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Champion: Dhananjay Sonker (Chhattisgarh) Going into the final round, Dhananjay was already leading the tournament by a half point, and he drew against Ram Parab. On the 2nd board, Mayank Pal defeated Kishan Kumar to secure 2nd place on tiebreak score. Top 3 finishers (L to R): 2nd Mayank Pal, 1st Dhananjay S, and 3rd Ram Parab Dhananjay started the tournament as the top seed and finished in first place, staying unbeaten.

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Tournament Logo Tournament Categories & Eligibility The event is split into two sections played under standard FIDE Swiss System rules: Group A: Open to players rated 2001 and above. (A limited number of Armenian juniors rated below 1900 may be admitted by the organizing committee). Group B: Open to players rated below 2000, as well as a limited quota of unrated players. Both groups will be contested over 9 rounds.

Top 3 finishers (L to R): 3rd Devnath Bijesh (KL), 1st Balanandan Ayyappan (KL), and 2nd Prasanna Karthick M (TN) A perfect finish for Balanandan After 7 rounds of play, seven players were co-leading the tournament with 6/7 points. In the 8th round, Balanandan defeated IM Girinath P.D.S on the top board to gain the sole lead. In the final round, he had a half-point lead and defeated IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam to win the tournament, remaining half a point ahead of the field.

Most chess fans might not have heard this story, and it's a good one. She Plays To Win Lionesses A is a team built around girls and young women that has won its first match in the top division of the UK's national chess league. They beat The Sharks 2 by 6-2. According to OnTheQueenside, a Twitter account that covers women's chess, it is the first time a women's team has won a match at this level of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). The all-female team.

Vlad Ghita's 'The Rating Revolution' is a data-driven audit of the Elo system. A Physicist Looks at Chess Ratings Vlad is a FIDE Arbiter, a FIDE National Instructor and a player rated 2020, and he has published a book called 'The Rating Revolution'. ChessBase India's Abhyudaya Ram met him during the Grand Chess Tour, where Vlad was attending as a spectator.

Magnus Carlsen is scheduled to attend the launch of the MOVE Cup in Barcelona on 20 October 2026. The announcement will introduce a new elite chess tournament planned for 18-20 January 2027, alongside ICE Barcelona. ICE stands for International Casino Exhibition. Magnus Carlsen and his father Henrik Carlsen in September 2026 when they came to India for the Global Chess League. Photo: Amruta Mokal/ChessBase India.

(L to R), Girls: 3rd Saranya Devi Narahari(AP), 1st Prishita Gupta (DEL), 2nd Shivamshika G (TEL) and Open: 1st Adhiraj Mitra (JHA) abd 2nd Haridev S (TN) A full interview with both champions will be published soon on our news page Prishita Claims her 6th National Title This was Prishita's 6th national title, and one of the most special because she previously won U11 and U15 age-category nationals, but this time she won the Under-17 nationals at 15.

FIDE has extended the registration deadline for the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship to October 16, 2026. The event takes place in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, from November 4 (arrival) to November 13 (departure). Official poster | Source: Tournament brochure Players will compete in Open and Women's sections within three rating categories: Under-2300, Under-2000 and Under-1700.

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