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The Week in Chess 1645 of 18th May 2026 by Mark Crowther.
30 stories and 6809 games.
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Faustino Oro earns his final GM norm in Sardinia

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026
9

Mark Crowther (Mon May 11 04:55:29 2026)

Faustino Oro is now the second youngest player in history to become a GM after a 6/9 result in Sardinia. I suspect he will be more relieved than anything else after chasing this final norm for five months. He is already among only a select few who have earned the Grandmaster title at such a young age.

[H2]
Magnus Carlsen wins the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament after tie-break win over Erigaisi

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026
7

Mark Crowther (Thu May 07 15:41:44 2026)

Magnus Carlsen won the tournament after beating Erdogmus in the final round and then beating Erigaisi in a blitz tie-break. Erigaisi had survived a lost position against Woodward to catch Carlsen.

[H2]
Erigaisi leads the Sigeman tournament alone with one round to go

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026
6

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 16:25:20 2026)

Erigaisi beat Zhu Jiner after grinding out a win in the endgame. Carlsen managed to defeat Woodward after an choosing the King's Indian as black. Erdogmus drew with Abdusattorov and Van Foreest missed a win against Grandelius. Carlsen meets Erdogmus for the first time in the final round.

[H2]
Gukesh beats Sindarov in the GCT Poland Super Rapid

GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026
5

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 11:24:53 2026)

Gukesh beat Sindarov in their first meeting since it was known they would play for the World Championship. Sindarov unsoundly sacrificed a piece. Niemann and Wesley So lead on 4.5/6.

[H2]
Erigaisi and Erdogmus lead the Sigeman & Co tournament after five rounds

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026
5

Mark Crowther (Wed May 06 07:20:07 2026)

Erigaisi beat Jorden van Foreest whilst Erdogmus survived a lost position against Woodward, they're now tied in the lead on 3.5/5. Carlsen beat Zhu Jiner in an unsteady performance. Grandelius drew quickly against Abdusattorov.

[H2] Dossiers and Main Stories

[H2] GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026

GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Sat May 23 17:45:00 2026)

The Grand Chess Tour Super Chess Classic Romania took place Thu 14th May to Sat 23rd May 2026. Players: Caruana, Sindarov, Giri, Firouzja, Keymer, Wesley So, Jorden Van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa, MVL and Deac.
Vincent Keymer emerged as the clear winner with 6/9 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana on 5.5, Javokhir Sindarov and Wesley So were half a point further back on 5 points. Alireza Firouzja withdrew after five rounds after badly hurting his ankle, he had tried to carry on for a couple of rounds after round 3. Read more ....

GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 (Bucharest ROU)

Thu 14th May 2026 - Sat 23rd May 2026 -
Official Site - ResultsGCT Super ROM Classic (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

[H2] Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026
Mark Crowther (Mon May 11 09:10:00 2026)

The Sardinia World Chess Festival took place Sun 3rd May 2026 to Sun 10th May 2026 in Orosei, Italy. Frederik Svane took clear first place with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Haik M. Martirosyan, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Mamikon Gharibyan. Tied for 25th place on 6/9 was Faustino Oro who in spite of a loss to Nepomniachtchi in the final round earned his final GM norm at 12 years, 6 months, 26 days, the second youngest in history, a couple of months behind Abhimanyu Mishra. Read more ....

Faustino Oro earns his final GM norm in Sardinia

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 (Orosei ITA)

Sun 3rd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026 -
Official Site - Results - LiveSardinia World Open A (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

[H2] GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026

GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Sat May 9 16:46:00 2026)

The GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland took place Tue 5th May to Thu 7th May 2026. 9 rounds of rapid and 18 rounds of blitz. Players: Wesley So, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, D Gukesh, Hans Moke Niemann, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alireza Firouzja, Vladimir Fedoseev, Fabiano Caruana, Javokhir Sindarov and Jan Krzysztof Duda.
Hans Moke Niemann held off a fabulous Caruana challenge on the final day to win by half a point. Wesley So was a point further back. World Championship rivals Gukesh and Sindarov met and Gukesh won the rapid game and Sindarov both blitz. The rapid games scored double the blitz game in the combined standing. Read more ....

Gukesh beats Sindarov in the GCT Poland Super Rapid

GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 (Warsaw POL)

Tue 5th May 2026 - Sat 9th May 2026 -
Official SiteGCT Super Rapid Poland (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games RapidGCT Super Blitz Poland (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC:5m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

[H2] 31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026

31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 Games and Results
Mark Crowther (Fri May 1 11:20:00 2026)

The 31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament took place Fri 1st May to Thu 7th May 2026. Players: Magnus, Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi, van Foreest Jorden, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Nils Grandelius, Andy Woodward and Jiner Zhu. Magnus Carlsen beat Arjun Erigaisi in a tie-break blitz match in a final Armageddon game to win the event. Carlsen had earlier ground down Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus in a long endgame, Erigaisi escaped a lost position against Andy Woodward.
Read more ....

