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In a video titled “Justice for Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky”, Anna Rudolf opens up with raw emotion in a moving video about her friend Danya. “Daniel Naroditsky was so gentle, so wise, so eloquent… He was a great player, an excellent commentator, one of the best if not the best in the world. Such an exceptional educator, he gave all his life to chess.

SuperChess is the winner of the European Club Cup 2025. The Romanian team, with the World Champion Gukesh on board 1, dominated the European Club Cup from start to end and finished with a perfect 14,0/14 match points score.

Replay all games of the European Club Cup 2025 here

Cercle d’échecs de Monte-Carlo is the winner of the European Women Club Cup 2025. The team from Monaco, with Aleksandra Goryachkina, Divya Deshmukh, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alina Kashlinskaya, and Elisabeth Paehtz, scored 13,0/14 match points and clinched the title in the last round of the event. The European Club Cup was especially successful for World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh and Alina Kashlinskaya, who won an individual gold medal on boards 2 and 4.

SuperChess is the winner of the European Club Cup 2025. The Romanian team, with the World Champion Gukesh on board 1, dominated the European Club Cup from start to end and finished with a perfect 14,0/14 match points score.

Here is a list of all board standings with the medalists on each board. The medals at the European Club Cup are awarded based on performance. The second tiebreak is number of games (less is better), the third is percent.

Cercle d’échecs de Monte-Carlo is the winner of the European Women Club Cup 2025. The team from Monaco, with Aleksandra Goryachkina, Divya Deshmukh, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alina Kashlinskaya, and Elisabeth Paehtz, scored 13,0/14 match points and clinched the title in the last round of the event. The European Club Cup was especially successful for World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh and Alina Kashlinskaya, who won an individual gold medal on boards 2 and 4.

Daniel Naroditsky, the acclaimed American chess grandmaster, author, streamer, and beloved commentator affectionately known as “Danya,” tragically passed away. The sad and shocking news overwhelmed the chess world and left the community in dismay and shock. Daniel Naroditsky was not only a great player, but a fantastic streamer and educator, a true ambassador of the chess game. One of the frequents tributes on social media today reads, “I started playing chess because of Daniel Naroditsky”

The Scarborough Chess Congress 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Scarborough, England. The tournament has 6 categories – Open, Challengers, Major, Intermediate, Minor, and Foundation. The Challengers section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 110 min + 10 sec/move.

The Scarborough Chess Congress 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Scarborough, England. The tournament has 6 categories – Open, Challengers, Major, Intermediate, Minor, and Foundation. The Open section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 110 min + 10 sec/move.

The NJ International GM Invitational will take place from October 22 to October 28 in New Jersey, USA. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the USA, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 3rd Piacenza Chess Festival will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Piacenza, Italy. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Italy, check out TheEuropean Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.