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Chess World Digest

Chess World Digest

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Twice-weekly illustrated roundup of the most interesting chess results, tournaments, and news since the last issue.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-11-04

Chess digest, Oct. 31–Nov. 4: Lazavik takes Almaty, Firouzja ends Nakamura's streak, Sindarov enters the title match 72 points clear

Denis Lazavik wins Almaty unbeaten while 14-year-old Mark Smirnov earns a first GM norm, Alireza Firouzja ends Hikaru Nakamura's Bullet Brawl run, and Javokhir Sindarov goes into the world title match 72 rating points and 22 places clear of Gukesh Dommaraju.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-31

Chess digest, Oct. 28–31: Sindarov overturns Clutch Chess, three share the lead in Almaty, Istanbul gets the World Rapid and Blitz

Javokhir Sindarov overturns a 2½-point deficit to win Clutch Chess a month before his world title match, three players share the lead at halfway in Almaty, and Istanbul picks up December's World Rapid and Blitz.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-28

Chess digest, Oct. 24–28: Nakamura takes the Clutch lead, Almaty's top seed falls to zero, FIDE publishes a new structure

Hikaru Nakamura leads the Clutch Chess showdown after day one, a 2474-rated Kazakh tops the table in Almaty while the top seed sits on zero, and FIDE's president has published a new structure for the federation.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-24

Chess digest, Oct. 21–24: So loses and still wins, Li takes it at 16, Bodhana breaks Polgar's record

Wesley So's 48-game unbeaten run ends in the last round and he still takes a fourth U.S. title in a playoff, Rachael Li wins the women's championship at 16 on her debut, Bayegan Pendik take the European Club Cup on tiebreak, and Bodhana Sivanandan becomes the youngest female IM in history.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-21

Chess digest, Oct. 17–21: So and Li need one draw each, Budva's top boards fall, Ohanyan wins Atyrau

Wesley So and 16-year-old Rachael Li carry a full-point lead into the last round of the U.S. Championships, three of the five highest-rated players in Budva lose on the same day, and Emin Ohanyan takes the Atyrau Masters on tiebreak.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-17

Chess digest, Oct. 14–17: Woodward topples Caruana, Li stops Lee, Atyrau's top seeds fall

A 16-year-old ends Caruana's 54-game unbeaten run at the U.S. Championship, Alice Lee's four-game streak ends against Rachael Li, and two unseeded players lead the Atyrau Masters after both top seeds fell.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-14

Chess digest, Oct. 10–14: Caruana catches So, Esipenko and Garifullina take Russia, Yu Yangyi outlasts Ding

Caruana and So level in Saint Louis as Alice Lee takes the women's lead alone, Russia crowns Esipenko and Garifullina, Yu Yangyi beats Ding Liren in Shenzhen, and Nakamura sets a Bullet Brawl record.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-10

Chess digest, Oct. 7–10: Saint Louis opens, Esipenko 1½ clear, Duda one game short of 11/11

Three wins on the opening day in Saint Louis, Esipenko 1½ points clear in Rostov-on-Don as Bodnaruk takes the women's lead, Duda a rook slip short of a perfect online tournament, and a 14-year-old leading at Fagernes.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-07

Chess digest, Oct. 3–7: Nakamura reaches 3500, Russia's titles at halfway, FIDE approves a Chess960 rating

The first 3500 rating in Chess.com's blitz pool, both Russian national championships at their halfway point in Rostov-on-Don, and the FIDE General Assembly's decisions on Chess960 and the 2030 Olympiad.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-10-03

Chess digest, Sep. 30–Oct. 3: Samarkand remakes the ratings, three Afghan Olympiad players arrested, Saint Louis fields set

The Olympiad's mark on the new FIDE rating list, three Afghan players arrested after competing in Samarkand, and the fields Saint Louis has set for October.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-09-30

Chess digest, Sep. 26–30: Uzbekistan win the Olympiad at home, China's women go unbeaten, FIDE elects Turlov

Uzbekistan win the Chess Olympiad on home soil, China take the women's title two points clear, and FIDE's member federations elect Timur Turlov president in Samarkand.

Chess World Digest
Chess World Digest
2026-09-26

Chess digest, Sep. 23–26: Uzbekistan lose a match and lead again, Savitha Shri wins seven, FIDE votes

Uzbekistan's run of seven match wins ends against Germany and the host nation beats the top seeds to lead again, China pulls two points clear in the women's event behind Savitha Shri's seven wins from seven, and FIDE's member federations vote for a new president in Samarkand.

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