Tournament
36th NATO Chess Championship 2026
The 36th NATO Chess Championship is a seven-round Swiss tournament in Jūrmala, Latvia, from 12 to 16 October 2026. Games use a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
- Dates
- 12 October 2026–16 October 2026
- Location
- Jūras iela 23/25 k-6, Jūrmala, Latvija (Baltic Beach Hotel)
- Format
- 7-round Swiss
Main
Players
- GM Sanal, Vahap
- IM Timmermans, Mark
- IM Van Oosterom, Chiel
- FM Stein, Robert
- IM Unuk, Laura
- FM Norberg, Johan
- FM Pedersen, Finn
- WGM Reizniece, Dana
- FM Helbig, Mark
- Lami, Damiano
- FM Kilic, Efe Mert
- CM Bacak, Muhammed Kaan
- FM Meskenas, Paulius
- Greiff, Hakan
- FM Lundin, Jan
- Andersen, Hans-Christoph
- Jacob, Tobias
- Greicius, Pijus
- Hansen, Stefan
- Bohn, Ulrich
- Ostling, Hakan
- Tustanowski, Mateusz
- Jauk, Wilhelm
- CM Gulden, Egemen
- Casteleijn, Diederick
- Bjorkman, Filip
- Michalowski, Patryk
- Mestek, Igor
- Thompson, Daniel
- Angelillis, Nicola Claudio
- Hadzicki, Tomasz
- Nielsen, Jan Mose
- Circenis, Kaspars
- Schnabel, Bennett
- Sauer, Marko
- Kersic, Matej
- Onley, David E
- Wells, Daniel J
- Nilsson, Erik
- Marquardt, Christian
- CM Tocco, Paolo
- Almonti, Alessandro
- Peraino, Andrew
- Eriksen, Olai Dyrhaug
- FM Flaata, Alexander R.
- Ivarsson, Anders
- Cheung, Jan
- Schott, Guido
- Aagaard, Gert
- Alainis, Artis
- Balmaceda, Enrico
- Kedzierski, Slawomir
- Ljung, Rickard
- Mautone, Valerio
- Cirkvencic, Franci
- Pazeriene, Diana
- Ivbulis, Martins
- Parker, Glen D
- Skwarczynski, Marcin
- Giedraitis, Mingaudas
- Pirs, Matjaz
- Elezi, Xhezair
- Dino, Giuseppe
- Unruh, Charles M
- Choina, Michal
- Briedis, Juris
- WCM Driza, Arta
- Filipow, Mateusz
- Stahlberg, Adam
- Koops, Janis
- Tikerpuu, Mati
- Randall, Gordon
- Van de Walle, Rob
- Nguyen, Johnny
- Fundaro, Jean-Pierre
- Szafranski, Maciej
- Kruit, Erik
- Adolfssen, Rico
- Violini, Paolo
- Porila, Andree
- Josso, Benjamin
- Ulken, Neset Taha
- Steen, Kris
- Wagenaar, Harm Theo
- Anghel, Iulian
- Skaburskis, Martynas
- Hater, David
- Tucker, David S
- Van den Heuvel, Tonnie
- Akin, Tolga
- Fielding, Michael
- Middaugh, Jon S
- Woolf, Ben
- Ivsek, Cveto
- Clybouw, Randee
- Smit, Jan
- Steffers, Hendrik
- Dowd, Patrick
- Simard, Francois
- Coulon, Dominic
- Spatrisano, Diego
- Macdonald, Quinn
- Lavender, Lee
- Ziuras, Tomas
- Ross, David C
- Lamming, Christopher
- Hater, Andrew
- Huidiu, Vasile-Cristian
- Orzella, Paolo
- Echavarria Hidalgo, Fernando
- Lambruschini, Alex
- Esposito, Francesca
- Papler, Peter
- Diependael, Jakob
- Getty, Robert
- Heinat, Alar
- Stikane, Evelina
- Stuhr, Finn
- Abbate, Giovanni
- Schneider, Uku
- Boudry, Rik
- Chapman, Chas
- Lionter, Vladimir
- Dediu, Dan-Andreas
- Douglas, Frederick
- Kleponis, Martynas
- Mason, Thomas
- Valentine, Steve
- Ventura-Alvarenga, Andre
Standings
- Sanal, Vahap — 6
- Helbig, Mark — 5
- Stein, Robert — 5
- Unuk, Laura — 5
