Saint Louis (USA), July 9 (IANS) Former World Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy, former women’s junior World Champion Divya Deshmukh, and 2026 FIDE Women’s World Championship Challenger Vaishali Rameshbabu will be among a strong field for the 2026 Cairns Cup chess championship to be held in Saint Louis in August.One of the world’s strongest women’s super-tournaments returns to Saint Louis this summer as the 2026 Cairns Cup welcomes 10 of the world’s top women chess players to compete for a $250,000 pr…
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Bucharest (Romania), May 26 (IANS) Grandmaster (GM) Vincent Keymer from Germany captured the title at the Super Chess Classic Romania of the Grand Chess Tour 2026, first-place after defeating Jorden van Foreest in the only decisive game of the ninth and final round to avoid a playoff in Bucharest on Tuesday. The victory marks Keymer’s first tournament win in a classical event on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) during his debut appearance as a full tour player on the circuit.For this victory, K…