{"id":42700,"date":"2026-01-06T07:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?page_id=42700"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:25:47","slug":"fide-circuit-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-circuit-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE Circuit 2026 &#8211; 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42700\" class=\"elementor elementor-42700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad5608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9ad5608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a44f887\" data-id=\"a44f887\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca02986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca02986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE Circuit 2026 - 2027<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1686eb7\" data-id=\"1686eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bdb64 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82bdb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/fide-circuit-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Circuit 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee0816 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ee0816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/fide-circuit-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Circuit 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca79583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ca79583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baaf13d\" data-id=\"baaf13d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626aeed elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"626aeed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-626aeed\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active \" data-tabid=\"626aeed\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav\">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"circuitbrregulations\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"circuitbrregulations-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Circuit<br>Regulations<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"circuitbrleaderboard\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"circuitbrleaderboard-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.1 171.5L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6zM388.6 312.3l23.7 138.4L288 385.4l-124.3 65.3 23.7-138.4-100.6-98 139-20.2 62.2-126 62.2 126 139 20.2-100.6 98z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Circuit<br>Leaderboard<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"eligiblebrtournaments\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"eligiblebrtournaments-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chess-rook\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M368 32h-56a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v48h-48V48a16 16 0 0 0-16-16h-80a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v48H88.1V48a16 16 0 0 0-16-16H16A16 16 0 0 0 0 48v176l64 32c0 48.33-1.54 95-13.21 160h282.42C321.54 351 320 303.72 320 256l64-32V48a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zM224 320h-64v-64a32 32 0 0 1 64 0zm144 128H16a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v32a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h352a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-32a16 16 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        <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Include<br>My Event<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"circuitbrregulations-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"circuitbrregulations-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>The FIDE Circuit is the circuit of top individual chess tournaments around the world unified according to the criteria described below.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>FIDE\u2010rated individual over\u2010the\u2010board standard\u2010play tournaments\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li><li>FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 and 2027, regardless of their dates<\/li><li>Continental over\u2010the\u2010board Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 and 2027<\/li><li>Other over\u2010the\u2010board FIDE\u2010rated Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments<\/li><li>FIDE-rated tournaments with mixed time controls pre-approved by GSC<\/li><\/ul><p>Please read full <a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulations<\/a><\/p><div class=\"elementToProof\">FIDE\u00a0 reserves the\u00a0 right to obtain\u00a0 additional information as needed.\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">Please note that all responses will be used solely for the purposes of managing the FIDE Circuit initiative.<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"circuitbrleaderboard-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"circuitbrleaderboard-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>The current scores are provisional. Each player\u2019s final score will be subject to fulfilling the requirements of <a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art. 4 of the regulations<\/a>.