Overview
- SuperChess won the 40th European Club Cup Open with a perfect 14/14, while Cercle d’échecs de Monte‑Carlo clinched the women’s title with 13/14.
- D Gukesh took Board 1 gold with a 2927 performance rating; Divya Deshmukh won Board 2 gold with a 2591 performance and is expected to cross 2500 in the next FIDE list, a step toward the GM title.
- Gukesh begins the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown in St. Louis from October 27–29 against Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana in a rapid format with escalating stakes and a $412,000 prize pool.
- The FIDE World Cup runs October 31–November 27 in North Goa with 206 players and three 2026 Candidates spots on offer, and Gukesh is the top seed after receiving a first‑round bye.
- India fields a record 24 players at the World Cup, with Divya Deshmukh competing in the Open field as the lone female participant reported in the entries.