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Idemooooo, @TheButcherChess ! 🇷🇸🔥
Miodrag Perunovic@TheButcherChess
Aug 8
Good competition, fast games and a win!🏆 🥇 Still got some blitz in me! 💪
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The new President of @USChess is @jfernandez , congratulations!
US Chess
@USChess
Aug 9
Congratulations to @jfernandez who just became President of @uschess! We checked in with him right after his election.
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What a story! @shrez_royal09 and Bodhana Sivanandan make British history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 chessdom.com/shreyas-royal-a…

Shreyas Royal and 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan make British chess history

Bodhana Sivanandan crowned Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s champion at 11 years old. Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as the nine-day event in Coventry ended with two...

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Congratulations!
English Chess Federation (ECF)@ecfchess
Aug 9
🏆 The 2026 British Chess Championships are complete! ♔ British Champion: Shreyas Royal ♕ British Women's Champion: Bodhana Sivanandan, who claimed the title after a dramatic rapid play-off against Trisha Kanyamarala. Congratulations to all of this year's champions ! ❤️♟️
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Scored 5.0/9 in the 2026 Kavala Open, gaining a few points and many memories ☺️ Ultimately a very enjoyable event, Greece was simply wonderful 🇬🇷
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♟️ After Round 8 at Arad Grand Prix, the race is wide open! Tournament A: Magold, Santos Latasa, Bronstein & Kozak lead with 6.5/8. 
Tournament B: Popescu-Vava and Sirețanu lead with 7/8. Final round today. Good luck to all players! #RomaniaGrandPrix
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David Llada @davidllada to run for the position of Vice President on the FIDE Council. Details and press statement chessdom.com/david-llada-to-…

David Llada to run for the position of Vice President on the FIDE Council

David Llada has announced his candidacy for one of the four Vice President positions on the FIDE Council, the 15-member body responsible for most major decisions between the Management Board and...

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Jan Henric Buettner Sends Cease and Desist Notice to FIDE Over Alleged Support for Timur Turlov chessdom.com/jan-henric-buet… @JanHBuettner @TelegraphChess @GMastrokoukos

Jan Henric Buettner Sends Cease and Desist Notice to FIDE Over Alleged Support for Timur Turlov

Jan Henric Buettner sent an Open Letter and Cease and Desist Legal Notice to the FIDE Council and officers, alleging that FIDE resources and personnel have been used to support the presidential...

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Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Hikaru Nakamura Headline EWC Chess 2026 chessdom.com/magnus-carlsen-…

Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Hikaru Nakamura Headline EWC Chess 2026

Magnus Carlsen will return to the Esports World Cup (EWC) in 2026 as the reigning Chess champion, once again representing Team Liquid in the second edition of the tournament. Carlsen, widely regarded...

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Final round of the Junior British Championship is live
English Chess Federation (ECF)@ecfchess
Aug 8
♟️ The final round of the Junior British Championships is underway! Before today's Championship round, we'll crown our 2026 British Junior Champions. The dedication has been incredible - many juniors have played three tournaments in a day, all with a smile on their face.
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♟️ Another day of drama at the #BritishChess Championships! 🏆 Michael Adams beats Mark Hebden to move to 3/3. 📺 BBC & ITV visited today to film players, organisers & chess parents. 👴 The Senior Championships are underway! Keith Arkell chasing his first British Over-65 title.
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Board 1 of the British Chess Championship saw a clash of veterans. GM Michael Adams beat GM Mark Hebden to be one of the few players to maintain a 100% record after round 3. Hebden defended well in a tricky game, but eventually was overcome! #chess
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Tani 💪💪💪
David Llada ♞
@davidllada
Aug 2
Tanitoluwa Adewumi, portrayed in Charlotte in November 2023. 🇺🇸 #USchess
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♟️ Round 2 starts now at the 112th British Chess Championships! Top boards today: ⚔️ McShane 🆚 Wells ⚔️ Adams 🆚 Bates ⚔️ Royal 🆚 Ledger 🎙️ Live commentary with Daniel Gormally & Nick Pert 📺 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=EFrwvEa6…
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Grandmaster Aarav Dengla 🇮🇳 with his second column for @timesofindia, with Bobby Fischer stories
Jyotirmoy Halder
@iemjyo
Aug 2
This morning, I read something beautiful. It was 🇮🇳 Grandmaster Aarav Dengla with his second column for @timesofindia. The piece revolves around Bobby Fischer, arguably the greatest ever to embrace the game of #chess. Do give it a read here 👇 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

Bobby Fischer: The champion America summoned, and Iceland sheltered

The Laugardælir Church near Selfoss is so easy to miss that I had to find it using Google Maps. A small white timber building and a scatter of headstones in the southern Icelandic quiet, an hour or...

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Congratulations to the winners!
European Chess Union
@ECUonline
Aug 1
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 concluded today in Pardubice, Czech Republic! ♟️ #chess #eytcc2026 Congratulations to the Winners and Medalists! 👏 Open U12: 🏆Poland 🇵🇱, 12 match points 🥈Ukraine 🇺🇦, 11 match points 🥉Serbia 🇷🇸, 9 match points Girls U12: 🏆Germany 1 🇩🇪, 11 match points 🥈Ukraine 🇺🇦, 10 match points 🥉Turkey 🇹🇷, 10 match points Open U18: 🏆Ukraine 🇺🇦, 12 match points 🥈Turkey 🇹🇷, 10 match points 🥉Czech Republic 🇨🇿, 9 match points Girls U18: 🏆Ukraine 🇺🇦, 12 match points 🥈Czech Republic 1 🇨🇿, 10 match points 🥉Germany 1 🇩🇪, 9 match points 🔗All results and rankings can be found here: s3.chess-results.com/tnr1374… Final report to follow.
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Esports World Chess Cup 2026 ♟️ is coming and Chessdom will cover the event in detail. Starting with the LCQ, and continuing to the finals, it will be a massive ride from Aug 4 to Aug 15. This year in Paris 🇫🇷 Join us for all the action on Chessdom and here on X
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