♙ US Chess Daily Digest — 2026-09-02

Key Games

Update: GM Hong, Andrew (2598) beat GM Bacrot, Etienne (2620) [FRA]
at CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 · #17 Overall game

GM Predke, Alexandr (2598) beat GM Kuzubov, Yuriy (2587)
at CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 game

GM Svane, Frederik (2655) beat GM Lamard, Guillaume (2483)
at CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 game

FIDE LIST — 2026-09 arrived (USA: 33,823 players, +28 vs 2026-08)

Biggest standard moves:
- CM Arav Padala 2227 -> 2011 (-216)
- Sarthak Gattani 1958 -> 2125 (+167)
- Willard Everett III 1801 -> 1635 (-166)
- FM Vivan Prakash Mulay 1941 -> 2102 (+161)
- Pranav K Kolluru 1493 -> 1624 (+131)
- Athiyan Senthil Kumar 1849 -> 1979 (+130)
Top-100 moves (US standard, active):
- FM Eduard Hakobyan 2366 -> 2411 (+45) rank 116 -> 82
- IM Maximillian Lu 2427 -> 2461 (+34) rank 71 -> 57
- IM Alice Lee 2430 -> 2453 (+23) rank 68 -> 63
- GM Andy Woodward 2640 -> 2619 (-21) rank 12 -> 17
- GM Nico Chasin 2470 -> 2490 (+20) rank 50 -> 42
Biggest Rapid gains: Neil Harit 1656 -> 1810 (+154); Otto Restelli 1563 -> 1696 (+133); Rishaank R Channad 1521 -> 1649 (+128)
Biggest Blitz gains: WCM Anika Rajaram 1831 -> 2041 (+210); Alexander Joseph 1776 -> 1978 (+202); Timur Turba 1758 -> 1944 (+186)

Broadcasts — 608 games from 40 events (most important first)

~2631	24 games	CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026
~2461	40 games	1st Gazi International Open Chess Tournament \| Category A
~2384	66 games	DRUŻYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2026 - Mecze 1 - 11
~2361	72 games	DRUŻYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2026 - Mecze 12 - 23
~2412	16 games	European Senior Team Championships 2026 \| Senior 50+
~2381	24 games	European Senior Team Championships 2026 \| Senior 65+
~2438	5 games	Gudrat Ismayilov Memorial \| GM
~2426	5 games	Scherer Masters 2026
~2365	12 games	19th Kalamaria International 2026 \| Group A
~2333	10 games	Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026

American Presence by Event (1)

CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 (~2631) — 1 American(s), top GM Hong, Andrew (2598); day: 1W 0D 0L

US Rated Events — 45 newly rated (19 states, median size 14)

