Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Julius Baer Polagar Challengers Tour with 15.5 points and also qualified for Meltwater Champions chess tour with big names in the chess world. Uzbekistan Grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirebk finished seocnd while India duo D Gukesh and Nihal Sarin finished Third and fourth respectively. Congratulations to Praggnandhaa for his superlative performance; D Gukesh and Nihal Sarin too for outstanding performance in the event
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