GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus are the stars on an October FIDE rating list dominated by the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Abdusattorov climbed two spots to world number-five.

9z Globant, a team with 962 participants, took first place in the first Chess Club Showdown on Wednesday, September 30. The event featured nine teams, ranging in size from 151 to 1142 members.

13th World Champion Garry Kasparov was warned by U.S. authorities this summer that he was the target of a plot to kill him and was placed under special protection, says Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

Judit Polgar scored 3.5-1.5 in the communities simultaneous display at the Global Chess Festival held at Budapest, Hungary, on September 26.

Wesley So won Titled Tuesday on September 29, starting 7/7 on his way to a 9.5-point total. That score was enough for an outright victory after the top three boards in the final round ended in draws.

Uzbekistan's victory in the Chennai Olympiad of 2022 was sweet, but regaining the title on home soil in the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 is even sweeter. We look back on that triumph in Samarkand.

Uzbekistan has won its 2nd Olympiad gold, this time on home soil in the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand. India took silver, and Germany bronze.

Uzbekistan was in sole lead with 18 points, while India was close behind on 17 points after the 10th round of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. China and Kazakhstan are at the top in Women's section.

Timur Turlov was elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Saturday, defeating Wadim Rosenstein 110-85 in a second, deciding ballot at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand.

Uzbekistan reclaimed the Open lead at the 2026 Chess Olympiad after beating the U.S., while China took a two-point lead in the Women's event in round nine.

Germany ended Uzbekistan's streak of 7/7 match wins in round eight of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 after winning their encounter 2.5-1.5.

Uzbekistan defeats China 3-1 to stay perfect at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, while China and Kazakhstan draw in the Women's event as the medal race heats up.

GM Frederik Svane's win over GM Hans Niemann saw Germany defeat top-seeded U.S. 2.5-1.5 in Round 5 of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. Germany are joined in the lead by Uzbekistan and India.

Team USA and China put up dominant 3.5-0.5 scores in Round 4 of the 2026 FIDE Chess Olympiad. Levon Aronian wins from a losing position as Alice Lee reaches 4/4.

The seed favorites generally won in round three of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with two notable exceptions on the top 50 boards. 79th seed Kyrgyzstan beat 31st seed Brazil 2.5-1.5.

With the striking exception of El Salvador (94th seed) upsetting Cuba (44th seed), the favorite teams won their matches in round two of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026.

Favorites won overall in round one of the 2026 Chess Olympiad, but major individual upsets hit Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian. Read full results & recap.

GM Sina Movahed claimed his third Titled Tuesday of the year and fourth of his career on September 15, coming out ahead of GM Vincent Keymer on tiebreaks after both scored 9.5/11.

The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission has handed a two-year ban to a minor after he was caught with a mobile phone hidden inside his shoe during a tournament in Slovenia.

Topalov staved off a counterthrust from GM Garry Kasparov to win the match at the end of the third and final day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match.

The Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after defeating the Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match.

Topalov scored two victories in the blitz games to gain a five-point lead over Kasparov at the end of the second day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match.

Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers and Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters qualified for the 2026 Global Chess League final despite final-day losses.

Alpine APL Pipers and Ganges Grandmasters lead the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after Day 7. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi's teams are near the finals.

Jan Henric Buettner and Timur Turlov clashed over FIDE funding after Wadim Rosenstein disconnected early from the presidential debate.

The FYERS American Gambits dominated the Ganges Grandmasters to force a three-way tie at the top on Day 6 of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League.

Javokhir Sindarov's 2nd win in a row, this time over Alireza Firouzja, took FYERS American Gambits into the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League lead while Triveni Continental Kings slumped to last.

Alireza Firouzja's Triveni Continental Kings continued their comeback by beating the leaders, Magnus Carlsen's PBG Alpine APL Pipers, as the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League crossed halfway.

GM Magnus Carlsen flagged GM Viswanathan Anand in the opening match of day three of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, but it couldn't stop Alpine APL Pipers tasting its first defeat.

GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers has the only perfect record of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after scoring a dramatic win over GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters.

GM Javokhir Sindarov beat GM Viswanathan Anand and made a draw against GM Alireza Firouzja as the FYERS American Gambits won both matches on day one of the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League.

"I think at the moment, I would say he's the number one player in the world," Viswanathan Anand recently told The Times Of India about Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu.

FIDE confirms Faustino Oro as the world’s youngest current grandmaster after the 12-year-old crossed 3300 in blitz on Chess.com.

Nigerian-born CM Chikwere Onyekwere (aka "'Chichi'"), the highest-rated hustler in New York's Washington Square Park, was detained by ICE last Tuesday, August 25.

Catch up on the latest State of Chess with Danny Rensch! This features an interview about the "Grandmasters" movie, Gambit.com poker, product features, and a live Q&A.

Hans Niemann stole the show in Titled Tuesday at the latest possible moment. For most of the event, Jan-Krzysztof Duda threatened to not only win his 2nd consecutive Titled Tuesday but score 11/11.

Iranian GM Pouya Idani has transferred to France, citing broken promises and unpaid bonuses as he targets a return to his peak rating.

SaVaToP1gG beat out a field of 1,454 players and was crowned champion on Monday in the first special edition of the Gambit Cup.

GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is back in the top 10 and has overtaken GM Arjun Erigaisi as Indian number-one after winning the 2026 Grand Chess Tour.

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated Fabiano Caruana 15-13 to win the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, taking home the maiden title and $200,000. (

GMs Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anna Muzychuk have taken the final spots in the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Grand Final after winning the WR Women's Chess Tour Europe 2026 events in Saint-Tropez, France.

Praggnanandhaa evened the score in the Final, while Keymer took the lead in the match for third place.

IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) is the latest addition to team Basilisk, and he will be the Head of Chess.

GM Fabiano Caruana won the first classical game of the title match against Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, earning six points.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda now has four Titled Tuesday wins in 2026, more than any other player. See how he got his fourth on August 25.

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana lead the Total Chess pilot field in Budapest, while Hikaru Nakamura dismisses the new event as “total fluff.”

GMs Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu are the finalists in the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals.