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Erling Haaland invests in new global chess tour
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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has become a strategic investor in an upcoming world chess championship tour. Through his company Chess Mates, he is backing Norway Chess, which owns the Total Chess World Championship Tour set to launch next year. The tour will feature four annual tournaments in different cities with a $2.7 million prize pool.
Grandmaster Jose Martinez secured victories in the first two 3+0 Thursday tournaments on Chess.com on March 26, matching a feat previously achieved only by Fabiano Caruana. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the third event with a dominant 10.5/11 score, preventing Martinez from a clean sweep.
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Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov top the field for the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open, set for April 2-6 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The event, part of the Grenke Chess Festival, features 14 players rated over 2700 and a €215,000 prize fund. Carlsen returns as defending champion after his perfect 9/9 score last year.
Sixteen-year-old International Master Alice Lee has become the first female player to reach a 3000 rating on Chess.com in bullet chess. She hit 3002 on March 17 after a strong session of online games. This milestone follows her recent victory at the Women's American Cup 2026.
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Chess.com will host its State of Chess show on March 24, hosted by Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch. The live broadcast follows Titled Tuesday and features guests discussing a Netflix documentary, platform updates, trust and safety, and AI developments. Viewers can submit questions for a live Q&A.
The National School Chess League (NSCL) 2026 has begun onboarding schools across India through a free digital program. Headed by World Champion Gukesh, the initiative provides structured chess education with interactive lessons and competitions. Schools and individual students can register online at no cost.
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Sixteen-year-old International Master Alice Lee has claimed the Women's American Cup 2026 title for the third consecutive year by defeating Carissa Yip 1.5-0.5 in the Grand Final Reset. The victory earns Lee $40,000 plus a $9,000 bonus from the champions bracket. The tournament, held in St. Louis from March 3 to 12, featured top U.S. women's players in a double-elimination format.
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