Sixth seed IM Neelash Saha of West Bengal and top seed WIM Priyanka Nutakki of Andhra Pradesh becomes national junior champions in the MPL National Junior & National Junior Girls chess championships organised by The Haryana Chess Association at Gurgaon.
Tenth Seed Utsab Chatterjee of West Bengal and eleventh seed Rohith Krishna S of Tamil Nadu finished as first and second runner-up respectively while Bhagyashree Patil of Maharashtra and Femil Chelladurai of Tamil Nadu finished at second and third place in girl’s category.
Commonwealth Chess Championship – 2026 – 27 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka from 16th to 26th May, 2026. 
GM Suleymenov Alisher Clinches Title at the 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament 2026. 
TENTATIVE NATIONAL CALENDAR FOR 2026-27 
Round 3 : 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026, Chennai. 
Day 2:1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament, Chennai 
Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026