Featured · Tier S · Stavanger, NO
Norway Chess
2026
Elite classical with Armageddon tiebreaks — one of the season's signature round-robin stops.
- Format
- Classical round-robin + Armageddon tiebreak · 10 players
The road, from January to December
Every elite tournament we cover in 2026 — what is already in the archive, what is on the board live, and what is coming next. Each event is annotated move by move with coach-voice commentary grounded in the engine.
- Events
- 10
- Live now
- 0
- Upcoming
- 7
§ 00 · The 2026 calendar at a glance
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TODAY · 23 MAY
No live events right now.
§ 01 · Next on the calendar · 26 May — 6 Jun 2026
The headline event of summer
Norway Chess
§ 02 · Also on the calendar
More events to watch for
4 — 15 Jul 2026TIER A
42d until first move
SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz
Zagreb, HR
Rapid and blitz
10 — 17 Aug 2026TIER A
79d until first move
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
St. Louis, US
Rapid and blitz
21 Aug — 1 Sept 2026TIER S
90d until first move
Sinquefield Cup
St. Louis, US
Classical round-robin
30 Oct — 27 Nov 2026TIER S
160d until first move
FIDE World Cup
Goa, IN
Knockout
15 Nov — 5 Dec 2026TIER S
176d until first move
World Championship Match
TBD
Classical match
18 — 25 Nov 2026TIER A
179d until first move
Grand Chess Tour Finals
London, UK
Knockout
§ 03 · 2026 archive · annotated in full
The story so far
DatesEventLocation · formatWinnerScoreDecisiveWhat we wrote
28 Mar — 16 Apr 2026FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026Open section · Tier SPaphos, CYClassical double round-robin · 8 players———Sindarov's clean win earned the challenger spot. The full Open section is annotated move by move — replay the path to the title game by game.
8 — 14 Apr 2026Freestyle Chess Grand Slam TourParis 2026 · Tier AParis, FR
Chess960 knockout———Freestyle Chess Grand Slam leg in Paris — part of the season's Chess960 tour.
Chess960 knockout———Freestyle Chess Grand Slam leg in Paris — part of the season's Chess960 tour.
17 — 28 Jan 2026Tata Steel Chess Tournament2026 Masters · Tier SWijk aan Zee, NL
Classical round-robin · 14 players———The traditional January masters event at Wijk aan Zee opens the elite season.
Classical round-robin · 14 players———The traditional January masters event at Wijk aan Zee opens the elite season.