Τheodoros Tsorbatzoglou

♟🇰🇿 Almaty will host the first FIDE World University Team Chess Championship from 3 to 10 August 2026, bringing together 16 university teams from around the world at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. 💬 “This championship brings together universities with remarkable academic traditions and proud chess histories. Some of the participating institutions have had chess clubs for more than 150 years, showing how deeply the game is rooted in university life. The response to the inaugural championship has been outstanding. A total of 79 teams from 49 countries competed in the qualification stages, demonstrating both the global reach of the tournament and the popularity of chess among university students,” said Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking ), FIDE Interim President. Players must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2008 and be currently enrolled at the institution they represent. The total prize fund is €50,000, with €25,000 awarded to the champions, €15,000 to the runners-up and €10,000 to the third-placed team. 💬 “Importantly, university chess lays a foundation for collaboration that reaches far beyond sports. Sitting at these boards are the leaders who will head global companies and public institutions ten years from now. Connections built during student years often prove to be the most enduring, and that, perhaps, is the greatest outcome beyond the tournament standings. Almaty is the ideal venue for this story: as the country’s largest student hub, it speaks the language of youth,” said Timur Turlov (@TurlovforChess ), President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. Read more: fide.com/sixteen-univer…

European Women's Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2026 will take place from 7-11 January 2027 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco! 🏆 #ewrbcc2026 #chess ♟️The European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship 2026 will be played on 8th of January 2027, and the European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2026 will take place on 9-10 January 2027 in the same venue of Hotel Novotel. ✨The total prize fund of the events is €46.800, with €15.100 in prizes for the Blitz Championship, and €31.700 of prizes in the Rapid Championship. ⏳Registration starts after 1st August 2026, and the registration deadline is December 20, 2026. 🔗Detailed information and tournament invitation can be found on the ECU website: europechess.org/european-women…

♟️ Brașov Grand Prix Classic 2026 starts today! Nearly 500 players from 29 countries are gathering in Brașov for a classical chess week, 25–31 July, with a €36,000 prize fund. Good luck to all players! #RomaniaGrandPrix #Chess

@nadiacomaneci10 and Mihai Covaliu, President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee attended the opening of the @ECUonline General Assembly, hosted in Bucharest. On this occasion, the Romanian Chess Federation offered a special medal created by Romanian State Mint