Great news: it is now possible to register for the fourth edition of the Amsterdam Chess Open! The dates are October 23-25, 2026, with once again two games on Friday, two games on Saturday and two games on Sunday. Note that the location of the venue will be announced at a later stage. There will be four sub groups: A group: accessible to players with a rating of at least 2050 B group: accessible to players with a rating between 1850 and 2100 C group: accessible to players with a rating...

With a resounding victory in the final round, Luis Engel won the third edition of the Amsterdam Chess Open. The 23-year-old grandmaster from Hamburg took home the €2,000 first prize. Winner Luis Engel (second right) between the winners of 2023 (Rick Lahaye) and 2024 (Tim Grutter) and Paul Hummel, one of the players who finished shared fourth, on the left. Engel, the 2019 European Under-18 Champion, was the only player with 4/4. He remained the sole leader after round five, which saw draws on...

The second day of the tournament began at ten o'clock in the morning with rain and wind again outside, making it perfect chess weather indoors. A full fourteen players were still at one hundred percent, and by the end of the day, only one remained. GM Luis Engel is on 4/4 and will have to prove himself tomorrow against his first opponent of the same strength: GM Alexander Bagrationi , who has 3.5 points. Due to the Swiss format, we saw few games between title holders and few unusual results...