The next great highlight of the chess year 2026 is imminent. At the end of March the candidate tournament begins, in which the upcoming challenger is determined by world champion Dommaraju Gukesh. sport.de has all important information about the tournament in the overview.
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Grandmaster Hans Ree writes weekly about chess. This week: A survey by the German chess magazine Schach prompted Hans Ree to choose his favorite for the Candidates Tournament. His choice fell not on the most popular name, but on a player who plays chess "the way it should be played."
The next great highlight of the chess year 2026 is imminent. At the end of March the candidate tournament begins, in which the upcoming challenger is determined by world champion Dommaraju Gukesh. sport.de has all important information about the tournament in the overview.