Lakeland Fall Scholastic Championship (Lakeland, FL) — 81 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-29; winner: Jetro Tenerife / Keegan Gleason (4 pts)
DMVCHESS.COM AUGUST CLIMB THE RATING LADDER (Tysons Corner, VA) — 79 players, 7 section(s), ended 2026-08-31; winner: Shaurya Singh / Armaan Almonte / Tristan Pyhtila (3 pts)
2026 Connecticut Summer Classical (Norwalk, CT) — 65 players, 5 section(s), ended 2026-08-29; winner: Zachary Chen Tanenbaum (4 pts)
MCA Summer Week 11 (New York, NY) — 60 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28; winner: Kai Robinson (4.5 pts)
End of Summer (San Marino, CA) — 53 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-31; winner: Amin Zoghlami (5.5 pts)
NYC CHESS NORMS AUGUST FIDE SWISS (New York, NY) — 53 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-08-30
TUESDAY NIGHT QUICK (Jacksonville, FL) — 46 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Blitz LVIII (New Britain, CT) — 39 players, 7 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Tuesday Weekly (Indianapolis, IN) — 39 players, 5 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
G-15 Sectionals (Sacramento, CA) — 31 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-25
10th Hot August Nights 75 (Keene, NH) — 30 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-31
Action Quad August 31st (Edina, MN) — 30 players, 7 section(s), ended 2026-08-31
Frisco Quick 09/01/26 (Frisco, TX) — 29 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Kid's Night - Sep 1, 2026 (Columbia, SC) — 27 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
2026 Iowa Open Blitz (Iowa City, IA) — 23 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-29
Nassau August Swiss (Floral Park, NY) — 20 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-08-31
GUST 3RD QUICK (Sandy, UT) — 20 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-29
Game 20 Octos (Sacramento, CA) — 19 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
WICC Rapid 9.1.2026 (Moline, IL) — 19 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Saturday Play N- Go @ PS 183 (New York City, NY) — 19 players, 4 section(s), ended 2026-08-29
Pirate Pawns (Scottsdale, AZ) — 17 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-30
5|2 WNZ RATED #1706 (Waltham, MA) — 15 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
5|2 WNZ RATED #1710 (Waltham, MA) — 14 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28
Quad Night - Sep 1, 2026 (Columbia, SC) — 13 players, 3 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Sunday Rated Games 08.30.2026 STLCC (St. Louis, MO) — 13 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-30
Sunset Quick_2026.09.01 (Taylorsville, UT) — 10 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
Aug 22,'26 August Tornado (Allentown, PA) — 10 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-22
7|0 WNZ RATED #1705 (Waltham, MA) — 9 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
5|0 WNZ RATED #1704 (Waltham, MA) — 8 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28
10|3 WNZ RATED #1693 (Waltham, MA) — 8 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
August weekly Quad (East Amherst, Ny, NY) — 8 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-25
Chess Tournament 8/23 (Weston, CT) — 8 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-23
King's Chess Youth Cup (South San Francisco, CA) — 7 players, 2 section(s), ended 2026-08-30
Friday Night Lights - Reboot 8 (Coral Springs, FL) — 7 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28
7|2 GRAND PRIX RATED #2 (Waltham, MA) — 7 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
WCC 2026 Surprise Quick Fall (Watertown, NY) — 6 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
7|2 GRAND PRIX RATED #4 (Waltham, MA) — 6 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28
Winning isn-t everything Blitz (Logansport, IN) — 6 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-25
FAST FIVE (Montgomery, AL) — 5 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
GYCC QUICK WORLD READ COMICS IN PUBLIC DAY 2026 (Greenville, SC) — 5 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-28
JC INVITATIONAL QUAD (Lancaster, CA) — 4 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-09-01
15|15 GRAND PRIX RATED #1 (Waltham, MA) — 4 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
LSCC quads 2026-1 (Chicago, IL) — 4 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-27
Chess Tournament 8/30 (Weston, CT) — 3 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-30
LEAGEUE Round 7B (Clinton, MS) — 2 players, 1 section(s), ended 2026-08-30

COMING UP — US & WORLD EVENTS

National (next 60 days):
- Sep 4-7: 2026 US Cadet Championship — Lisle, Illinois
- Sep 11-13: 2026 U.S. G/30 & G/60 Championship — Tulane University
- Oct 10-24: 2026 U.S. Championship, U.S. Women's Championship — St. Louis Chess Club
Plan Ahead (next 14 days):
- Sep 4-7: New York State Championship, Albany, NY
- Sep 5-7: 2026 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship ($16,000 Guaranteed), Melbourne, FL
- Sep 5-7: 2026 Fall Southeastern FIDE ($5,000 Guaranteed), Charlotte, NC
FIDE world events + US-soil (next 60 days):
- Sep 4-7: 2026 Southern California Open — Glendale, USA
- Sep 10-18: 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities — Samarkand, UZB
- Sep 15-28: 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 — Samarkand, UZB
- Sep 19-28: FIDE Congress 2026 — Samarkand, UZB
- Sep 28-Oct 3: FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship, European Continental stage — Tsaghkadzor, ARM
- Oct 13-21: FIDE World U7-U17 Championships 2026 — Roquetas de Mar, ESP
- Oct 16-18: 4th Gulf Coast October Open — Estero, USA

