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2026 in chess
Major chess events in 2026 include the annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Prague Chess Festival, Norway Chess and Grand Chess Tour. The Candidates Tournament and the Women's Candidates Tournament were held at Paphos, Cyprus to determine the challengers for the reigning world champions Gukesh Dommaraju and Ju Wenjun. The winners, Javokhir Sindarov and Vaishali Rameshbabu, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2026 and the Women's World Chess Championship 2027 respectively. Uzbekistan and China won the Open and Women's sections, respectively, of the 46th Chess Olympiad held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The pilot version of Total Chess World Championship Tour will kick off in November at Budapest, Hungary.
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