Samarkand to Host the Largest Chess Olympiad in History
LONDON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15 September this year, the 46th World Chess Olympiad will start at the Silk Road international tourism centre in Samarkand. In the history of the prestigious competition, held since 1927, Central Asia will...
Polar Chess Expedition Brings the first FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament to Antarctica and the South Pole
BANGKOK and SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Six chess players representing all six inhabited continents will travel to Antarctica and the Geographic South Pole this Antarctic summer season to attempt the Polar Chess Expedition, the most...