News — 116 items in 100 stories

FIDE and World Chess apply for the .chess domain extension [chessbase] · fide · Chess News | ChessBase · rookreview
FIDE September 2026 rating list published [fide] · fide.com · ChessBase India
Tactics Tuesday: 2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 2 [uschess] · US Chess Federation
Niemann Wins Thrilling Titled Tuesday In Broadcast Return [chess.com] · reddit-chess
Check is in the Mail September2026: Enduring the King('s Gambit) [uschess]
Nihal Sarin’s Best Game? [chessmind]
Iranian GM Idani Switches To France: 'I Felt Forced Into It' [chess.com]
SaVaToP1gG Wins Gambit Cup, Tops Field Of 1,454 Players [chess.com]
Welcome to the Worst Band Class Ever 🎻 [chess.com]
PM Modi gifts Sindarov’s World Cup-winning scoresheet to Uzbekistan President [Sportstar] · reddit-chess
Starting Saturday in Bengaluru: Global Chess League with Carlsen, Sindarov and Anand in the mix [Chess News | ChessBase] · chessbase-de
Two Masters, One Bottle, One Game: Charles Leclerc and Hikaru Nakamura Went Head-To-Head in a First-Of-Its-Kind Chivas Regal Showdown at Monza [FinancialContent] · manilatimes.net
September 1, 1972 - American Bobby Fischer wins the World Chess Championship [WMTV 15 NEWS] · WMTV 15 NEWS
The importance of Bobby Fischer’s win at World Chess Championship in 1972 [WGN Radio 720] · WHSV
PM Modi gifts Javokhir Sindarov’s World Cup scoresheet to Uzbek president [indianexpress.com] · News18
CheQ signs multi-year title sponsorship deal with Global Chess League’s Mumba Masters [Indian Television Dot Com] · Local Samosa
FIDE ratings - September 2026 [chessbase] · Chess News | ChessBase
Faustino Oro returns for Legends & Prodigies in Madrid [chessbase] · Chess News | ChessBase
From World No. 17 to World Top 10. 📈 What a comeback season for R Praggnanandhaa - Norway Chess champion, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz champion, and now INDIA's NO. 1 again! 🔥 [facebook.com]
Not A Trophy, But A Masterpiece: PM Modi’s Special Chess Gift To Uzbekistan President [Times Now]
Chess & Bagels celebrates four years [New Jersey Hills]
Chess Diplomacy! PM Modi presents unique gift to Uzbekistan President, AICF chief makes big statement [DNA India]
Dan Shapiro's "Decoding Genius" Hits USA TODAY Best-Selling Books List [StreetInsider]
It’s time to Pragg: The 21-year-old became the first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour title [The Economic Times]
Uzbekistan chess [thehawk.in]
Particula raises $15 million as Israeli smart-toy maker takes its games global [calcalistech.com]
South African Junior Chess Team Impresses at African Championship [Good Things Guy]
Help strengthen the ECF’s IT team [English Chess Federation]
Calcul Gagnant #136 [Europe Echecs]
Freshly reviewed: Daniel King's Power Play series [Chess News | ChessBase]
Local chess champs place in top 10 at Caribbean games [BVI News]
What Timur Turlov wants to change at FIDE [Financial-News.co.uk]
Old Games, New Moves [pressreader.com]
Ginger Cats, Love Letters, and a Little Chess, Rook and Roll Into September with Hashtag Holiday Calendar and Pop Quiz [NBC Palm Springs]
Amid 'very long meetings' and running chess world, has Viswanathan Anand lost 'hunger' to win? | Exclusive [The Times of India]
England’s No 1 former Russian grandmaster: ‘Below 2700, chess doesn’t pay’ [Financial Times]
Bibisara Assaubayeva stays in FIDE world top five [Qazinform]
Five Matchups That Could Define GCL Season 4 [NDTV Sports]
Centennial chess: Partying like it’s 1876 [Washington Times]
Viswanathan Anand Balances FIDE Presidency With Insatiable Chess Hunger [streamlinefeed.co.ke]
Chess team wins fall championship in Siloam Springs [Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]
Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu Crowned Winner of 2026 GCT Finals and Overall GCT Champion [eagletribune.com]
Chess Website Launches Poker Training Program [Card Player]
Chess Games Bring Generations Together at Revitz House [washingtonjewishweek.com]
18 Candidates, Four Jobs: The Other FIDE Election Race Gets Crowded [worldchess.com]
This Day in History: The first American wins World Chess Championship [WHSV]
Global Chess League Season 4 marks new esports and traditional sports crossover with 8Bit Creatives [Indian Sports Home]
'Chess diplomacy, quite literally': AICF chief on PM Modi gifting Javokhir Sindarov’s World Cup scoreshee [The Times of India]
Chess group applies for .chess as community top level domain [domainnamewire.com]