<br \/><iframe style=\"width: 100%; border: 0; height: 1300px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/data.fide.com\/circuit_table2026.php\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"eligiblebrtournaments-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"eligiblebrtournaments-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div>[Updated on 01 May 2026]<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">JANUARY<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/s2.chess-results.com\/tnr1301931.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=0&amp;turdet=YES&amp;SNode=S0\">Rilton Cup 2025\/2026<\/a> (Stockholm, Sweden, December 27, 2025 &#8211; January 05, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tatasteelchess.com\/en\">Tata Steel Chess 2025 \u2013 Masters<\/a> (Wijk can Zee, The Netherlands, January 16 \u2013 February 01, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tatasteelchess.com\/en\">Tata Steel Chess 2025 \u2013 Challengers<\/a> (Wijk can Zee, The Netherlands, January 16 \u2013 February 01, 2026)<\/li><li>Brazil Chess Series &#8211; Floripa 2026 (Florianopolis, Brazil, January 17-25, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">FEBRUARY<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>3rd International &#8220;Al-Beruniy&#8221; tournament (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, February 12 &#8211; 22, 2026)<\/li><li>Prague Masters 2026 (Prague, the Czech Republic, February 24 &#8211; March 06, 2026)<\/li><li>Prague Challengers 2026 (Prague, the Czech Republic, February 24 &#8211; March 06, 2026)<\/li><li>2026 Saint Louis Masters (Saint Louis, USA, February 25 &#8211; March 01, 2026)<\/li><li>Aeroflot Open 2026 (Moscow, Russia, February 27 &#8211; March 06, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"elementToProof\"><div class=\"elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">MARCH<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>19th International chess tournament In Memory of Georgy Agzamov, First Grandmaster of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 17-26 March, 2026)<\/li><li>KazChess Masters Shymkent Round Robin Tournament (Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 21 &#8211; 29 March, 2026)<\/li><li>Reykjavik Open 2026 (Reykjavik, Iceland, March 25 &#8211; 31, 2026)<\/li><li>FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (Paphos, Cyprus, March 28 &#8211; April 16, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">APRIL<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:2}\"><li><div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (Alicante, Spain, April 01 &#8211; 06, 2026)<\/div><\/li><li><span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-processed=\"true\">The GRENKE Chess Open 2026 A-Open (Karlsruhe, Germany, April 02 &#8211; 06, 2026)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>European Individual Chess Championship 2026 (Katowice, Poland, April 06 &#8211; 20, 2026)<\/li><li>V Open Chess Menorca 2026 (Menorca, Spain, April 07 &#8211; 12, 2026)<\/li><li>Cerrado Chess Menorca 2026 (Menorca, Spain, April 07 &#8211; 12, 2026)<\/li><li>The XXIII Karpov International Chess Tournament (Khanty-Mansijsk, Russia, April 10 &#8211; 17, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bangkokchess.com\">23rd Bangkok Chess Clun Open 2026 &#8211; Masters<\/a> (Bangkok, Thailand, April 11 &#8211; 19, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.chess-results.com\/tnr1360015.aspx?lan=1&amp;SNode=S0\">Baku Open 2026<\/a> (Baku, Azerbaijan, April 28 &#8211; May 06, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\"><p>MAY<\/p><ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:2}\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2026\/\">2026 Super Rapid and Blitz Poland<\/a> (Warsaw, Poland, May 03 &#8211; 10, 2026)<\/li><li>TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament, (Malmo, Sweden, May 01 &#8211; 07, 2026)<\/li><li>Sardinia World Chess Festival (Orosei, Italy, 03 &#8211; 10 May, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2026\/\">2026 Super Chess Classic Romania<\/a> (Bucharest, Romania, May 12 &#8211; 24, 2026)<\/li><li>21st Asian Individual Chess Championships 2026 (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 28 &#8211; April 7, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">JUNE<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.fide.com\/calendar.php?id=15925\">Aktobe Open 2026 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial*<\/a> (Aktobe, Kazakhstan, June 03 &#8211; 11, 2026)<\/li><li>The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup&#8221; MASTERS (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 07 &#8211; 15, 2026)<\/li><li>The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup&#8221; CHALLENGERS (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 08 &#8211; 15, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2026\/\">2026 Super Rapid and Blitz Croatia<\/a> (Zagreb, Croatia, June 29 &#8211; July 06, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">JULY<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>2026 