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← See today's latestSindarov's unbeaten run; Junior champs heat up
Sindarov's Candidates demolition
Twelve years old, undefeated, and bound for the World Championship.
Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a historic 10/14, finishing 1.5 points clear and never losing a game [Quelle: The Science Survey]. He beat Nakamura and Caruana outright, exploiting superior opening prep to outmaneuver the elite. Now he faces Gukesh Dommaraju for the crown in late November.
The kid just rewrote the record book.
European U20 tightens
Halfway through Montenegro, the juniors are firing on all cylinders.
GM Emin Ohanyan leads the Open section with 4.5/5 after five rounds at Cetinje, with five players just a half-point behind [Quelle: Europe Chess]. In the Girls event, IM Eline Roebers (Netherlands) holds the sole lead at 4.5/5. The 116 juniors from 38 countries are competing for FIDE norms and World Junior spots across nine rounds of Swiss.
Round 6 resumes tomorrow—no room for mistakes now.
Topalov stars in inaugural Apogee
A new chess festival is bringing former world champions to southern France.
The inaugural Apogee Chess Festival runs August 22–30 near Nîmes with a €26,000 prize fund split across two FIDE-rated tournaments [Quelle: ChessBase]. Veselin Topalov will host a 20-board simultaneous exhibition and conduct Q&A sessions. The Masters section (1900+) awards €5,000 to the winner and €5,000 to the top woman finisher—prize equity that's still rare in open tournaments.
Cultural heritage meets competitive chess: organizer IM Silvia Alexieva is staking her reputation on the blend.
European Junior U20 Chess Championship 2026 is halfway through11 hours ago ... After five played rounds, GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM, 2517) emerged as the sole leader of the Open U20 section with the score of 4.5/5 points, and he is closely ...europechess.org
Veselin Topalov headlines the inaugural Apogee Chess Festival17 hours ago ... The inaugural Apogee Chess Festival will take place in Caissargues, near Nîmes, from 22 to 30 August 2026, combining competitive chess with the cultural ...chessbase.com
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