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6/26/2026 – Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro, 12, travelled to his rival José Martínez's home city, Lima, and beat him at his own game - speed chess. Faustino and José played a six-game match: two rapid encounters and four blitz game. The final score was 4-2 Oro's favour. | Photo: ChessBase India / Amruta Mokal

The Global Chess League is one of the best team tournaments in the world of chess. Some of the best players in the world play in the event.

3 days = 72 hours! What if out of those 3 days, you play chess for 67 hours? Would you be able to survive?

7/7/2026 – Three full days! What if, out of those 72 hours, you play chess for 67 hours? Would you be able to survive? This was the question posed to all the players as the WR Chess World Record Marathon kicked off in Lima, Peru at the Sheraton Hotel. Some of the best grandmasters from South America participated in this amazing chess celebration that had US$100,000 at stake! We bring you the entire report from Lima.

On 8th July 2026, at the first-ever Pune International GM Round Robin, 18-year-old Aswath S won on demand in the final round to become India's 98th

From 17 to 21 June 2026, the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong hosted the fourth edition of the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Championships -

12-year-old Charvi is one of the biggest talents of Indian chess. At the Montenegro Open 2026 she achieved her maiden WGM norm!

In a shocking news that has caught the world of chess by absolute surprise, Oleg Skvortsov - the man behind Zurich Chess events, has passed away at the age of just 57 years.

Indian chess recently was blessed with 3 GMs in a period of 12 days. The 96th one being Ethan Vaz, 97th being Harshvardhan GB and 98th being Aswath S.

Rathanvel V S is India's 99th Grandmaster, achieving the coveted title after crossing the 2500 Elo mark at the 3rd Guwahati Smart City International Open 2026.