Sports: Kireka chess consortium defends titles [NewVision.co.ug]
INTERVIEW: Get Russian missile wonks into EU, says chess master Kasparov [euractiv.com]
Your Tuesday newsletter [Evanston RoundTable]
FIDE Elections: Viswanathan Anand Faces Tough Battle [Rediff]
At 4, Odisha Girl Becomes World’s Youngest Female FIDE-Rated Chess Player [Ommcom News]
From Engineering to International Master: The Incredible Journey of Nithin Babu [ChessBase India]
Modi gifts Uzbek president a special memento from Goa Chess World Cup [newskarnataka.com]
World Chess Up 14%, But Some Insiders Miss Out [simplywall.st]
World Chess applies for .chess domain, secures €350k loan By Investing.com [Investing.com UK]
.chess bid and €350,000 loan mark World Chess’s latest digital push [tipranks.com]
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay lauds Praggnanandhaa for making history at Grand Chess Tour [DT Next]
Historic Result: Javokhir Sindarov Rises to 4th Place in FIDE World Rankings [Zamin.uz]
Ukraine publishes audio alleging Russian bribery and vote-rigging before FIDE election [The New Voice of Ukraine]
Checkmate! Play chess in the Norton Simon Museum's serene Sculpture Garden [NBC Los Angeles]
Assam: Coach Nandan Buragohain Awarded Prestigious FIDE Arbiter Title [The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People]
Mumba Masters Become CheQ Mumba Masters Ahead of Global Chess League Season 4 [sportsyaari.com]
Scientists in the U.S. and Japan Get Serious About Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions [IEEE Spectrum]
Mahabharata to chess scoresheet: PM Modi’s gifts to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan leaders [cnbctv18.com]
Today in Sports History – Sept. 1: Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer wins world title match [Devil's Lake Daily Journal]
Senioren-Team-EM: England in beiden Altersklassen vorne [chessbase-de]
ChessBase Summer Special! – Part 9 [chessbase]
"An appeal is almost ready..." — Kramnik Responds to New in Chess [rookreview]
“Gukesh understood that his style was good enough to conquer the world title. Now he wants to become more creative” — GM Mihail Marin [rookreview]
"I use only 10% of ChessBase features..." — Anish Giri on Creating ChessMonitor [rookreview]
“It was secretly recorded, then cut and reworked, partly with AI…” — Mark Glukhovsky on the Leaked Recording [rookreview]
Kramnik Loses Defamation Suit Against New in Chess — "He must tolerate strong criticism..." [rookreview]
Niemann Denies $3,500 Perfect Score Bounty for Duda at Titled Tuesday [rookreview]
"Presidential campaign is a whole process. You need to talk to some people, need to bribe someone..." — Former Russian Chess Federation Executive Mark Glukhovsky [rookreview]
KNSB zoekt nieuwe leden voor de Ledenraad [schaakbond]
Webinar: Schoolschaaktoernooien met StickChess [schaaksite]
Kramnik verliest rechtszaak tegen New In Chess, moet beperkt deel proceskosten betalen [schaaksite]
European Rapid, Blitz and Fischer Random (Chess960) Chess Championships 2026 – Invitation [ecu]
London Chess & Bridge Centre is now open for business, 38 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QY. [reddit-chess]
I spent two weeks progressively training blindfold chess to improve my calculation — here's what happened [reddit-chess]
Dutch courts dismiss Vladimir Kramnik's lawsuit against New In Chess in its entirety [reddit-chess]
FIDE "Top 10" Rating List for Sep 2026 [reddit-chess]
Chess GMs Per Capita in the Balkans [reddit-chess]
How do you deal with frustration in chess? [reddit-chess]
August in chess: Praggnanandhaa wins the Grand Chess Tour and India's #1 spot, four girls within 12 points of the world junior lead, and a 15-year-old crosses 2500 with a GM norm [reddit-chess]
Louisiana State champion defeats 9 times Grand Prix winner Charles Leclerc [reddit-chess]
What's with the hate for D4? [reddit-chess]
Finally hit the top %1! [reddit-chess]
Can we popularise the 10+5 time control? [reddit-chess]
Chess with random college students [reddit-chess]
Was Bobby Fischer worried he wouldn’t be able to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov? [reddit-chess]
Coach a Player - September 2026 [reddit-chess]
What's the record for most rapid games played in a day? [reddit-chess]
Just gain around 400 elo in Blitz after switching time controls!! [reddit-chess]
Wooden or plastic chess pieces? [reddit-chess]
Opening recommendation to get to 2000(from your experience) [reddit-chess]
Two blunders early in the game and -10 in material, still won with mate [reddit-chess]