounding the St. Louis tournament, both before and after it unfolded.