Aravindh Chithambaram wins DreamHack Atlanta to qualify for Esports World Cup

Four grandmasters secured spots in the 2026 Esports World Cup Play-in after competing at DreamHack Atlanta. GMs Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko, Liem Le, and Alexey Sarana earned qualification through the event held from May 15 to 17.

GMs Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko, Liem Le, and Alexey Sarana qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup Play-in at DreamHack Atlanta. They will face four players from the Last Chance Qualifier in August for two spots in the main Group Stage alongside stars such as Magnus Carlsen. The Group Stage will feature 16 players total once all qualifiers are set.

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Aravindh Chithambaram shakes hands with defeated Gukesh Dommaraju after victory in Prague Masters chess tournament round six.
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Aravindh Chithambaram defeats Gukesh in Prague Masters round six

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Defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram handed world champion Gukesh Dommaraju his third loss in four games at the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters, dropping Gukesh to last place and world number 20 in live ratings. The sole decisive result came amid four draws, with Jorden van Foreest maintaining his half-point lead. In the Challengers section, Vaclav Finek held a full-point advantage after Benjamin Gledura's only win.

A chess tournament at DreamHack Atlanta will run from May 15 to 17, offering four qualification spots to the Esports World Cup and a $50,000 prize fund. The event at the Georgia World Congress Center is open to all players who register online by May 11 and attend in person. Top finishers will advance through Swiss-system qualifiers to a double-elimination final.

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The India Rising chess tournament has been announced as a new qualifying route to the Esports World Cup 2026 chess tournament in Riyadh, offering a $30,000 prize fund and one spot in the main event.

IM Saravana Krishnan P claimed victory in the Warrior Chess Academy's 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026 with 7.5 out of 9 points. The event, held in Chennai, featured strong competition among rated and unrated players from multiple federations. Krishnan's win marks his first title of the year and second podium finish.

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The 2026 Candidates Tournament will take place in Cyprus from March 28 to April 15, featuring several Indian players. This FIDE event qualifies participants for the World Chess Championship. Key Indian contenders include R Praggnanandhaa and Koneru Humpy.

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 will take place in Paphos, Cyprus, featuring eight top grandmasters competing over 14 rounds to determine the challenger for world champion Gukesh D. The lineup blends veterans like Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura with rising talents such as Javokhir Sindarov and Praggnanandhaa R. Commentators Jan Gustafson and Peter Svidler will provide analysis for the event.

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GM Jorden van Foreest took the sole lead in the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters with a victory over GM Nodirbek Yakubboev in round four. GM Vincent Keymer secured his first win of the tournament by defeating GM Aravindh Chithambaram. The other three games ended in draws, including a marathon 72-move battle between world champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju and GM David Navara.

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