6/24/2026 – Wadim Rosenstein is currently organising a Chess World Tour with his company WR Chess. Following the Women's Chess Tour in Tokyo and Magnus Carlsen's appearance at the ASEAN E-Sports Chess Cup in Bangkok, the WR Chess Group is now making a stop in Lima, Peru, with the World Record Chess Marathon. Eight events will be held over four days.
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Four days of chess in Peru's capital
The World Record Chess Marathon is an open chess festival for players of all nationalities and ages. The event runs over four days and includes eight ranked tournaments alongside elite simultaneous exhibitions.
The blitz and rapid tournaments are FIDE-rated. A Grand Prix spanning all eight events offers an additional $18,500 in overall prizes. A Wild Card to the WR Women's Chess Tour Americas stage (Punta Cana, June 30 – July 3) is awarded to the top South American female player across both Rapid tournaments.
Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.
June 2026
25–28 Jun The World Chess Marathon 2026 Lima, Peru · Rapid, Blitz, Bughouse
July 2026
1–2 Jul WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — Americas Leg Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · Rapid, Blitz
27–28 Jul WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami 2026 Miami, Florida, USA · Rapid, Blitz, Team
August 2026
20–23 Aug WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — Africa Leg Maputo, Mozambique
24–26 Aug WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — Europe Leg Saint-Tropez, France · Rapid, Blitz
November 2026
22–23 Nov WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — Grand Final Stuttgart, Germany
Master your middlegame with the complete strategy series – now available as a bundle at a reduced price. Take your chance to save and improve! Master your middlegame with the complete strategy series – now available as a bundle at a reduced price. Take your chance to save and improve!
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
“Attack with Qh5!!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “6…g5 – nothing ventured, nothing …” – Le Quang Liem comments on one of his victories in Biel, “Grischuk’s stroke of genius” – Petra Papp reveals a surprise in the Sicilian Kan Variation, and much
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
While tactics decide the game in concrete moments, strategy guides the entire battle. Understanding how to improve your pieces, create weaknesses, execute maneuvers, and steer the game toward favorable structures is what defines strong players.
The Italian Four Knights is the ideal choice. It combines the solid foundation of classical openings like the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game with an active, initiative-driven style of play.
IM Andrew Martin shows why this 19th-century opening weapon still is a fantastic choice for club players. The Evans produces exciting chess and teaches the art of attack.
IM Andrew Martin complements his Evans Gambit course with a simple and attacking repertoire against all of blacks sidelines after 1.e4 e5.
€34.90
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