Chess World Digest

2026-09-19

Chess digest, Sep. 16–19: Kyrgyzstan stun Brazil, Gukesh slips under 2700, Poland take gold

Three rounds into the Samarkand Olympiad the leaders are still perfect while Kyrgyzstan and Singapore upset Brazil and Norway and Argentina and Iran take down Ukraine and France in the women's event, Gukesh spends a day below 2700, Poland win the Olympiad for People with Disabilities, and Magnus Carlsen names Javokhir Sindarov the favourite for November.

Chess World Digest

Chess digest, Sep. 16–19: Kyrgyzstan stun Brazil, Gukesh slips under 2700, Poland take gold

Chess digest, Sep. 12–16: Samarkand Olympiad opens, Ganges Grandmasters crowned, Topalov beats Kasparov

Chess digest, Sep. 5–12: GCL reaches final day, Antón leads Madrid, Kasparov–Topalov begins

Chess digest, Sep. 2–5: GCL opens, Oro becomes youngest current GM, senior titles settled

Chess digest, Aug. 27–Sep. 2: Pragg wins GCT, reaches No. 8, Bengaluru next

Chess digest, Aug. 22–26: Caruana leads Pragg, Total Chess field named

Chess digest, Aug. 19–22: So wins again, Tan holds on, GCT Finals begin

Chess digest, Aug. 15–19: Carlsen repeats, Pragg catches So, French titles settle

Chess digest, Aug. 13–15: So stays ahead, Carlsen reaches the EWC final

Chess week in review: Pragg, British age records, So leads Sinquefield, Carlsen sick but through