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State: 58th Annual NY State Championships HIGH SCHOOL:Heritage Event, Junior Grand Prix, State Championship EventSaratoga Hilton HotelSaturday, February 28, 2026 – Sunday, March 1, 2026 https://new.uschess.org/58th-annual-new-york-state-high-school-championship  58th ...

The Candidates Tournament 2026 line-up brings together proven contenders and players from the new generation, including Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Anish Giri, Matthias Blübaum, Javokhir Sindarov, Wei ...

GM Magnus Carlsen has won his sixth world rapid championship title after winning the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship a full point ahead of the field with 10.5/13. ...