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Live ratings: Carlsen 2823, Nakamura 2792, Caruana 2784 on the October FIDE list
US Championships: Saint Louis, October 8–23
Total Chess pilot: Budapest, November 10–20, with Carlsen as top seed
World Championship: Gukesh vs Sindarov, Geneva, late November
Olympiad 2026: Uzbekistan gold in the Open, China gold in the Women’s
Kazakhstan’s women: unbeaten silver in Samarkand

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Interviews

Players, coaches and organisers, in their own words.

Caruana was mid-interview. Then came the Abdusattorov crowd.

WFM Adriana Palao of ChessFam had the US top board talking after round 7 in Samarkand, until fans and cameras chasing Uzbekistan’s hero swept through.

Oct 2, 2026 · 3 min read