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chess24
@chess24comOct 23
Bodhana Sivanandan became an IM a month later than Sindarov and 3 months earlier than Gukesh!
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History made – again! 💥 Congratulations to Bodhana Sivanandan, the youngest female player ever to qualify for the IM title! At just 11 years and 7 months, Bodhana secured her third and final IM norm today at the European Club Cup. ♟️
European Chess Union
@ECUonlineOct 23
Congratulations to 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on becoming an International Master with a final-round win at the European Women’s Chess Club Cup 2026! 👏 Bodhana delivered a fantastic performance, scoring 5.5/7 on Board 1 for She Plays to Win Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, making her the youngest female player in history to earn the IM title!
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JUST IN: Lionel Messi's Oct 21, 2026 paid ChatGPT Instagram video, reaching 517 million followers, asked the AI for a chess opening matching his style and received the "Goat Horns" (1.e4 a6 2.d4 c6).
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The first round of the European Chess Club Cup 2026 starts in one hour! ♟️ #chess #ECCC2026 👉Tune in to the ECU YouTube channel and follow us live with commentaries by GM Simon Williams, WIM Sandra Djukic, WIM Lena Govedarica and WCM Tallulah Roberts: youtube.com/live/Pvjp-91RNUA…
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Pavel Eljanov
@EljanovOct 16
Really happy to see Ukrainian players at the London Chess Classic again! Vasyl Ivanchuk and Ihor Samunenkov in the Masters, and European Champion Roman Dehtiarov from Kharkiv in the Challengers. The English Chess Federation has supported Ukrainian chess players like no other since the beginning of the full scale war! 🇺🇦👏 @xtxmarkets @london_chess
chess24
@chess24comOct 16
The field is complete for the 2026 London Chess Classic Masters, with defending champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov topping the list!
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Big news from the @london_chess!
London Chess Classic@london_chessOct 7
A London Chess Classic debut for @NihalSarin! Fresh from winning team silver with India at the Chess Olympiad, Nihal joins us for his first London Chess Classic. Organised by @schoolschess and sponsored by @xtxmarkets 📸 Photos: @MichaWalusza for @FIDE_chess
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«NUNCA HE LEÍDO UN LIBRO DE AJEDREZ», dijo Faustino Oro. —Festival Nacional Querétaro, México.
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Uzchess
@UzchesssOct 4
Yoshlar baxtli bo'lsin!
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With the recent sponsorship agreements signed, ECU is almost doubling its budget for 2027 and launching an elite event, the European Chess Super League, with the participation of traditional clubs in Europe and beyond. The European Chess Super League is based on competitive criteria, as at least five clubs will qualify from the European Club Cup 2026 in Budva, Montenegro. #EliteChess #clubs #sports #bucharestt #superfoundation
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Sam Shankland
@SamShanklandSep 27
I believe I can fly!
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Peter Heine Nielsen@PHChessSep 26
An embarrassing day for chess. Turlov was obviously the Russian 🇷🇺 preferred candiate, with Dvorkovich, Karjakin, Balgabaev,Glukhovsky and of course the Chess Federation of Russia supporting him. Now Russia will continiue using FIDE for soft power. Saddening and embarassing.
International Chess Federation
@FIDE_chessSep 26
Timur Turlov (@TurlovforChess) is the 8th FIDE PRESIDENT ✨
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JUST IN: FIDE’s Verification Commission expressed frustration that some financial governance recommendations have been repeated for years, saying fundamental changes must come from management rather than the finance department.
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BREAKING: Malcolm Pein has withdrawn from the FIDE Vice Presidential election following the election of Pavel Kolobkov. Pein said he “strongly object[s]” to Kolobkov’s election, citing his former role as a Russian government minister and Russia’s suspended FIDE membership.
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JUST IN: FIDE Treasurer Zhu Chen says the federation finished 2025 with a €1 million loss, citing the absence of an Olympiad and Open World Championship match during the financial year.
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Breaking news from the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: CSC wins the FIDE excellence award in the Social and Community category!
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WGM norm success in Samarkand! 🎉♟️ Bodhana Sivanandan has secured her 3rd and final WGM norm at the Olympiad! Her R9 draw against IM Mai Narva secured the norm, taking her to 6½/9. Bodhana earned her 1st WGM norm in 2025, becoming the youngest ever to do so. 📸 Michal Walusza
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Congrats to Arkady Dvorkovich on becoming the new FIDE President! 🥳
International Chess Federation
@FIDE_chessSep 26
Timur Turlov (@TurlovforChess) is the 8th FIDE PRESIDENT ✨
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International Chess Federation
@FIDE_chessSep 24
♟“We have to make chess cool.” Jan Henric Buettner (@JanHBuettner) shared his vision for FIDE’s work and the future of chess during the Q&A with the FIDE Presidential Candidates. Watch the full Q&A on the official FIDE YouTube channel: youtu.be/os-xpYUVxJQ
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A President who is afraid of public speaking and Q&A sessions isn't going to be of much use to anybody👇🙊🔇
BruvsChess Media
@BruvschessMediaSep 24
ALERT: FIDE presidential candidate Wadim Rosenstein failed to appear at the public Q&A session held during Round 8 of the Olympiad, with only rivals Jan Henric Buettner and Timur Turlov present to face questions from the chess community.
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Peter Heine Nielsen@PHChessSep 24
The honorary President of the Crimean Chess Federation, made the first move at the top board of the chess Olympiad today. @FIDE_chess @iocmedia crimeachess.ru/%d0%bf%d1%80%…
Perlen vom Bodensee@BodenseeperlenSep 24
Wenn es bei der Schacholympiade an einem nicht mangelt, dann an sanktionierten Leuten, die den Eröffnungszug ausführen. 📸 Michal Walusza/FIDE
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