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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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Last updated October 2, 2026.