Praggnanandhaa, 6 Other Top Grandmasters Issue Urgent Plea as 2026 Chess Calendar ‘Clash’ Turns Concrete
The global chess community is facing a scheduling crisis after seven of the world’s leading grandmasters, including India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, issued an open letter highlighting a serious clash between the 2026 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) and the Esports World Cup chess events. The plea, signed by Praggnanandhaa, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri,…