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Daniel Naroditsky, the acclaimed American chess grandmaster, author, streamer, and beloved commentator affectionately known as “Danya,” tragically passed away. The sad and shocking news overwhelmed the chess world and left the community in dismay and shock. Daniel Naroditsky was not only a great player, but a fantastic streamer and educator, a true ambassador of the chess game. One of the frequents tributes on social media today reads, “I started playing chess because of Daniel Naroditsky”

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown with Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, and Caruana will take place October 25 – October 30. With $412,000 in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot, the stakes have never been higher. The event’s 18-game rapid double round-robin format (10 minutes plus a 5-second increment) will feature escalating point values each day: Wins are worth 1 point on Day 1, 2 points on Day 2 and 3 points on Day 3–a comeback-friendly format that cultivates increased tension and fan excitement into the very last round.

The Novo mesto Open 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Novo mesto. Slovenia. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Slovenia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The tournament has 7 categories -A-groep (2050+), (1850 – 2100), B2-groep (1850 – 2100), C1-groep (1650 – 1900), C2-groep (1650 – 1900), D1-groep (1700-), and D2-groep (1700-). The A-groep section is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move.

The 1st edition Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid will take place from October 25 to October 26 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. The tournament has 2 categories – Rapid and Blitz. The Rapid section is an 11-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 15 min + 6 sec/move.

The Romanian and Spanish chess player Mihai Suba has passed away. “RIP Mihai Suba. I was a big fan, and we became friends. He will always be remembered,” says GM Renier Castellanos.

FIDE awarded Mihai Suba the International Master title in 1975 and the Grandmaster title in 1978. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Suba, won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1980, 1981, and 1985. Suba began playing chess at the late age of 19 years old. He attended the University of Bucharest and trained in the university’s chess club, where his passion for chess grew quickly.

In a video titled “Justice for Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky”, Anna Rudolf opens up with raw emotion in a moving video about her friend Danya. “Daniel Naroditsky was so gentle, so wise, so eloquent… He was a great player, an excellent commentator, one of the best if not the best in the world. Such an exceptional educator, he gave all his life to chess.

SuperChess is the winner of the European Club Cup 2025. The Romanian team, with the World Champion Gukesh on board 1, dominated the European Club Cup from start to end and finished with a perfect 14,0/14 match points score.

Replay all games of the European Club Cup 2025 here

Cercle d’échecs de Monte-Carlo is the winner of the European Women Club Cup 2025. The team from Monaco, with Aleksandra Goryachkina, Divya Deshmukh, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alina Kashlinskaya, and Elisabeth Paehtz, scored 13,0/14 match points and clinched the title in the last round of the event. The European Club Cup was especially successful for World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh and Alina Kashlinskaya, who won an individual gold medal on boards 2 and 4.

SuperChess is the winner of the European Club Cup 2025. The Romanian team, with the World Champion Gukesh on board 1, dominated the European Club Cup from start to end and finished with a perfect 14,0/14 match points score.

Here is a list of all board standings with the medalists on each board. The medals at the European Club Cup are awarded based on performance. The second tiebreak is number of games (less is better), the third is percent.