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Hoogeveen 2025 – Open LIVE

The Hoogeveen 2025 will take place from October 18 to October 25 in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands. This tournament has 2 sections – Open and Crown Group. The Open section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Netherlands, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Anish Giri, “Very messy”

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

Hans Niemann, “There has never been a better time to be a chess professional, kudos to FIDE”

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

Brian Karen: “There are tours within tours, finals after finals, and some “Grand” something every other week”

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

Two players from the Total World Chess Championship qualify for Candidates

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

Indian Express: Total Chess will be the fourth World Chess Championship

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

Now the chess world will have a new Total World Chess Championship format.

Reuters: Norway Chess gets approval for combined Total World Chess Title

Reuters is the first major news outlet to cover the Total Chess World Championship 2026. The press note reads, ” The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new global competition set up by Norway Chess that will crown a “World Combined Champion” across three time formats — Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz, organisers said on Wednesday.

Total Chess World Championship 2026

The chess world has a World Chess Championship 2026, where Gukesh will battle with the winner of Candidates 2026. It also has a World Rapid & Blitz Championships that will take place in December. There used to be a Fisher Random / Freestyle / Chess960 World Championship as well.

36th Leuven Open LIVE

The 36th Leuven Open will take place from November 08 to November 11 in Leuven, Belgium. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Belgium, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

European Team Chess Champions crowned in Batumi

The European Team Chess Championship 2025 concluded in Batumi, Georgia. Heading into the final round, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were leading the open section with 13 MP, while Poland was sole leader of the women section with 14 MP. Intense last round battle crowned Ukraine in the open section and Poland in the Women section. Scroll down for the final report and board medalists of the European Team Chess Championship.

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