France announced its Open and Women’s teams for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 on Tuesday and notably addressed the absence of French number-one and world number-nine GM Alireza Firouzja. The Iranian-born grandmaster, who moved to France in 201…
GM Sina Movahed defeated last year’s champion, GM Yagiz Erdogmus, in the 2026 ChessKid Youth Championship U16 finals. The two teenage GMs tied for first place in the A Group in the preliminary round robin tournament, before defeating the top finis…