- Van Oosterom, Chiel — 5
- Bacak, Muhammed Kaan — 4.5
- Bjorkman, Filip — 4.5
- Greicius, Pijus — 4.5
- Gulden, Egemen — 4.5
- Jauk, Wilhelm — 4.5
- Kilic, Efe Mert — 4.5
- Lundin, Jan — 4.5
- Norberg, Johan — 4.5
- Reizniece, Dana — 4.5
- Timmermans, Mark — 4.5
- Wells, Daniel J — 4.5
- Andersen, Hans-Christoph — 4
- Bohn, Ulrich — 4
- Hadzicki, Tomasz — 4
- Ivarsson, Anders — 4
- Jacob, Tobias — 4
- Kersic, Matej — 4
- Lami, Damiano — 4
- Meskenas, Paulius — 4
- Nielsen, Jan Mose — 4
- Onley, David E — 4
- Ostling, Hakan — 4
- Peraino, Andrew — 4
- Randall, Gordon — 4
- Schnabel, Bennett — 4
- Casteleijn, Diederick — 3.5
- Eriksen, Olai Dyrhaug — 3.5
- Flaata, Alexander R. — 3.5
- Hansen, Stefan — 3.5
- Marquardt, Christian — 3.5
- Mestek, Igor — 3.5
- Michalowski, Patryk — 3.5
- Pedersen, Finn — 3.5
- Thompson, Daniel — 3.5
- Tocco, Paolo — 3.5
- Tustanowski, Mateusz — 3.5
- Alainis, Artis — 3
- Almonti, Alessandro — 3
- Angelillis, Nicola Claudio — 3
- Cheung, Jan — 3
- Circenis, Kaspars — 3
- Driza, Arta — 3
- Filipow, Mateusz — 3
- Greiff, Hakan — 3
- Ivbulis, Martins — 3
- Koops, Janis — 3
- Nilsson, Erik — 3
- Sauer, Marko — 3
- Schott, Guido — 3
- Van de Walle, Rob — 3
- Violini, Paolo — 3
- Briedis, Juris — 2.5
- Dino, Giuseppe — 2.5
- Elezi, Xhezair — 2.5
- Lavender, Lee — 2.5
- Ljung, Rickard — 2.5
- Mautone, Valerio — 2.5
- Parker, Glen D — 2.5
- Pazeriene, Diana — 2.5
- Pirs, Matjaz — 2.5
- Schneider, Uku — 2.5
- Simard, Francois — 2.5
- Skwarczynski, Marcin — 2.5
- Spatrisano, Diego — 2.5
- Wagenaar, Harm Theo — 2.5
- Aagaard, Gert — 2
- Anghel, Iulian — 2
- Balmaceda, Enrico — 2
- Choina, Michal — 2
- Cirkvencic, Franci — 2
- Fielding, Michael — 2
- Giedraitis, Mingaudas — 2
- Kedzierski, Slawomir — 2
- Nguyen, Johnny — 2
- Porila, Andree — 2
- Skaburskis, Martynas — 2
- Stahlberg, Adam — 2
- Szafranski, Maciej — 2
- Tikerpuu, Mati — 2
- Ulken, Neset Taha — 2
- Unruh, Charles M — 2
- Ziuras, Tomas — 2
- Hater, Andrew — 1.5
- Hater, David — 1.5
- Huidiu, Vasile-Cristian — 1.5
- Ivsek, Cveto — 1.5
- Josso, Benjamin — 1.5
- Lambruschini, Alex — 1.5
- Steffers, Hendrik — 1.5
- Adolfssen, Rico — 1
- Akin, Tolga — 1
- Coulon, Dominic — 1
- Dowd, Patrick — 1
- Fundaro, Jean-Pierre — 1
- Kruit, Erik — 1
- Mason, Thomas — 1
- Middaugh, Jon S — 1
- Ross, David C — 1
- Stikane, Evelina — 1
- Tucker, David S — 1
- Clybouw, Randee — 0.5
- Diependael, Jakob — 0.5
- Echavarria Hidalgo, Fernando — 0.5
- Kleponis, Martynas — 0.5
- Lamming, Christopher — 0.5
- Lionter, Vladimir — 0.5
- Steen, Kris — 0.5
- Valentine, Steve — 0.5
- Van den Heuvel, Tonnie — 0.5
- Abbate, Giovanni — 0
- Boudry, Rik — 0
- Chapman, Chas — 0
- Dediu, Dan-Andreas — 0
- Douglas, Frederick — 0
- Esposito, Francesca — 0
- Getty, Robert — 0
- Heinat, Alar — 0
- Macdonald, Quinn — 0
- Orzella, Paolo — 0
- Papler, Peter — 0
- Smit, Jan — 0
- Stuhr, Finn — 0
- Ventura-Alvarenga, Andre — 0
- Woolf, Ben — 0