Capablanca Skips Alekhine and Still Takes Board-One Gold in 1939
The 1939 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires is remembered first for the war. Germany invaded Poland on 1 September, mid-event, and Capablanca played his last…
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158 Players in Bogotá Open a South American November
South America has 84 tournaments tracked for November 2026, 51 of them rapid and 33 classical. The calendar starts fast, with the biggest field of the month on…
Cascavel, Araguari and Guayaquil Anchor South America's September
Most of South America's 640 tracked events in September were rapid (514, against 123 classical). This look back covers the bigger classical events, and Brazil…
Ecuador's Atahualpa Twins Top a 114-Event October
October brings 114 tracked tournaments across South America, and the biggest fields by a clear margin sit in Quito. The II ESCOLAR INTERNACIONAL ATAHUALPA…
Brazil Dominates South America's Biggest August Fields
August in South America produced 801 tracked tournaments. Ranked by registered players, Brazil's grassroots rapid scene claimed most of the top spots, with…
Renato Terry's Bullet Arena Dominance Echoes Titled Tuesday's Nakamura Era
Eighteen. That's how many 3+0 Thursday titles IM Renato Terry has now collected after his 9.5/11 performance in the day's final event, a number that starts to…
Faustino Oro and the Ever-Shrinking Youngest-GM Record
Faustino Oro's confirmation as a grandmaster at 12 doesn't break the all-time record for youngest GM ever. That mark still belongs to American Abhimanyu…
Brazil's Youth Circuits Dominate a Packed September Calendar in South America
September 2026 brings 223 tracked tournaments across South America, and the data we have paints a continent where Brazil's regional scholastic and rapid…
Peru's Saco Oliveros Academy Turns a School Chess Title Into a Statement of Method
The American Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 wrapped up at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari in San José, and the team…