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Magnus made his fans happy ♥️ #TotalChess

Do you own a pair of chess socks? Share a photo in the comments! #TotalChess

♟ We found out some chess players’ secrets just for you! 🤫 #TotalChess

♟ President of the International Chess Federation Timur Turlov @TurlovforChess visited 🇭🇺 Budapest, where he attended the opening ceremony of the Total Chess Pilot 2026 tournament and held a series of meetings. The main focus of the negotiations was on expanding international cooperation and developing new areas of FIDE’s activities. Read more: fide.com/fide-president-timu…

Magnus keeps this tradition alive 😅 #TotalChess

🪄👀 Which chess star could play Harry Potter in a movie? Drop your picks in the comments! #TotalChess

♟ Bobby Fischer – the eleventh World Champion and one of the greatest chess players of all time, known for his extraordinary precision, fierce determination and uncompromising approach to the game. As we look ahead to the Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026, we continue The Legacy of Champions – a series celebrating the legends whose ideas, achievements, and unforgettable games shaped chess into the game we know today. ♟ Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🆚 Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 📍 Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🗓 Games: November 24 – December 12, 2026 #GukeshSindarov

♟ Unbeaten Carlsen wins opening blitz as Total Chess Pilot gets underway in Budapest World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the nine-round Blitz Swiss that opened the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot on Tuesday evening, finishing unbeaten on 7/9 at the Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took second place on 6.5 points, and Levon Aronian finished third on 6. FIDE President Timur Turlov @TurlovforChess and Kjell Madland, CEO of Total Chess, opened the day with welcoming speeches and then set the competition in motion by making the first ceremonial moves in the game Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Magnus Carlsen. Read more: fide.com/unbeaten-carlsen-wi… 📷 Total Chess / Michal Walusza

The Total Chess Pilot began with ceremonial first moves by FIDE President @TurlovforChess and @TotalChess founder and CEO Kjell Madland. ♟️ #TotalChess

How long did it take you to find Magnus? 👀⏱️ Drop your time in the comments! 👇♟ #TotalChess

The moment the position started to crumble... 👑 ♟ Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026 📍 Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🗓 Games: November 24–December 12 #GukeshSindarov

♟️ Perfect scores, lead changes and thrilling title races in Klang! 🇲🇾 Six rounds are complete at the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2026, and several players are making impressive runs: 🔥 Malaysia’s Aqil Ainuddin Naufal Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah has won all six games in Open U2000. 🇰🇿 Amir Tulegenov defeated his direct rival to reclaim the outright lead in Open U2300 with 5½/6. 🇮🇳 Pavithra R V leads Women’s U2300, while 🇺🇦 Anastasiia Osadchuk has opened a full-point gap in Women’s U2000. With just three rounds remaining, the battle for the titles is heating up! 🔗 Full report and standings: fide.com/wacc-2026-aqil-reac…

♟️ The players take a look around the playing hall ahead of @TotalChess Pilot! #TotalChess

Who is the greatest chess player of all time across fast classic, rapid and blitz? 👑♟ #TotalChess

♟ Boris Spassky – the tenth World Champion, renowned for his universal playing style, versatility and ability to excel in every phase of the game. As we look ahead to the Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026, we continue The Legacy of Champions – a series celebrating the legends whose ideas, achievements, and unforgettable games shaped chess into the game we know today. ♟ Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🆚 Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 📍 Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🗓 Games: November 24 – December 12, 2026 #GukeshSindarov

♟ FIDE President Timur Turlov @TurlovforChess visited 🇷🇸 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, where the World Senior Chess Championship is currently underway. Turlov met with the President of the Municipality of Vrnjačka Banja, Boban Đurović, in his office. The meeting was also attended by Andrija Jorgić, President of the Chess Federation of Serbia; Bolat Imanbayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Serbia; and Zoran Gajić, Minister of Sports in the technical government. Following the opening ceremony, the FIDE President took the opportunity to personally greet some of the most distinguished figures in women’s chess, including former Women’s World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili and the legendary Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling. Read more: fide.com/fide-president-timu…

✨ While educational chess uses chess as a learning tool, its intended impact runs much deeper. The lessons learned through chess are meant to have a life-long impact, and this impact can extend to helping communities work and play together. At Club Capablanca de Ajedrez de Chihuahua, a local chess club has developed young talent while at the same time promoting chess in the community and becoming a social hub for families through chess. ♟️ Club Capablanca de Ajedrez de Chihuahua, in northern Mexico 🇲🇽, is a family-run project with 20 years of history, founded by Woman International Master (WIM) Ivette García, International Arbiter (IA) Gaspar García, and their mother, Ivett Angelina. What began as a space to share their passion for chess has grown into one of the most important clubs in northern Mexico, with students who have excelled in national and international tournaments. 🔹 The club has a first-rate coaching team made up of Grandmaster (GM) Jorge Cori, IA Gaspar García, and WIM Ivette García, who work Monday through Saturday with beginner, intermediate, and advanced groups. Their methodology aims to develop people, not just players: through chess, children and young people build concentration, critical thinking, patience, decision-making, and respect for their opponents. Every Friday, the club hosts a practice tournament that allows students to apply what they have learned in a competitive setting. In addition, the club’s head coach teaches at Colegio Mundo de Galileo and Colegio Mi Mundo, bringing chess into the classroom. Today, more than 50 students take part, and several of them have represented Mexico in international competitions. The club maintains a close relationship with the Chihuahua community: it organizes events to promote chess and works with the Chihuahua State Chess Association. This connection with its surroundings has turned the club into a meeting place where generations of families learn, compete, and grow together, showing that chess can transform lives at the local level. 👏 A chess club can act as a central part of a community's social and recreational activities while simultaneously being a center for learning and personal growth. Kudos to the amazing family team in Chihuahua, Mexico for their amazing efforts in showing that chess is more than a game, it can be part of the fabric of a community. Know an educational chess project making a difference? ✉️ Share it with us at [email protected] #EducationalChess2026 #EveryLessonCounts

👑 Winning earns a crown. Defending it creates a legacy. ♟ Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🆚 Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿 📍 Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🗓 Games: November 24 – December 12, 2026 PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE: tickets.fide.com/ #GukeshSindarov

♟ A poet at the chessboard and beyond. Mikhail Tal, the eighth World Champion, was born on this day, November 9, 1936. #Chess #Tal