Magnus Carlsen wins the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament after tie-break win over Erigaisi

Erigaisi leads the Sigeman tournament alone with one round to go

Erigaisi and Erdogmus lead the Sigeman & Co tournament after five rounds

Erdogmus leads the Sigeman tournament with 3/4, Van Foreest beats Carlsen

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (Malmo SWE)

Fri 1st May 2026 - Thu 7th May 2026 -
Official Site31st Sigeman & Co 2026 (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games31st Sigeman & Co TB (2 players 3 Rds Match Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games TB

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Tournaments for Sunday 24th May 2026
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Other events today
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GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 (Bucharest ROU)

Thu 14th May 2026 - Sat 23rd May 2026 -
Official Site - Results

GCT Super ROM Classic (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

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GCT Super ROM Classic Bucharest (ROU), 14-23 v 2026 cat. XX (2744)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1.
Keymer, Vincent
g
GER
2759
*
½
0
½
½
½
1
1
1
1
6
2867
2.
Caruana, Fabiano
g
USA
2788
½
*
½
½
1
½
½
½
½
1
5½
2818
3.
Sindarov, Javokhir
g
UZB
2776
1
½
*
½
0
½
½
½
1
½
5
2783
4.
So, Wesley
g
USA
2754
½
½
½
*
½
½
½
½
½
1
5
2785
5.
Praggnanandhaa, R
g
IND
2733
½
0
1
½
*
½
½
½
½
½
4½
2745
6.
Giri, Anish
g
NED
2767
½
½
½
½
½
*
½
0
½
1
4½
2741
7.
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
g
FRA
2717
0
½
½
½
½
½
*
½
½
1
4½
2746
8.
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
g
ROU
2650
0
½
½
½
½
1
½
*
0
1
4½
2754
9.
Van Foreest, Jorden
g
NED
2735
0
½
0
½
½
½
½
1
*
1
4½
2744
10.
Firouzja, Alireza
g
FRA
2759
0
0
½
0
½
0
0
0
0
*
1
2391
Round 1 (May 14, 2026)
So, Wesley
- Keymer, Vincent
½-½
56
C65
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Praggnanandhaa, R
- Firouzja, Alireza
½-½
60
D53
Queens Gambit
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Giri, Anish
½-½
32
A14
Reti Opening
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
- Sindarov, Javokhir
½-½
33
E92
King's Indian Classical
Van Foreest, Jorden
- Caruana, Fabiano
½-½
49
E42
Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 2 (May 15, 2026)
Keymer, Vincent
- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
50
A06
Zukertort Opening
Caruana, Fabiano
- Giri, Anish
½-½
38
C88
Ruy Lopez Closed
Sindarov, Javokhir
- Praggnanandhaa, R
0-1
42
C54
Giuoco Piano
Van Foreest, Jorden
- So, Wesley
½-½
55
C67
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Firouzja, Alireza
- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
0-1
59
B90
Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 3 (May 16, 2026)
So, Wesley
- Caruana, Fabiano
½-½
41
B33
Sicilian Sveshnikov
Praggnanandhaa, R
- Keymer, Vincent
½-½
64
E32
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Giri, Anish
- Firouzja, Alireza
1-0
72
E94
King's Indian Classical
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Sindarov, Javokhir
½-½
15
C55
Two Knights Defence
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
- Van Foreest, Jorden
0-1
56
A20
English Opening
Round 4 (May 17, 2026)
Keymer, Vincent
- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
1-0
38
B90
Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Caruana, Fabiano
- Firouzja, Alireza
1-0
54
D12
Slav Defence
Sindarov, Javokhir
- Giri, Anish
½-½
107
D38
QGD Ragozin
So, Wesley
- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
½-½
92
E10
Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Van Foreest, Jorden
- Praggnanandhaa, R
½-½
35
A06
Zukertort Opening
Round 5 (May 18, 2026)
Praggnanandhaa, R
- So, Wesley
½-½
45
C65
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish
- Keymer, Vincent
½-½
32
C67
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Van Foreest, Jorden
½-½
45
A37
English Symmetrical
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
- Caruana, Fabiano
½-½
34
E43
Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Firouzja, Alireza
- Sindarov, Javokhir
½-½
58
C50
Giuoco Piano
Round 6 (May 20, 2026)
Keymer, Vincent
- Firouzja, Alireza
1-0
0
Caruana, Fabiano
- Sindarov, Javokhir
½-½
34
C50
Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley
- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
½-½
77
B51
Sicilian Rossolimo
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
- Praggnanandhaa, R
½-½
68
A40
Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Van Foreest, Jorden
- Giri, Anish
½-½
46
A28
English Four Knights
Round 7 (May 21, 2026)
Sindarov, Javokhir
- Keymer, Vincent
1-0
40
D41
Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Praggnanandhaa, R
- Caruana, Fabiano
0-1
33
D38
QGD Ragozin
Giri, Anish
- So, Wesley
½-½
50
C65
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
½-½
46
C55
Two Knights Defence
Firouzja, Alireza
- Van Foreest, Jorden
0-1
0
Round 8 (May 22, 2026)
Caruana, Fabiano
- Keymer, Vincent
½-½
48
A21
English Opening
So, Wesley
- Firouzja, Alireza
1-0
0
Praggnanandhaa, R
- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
½-½
139
D85
Gruenfeld Defence
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
- Giri, Anish
1-0
54
E15
Queens Indian
Van Foreest, Jorden
- Sindarov, Javokhir
0-1
53
E06
Catalan
Round 9 (May 23, 2026)
Keymer, Vincent
- Van Foreest, Jorden
1-0
46
B51
Sicilian Rossolimo
Sindarov, Javokhir
- So, Wesley
½-½
46
C67
Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish
- Praggnanandhaa, R
½-½
31
E38
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
- Caruana, Fabiano
½-½
36
B40
Sicilian Classical
Firouzja, Alireza
- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
0-1
0

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