South Africa Dominates Africa's August Chess Rankings
South Africa supplied most of the biggest fields on the African chess calendar in August 2026, though the single largest turnout came from a women's…
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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…
Mexico and Canada Led North America's Chess Calendar in August 2026
August's tournament calendar in North America tracked 162 events across the continent, though only a portion of them came with reported player counts. Of…
India's Rapid Boom Dominates Asia's Biggest Tournaments in August 2026
August 2026 was a big month for grassroots chess across Asia. Ranking tournaments by registered players tells a clear story: India's district- and state-level…
Barcelona's Sants Open and a Romanian Rapid Lead Europe's August Field
August's tournament calendar in Europe was topped, by registration numbers at least, by a rapid event in Transylvania rather than one of the continent's…
Perth Hosts International Field as Oceania's September Calendar Leans Local
Oceania's tournament calendar for September 2026 is modest in size but heavy on Australian club activity, with 14 tournaments tracked across the continent.…
September's African Chess Calendar: Egypt and Algeria Lead a Grassroots Month
September 2026 brings 13 tracked tournaments across the African continent, a spread that runs from Cairo's rapid scene to a spring weekend in the Eastern Cape.…
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…
September 2026 in North American Chess: Mexico's Independencia Circuit Leads a Packed Calendar
North America's chess calendar for September 2026 runs to 117 tracked tournaments, and the biggest cluster by registration numbers belongs to a single…
September 2026 in Asian Chess: India Dominates a Crowded Calendar
Asia's tournament calendar for September 2026 runs to 263 tracked events, and the numbers we do have point to India as the continent's clear engine room this…
September 2026 in European Chess: Craiova Leads a Crowded Continental Calendar
Europe's tournament calendar keeps rolling into autumn, with 392 events tracked across the continent for September 2026. The list spans everything from…