Naroditsky Memorial &#8211; Rapid* (Charlotte, USA, July 03, 2026)<\/li><li>2026 Naroditsky Memorial &#8211; Blitz* (Charlotte, USA, July 04 &#8211; 05, 2026)<\/li><li>Biel International Chess Festival &#8211; Masters Triathlon (Biel, Switzerland, July 11 &#8211; 24, 2026)<\/li><li>Biel International Chess Festival &#8211; Masters Open (Biel, Switzerland, July 13 &#8211; 23, 2026)<\/li><li>Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 (Chennai, India, July 15 &#8211; 23, 2026)<\/li><li>3rd DOLE OPEN (Aix-en-Provence, France, July 18 &#8211; 26, 2026)<\/li><li>Asian Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Hong Kong, China, July 28 &#8211; 29, 2026)<\/li><li>Asian Blitz Chess Championship 2026 (Hong Kong, China, July 30, 2026)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2026\/\">2026 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz<\/a> (Saint Louis, USA, July 31 &#8211; August 07, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementToProof\">AUGUST<\/div><ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:2}\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2026\/\">2026 Sinquefield Cup<\/a> (Saint Louis, USA, August 08 &#8211; 12, 2026)<\/li><li>\u2060International Dortmund Chess Days &#8211; Sparkassen Chess Trophy (Dortmund, Germany, August 01-09, 2026)<\/li><li>Open Internacional de Sants &#8211; Ciutat de Barcelona* (Barcelona, Spain, 21 &#8211; 30 August, 2026)<\/li><li>62nd International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival &#8211; GM Round Robin Tournament (Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, August 15 &#8211; 23, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><p>NOVEMBER<\/p><ul><li>2026 US Masters (Charlotte, USA, November 25 &#8211; 29, 2026)<\/li><\/ul><p>* &#8211; provisional<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"includebrmy-event-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"includebrmy-event-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <iframe id=\"iframe_0\" style=\"border-style: none; width: 100%; height: 3200px; padding: 0; margin: 0; min-width: 320px;\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/D4waE5i7kv\" name=\"iframe1\" frameborder=\"0\" style= \"border: none; max-width:100%; max-height:100vh\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><span style=\"display: inline-block; 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Blitz tournaments FIDE-rated tournaments with mixed time controls pre-approved by GSC Please read full Regulations FIDE\u00a0 reserves the\u00a0 right to obtain\u00a0 additional information as needed.\u00a0\u00a0Please note that all responses will be used solely for the purposes of managing the FIDE Circuit initiative. The current scores are provisional. Each player\u2019s final score will be subject to fulfilling the requirements of Art. 4 of the regulations. [Updated on 01 May 2026]\u00a0\u00a0JANUARY\u00a0 Rilton Cup 2025\/2026 (Stockholm, Sweden, December 27, 2025 &#8211; January 05, 2026) Tata Steel Chess 2025 \u2013 Masters (Wijk can Zee, The Netherlands, January 16 \u2013 February 01, 2026) Tata Steel Chess 2025 \u2013 Challengers (Wijk can Zee, The Netherlands, January 16 \u2013 February 01, 2026) Brazil Chess Series &#8211; Floripa 2026 (Florianopolis, Brazil, January 17-25, 2026) \u00a0FEBRUARY\u00a0 3rd International &#8220;Al-Beruniy&#8221; tournament (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, February 12 &#8211; 22, 2026) Prague Masters 2026 (Prague, the Czech Republic, February 24 &#8211; March 06, 2026) Prague Challengers 2026 (Prague, the Czech Republic, February 24 &#8211; March 06, 2026) 2026 Saint Louis Masters (Saint Louis, USA, February 25 &#8211; March 01, 2026) Aeroflot Open 2026 (Moscow, Russia, February 27 &#8211; March 06, 2026) \u00a0MARCH\u00a0 19th International chess tournament In Memory of Georgy Agzamov, First Grandmaster of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 17-26 March, 2026) KazChess Masters Shymkent Round Robin Tournament (Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 21 &#8211; 29 March, 2026) Reykjavik Open 2026 (Reykjavik, Iceland, March 25 &#8211; 31, 2026) FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 (Paphos, Cyprus, March 28 &#8211; April 16, 2026) \u00a0APRIL\u00a0 X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (Alicante, Spain, April 01 &#8211; 06, 2026) The GRENKE Chess Open 2026 A-Open (Karlsruhe, Germany, April 02 &#8211; 06, 2026)\u00a0 European Individual Chess Championship 2026 (Katowice, Poland, April 06 &#8211; 20, 2026) V Open Chess Menorca 2026 (Menorca, Spain, April 07 &#8211; 12, 2026) Cerrado Chess Menorca 2026 (Menorca, Spain, April 07 &#8211; 12, 2026) The XXIII Karpov International Chess Tournament (Khanty-Mansijsk, Russia, April 10 &#8211; 17, 2026) 23rd Bangkok Chess Clun Open 2026 &#8211; Masters (Bangkok, Thailand, April 11 &#8211; 19, 2026) Baku Open 2026 (Baku, Azerbaijan, April 28 &#8211; May 06, 2026) \u00a0 MAY 2026 Super Rapid and Blitz Poland (Warsaw, Poland, May 03 &#8211; 10, 2026) TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament, (Malmo, Sweden, May 01 &#8211; 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