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Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, scores second GM norm in Serbian Super League
October 16, 2026
Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, scored his second GM norm at the 2026 Serbian Super League with 6/9 and a 2662 performance, nearing Mishra's youngest GM record.
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Woodward beats Caruana at US Championship to share the lead with So
October 16, 2026
US Chess Championship 2026 round 5: Andy Woodward, 16, beat Fabiano Caruana to share the lead with Wesley So, while Alice Lee leads the women on 4.5/5.
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Bodhana Sivanandan makes Bundesliga debut: 1.5/2 for Hamburg's men
October 15, 2026
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, scored 1.5/2 on her Second Bundesliga debut for Hamburger SK's men's team, drawing in Lübeck and winning against SK Kiel.
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Supratit Banerjee, 12, becomes England's youngest International Master
October 15, 2026
FIDE approves the International Master title of Supratit Banerjee, 12, the youngest English player to earn it, beating GM Shreyas Royal's record.
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Caruana catches So in St. Louis as Alice Lee leads the women's event
October 14, 2026
Fabiano Caruana beat Ray Robson in round 4 of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship to join Wesley So on 3/4, while Alice Lee leads the women's event.
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FIDE backs shorter classical time controls: Council will write the rules
October 13, 2026
FIDE's General Assembly backed an Icelandic proposal for shorter classical time controls; under a Council plan, 60+30 would need no special approval.
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Gukesh D vs Sindarov: FIDE opens media accreditation for Geneva match
October 13, 2026
FIDE World Championship 2026: media accreditation is open for Gukesh D vs Javokhir Sindarov in Geneva, starting November 22, via online form only.
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So and Liang stay level in St. Louis as Woodward's exchange sac pays off
October 13, 2026
Wesley So and Awonder Liang drew in round 3 of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship to stay joint first on 2.5/3 as Andy Woodward beat Ray Robson.
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Munich 1936 Chess Olympiad: the team event FIDE never recognized
October 12, 2026
Munich 1936 Chess Olympiad: why FIDE never recognized the Nazi-era team event where Germany won bronze, and how Germany returned to win gold in 1939.
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Fabiano Caruana eyes fifth straight US title and Reshevsky's record
October 12, 2026
Fabiano Caruana enters the US Championship 2026 in Saint Louis with four straight titles. A fifth would equal Samuel Reshevsky's record from 1936 to 1942.
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Chess superstitions: Duda's steaks and Alekhine's Siamese cat
October 11, 2026
Chess superstitions explored by ChessBase: Jan-Krzysztof Duda's lucky clothes and two steaks a day, and Alexander Alekhine's Siamese cat before games.
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Artemiev wins Titled Tuesday: last-round win over record-setting Nakamura
October 9, 2026
Vladislav Artemiev won Titled Tuesday on October 6, 2026, beating Hikaru Nakamura in the last round as Nakamura raised his Chess.com blitz record to 3503.
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