We’re back! 🏝️♟️ 2026 Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 🗓️ Feb 16–22 🎯 20% OFF with code IOW20 – until Aug 31, 2025 Register now via our website! #Chess #ChessTournament #IOWMasters #IOWChess

Strong start for the 2026 Masters section. Final GM hotel rooms will go this week, message if you are interested in playing. Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 16 - 22 Feb 2026 🏝️♟️ #IOWMasters

♟️ GM Boris Chatalbashev returns to the 2026 Isle of Wight Chess Tournament! 🇩🇰 He scored 7/9 in 2025, drawing GM Bobby Cheng on Board 1 (Rd 7) and finishing with a sharp Sicilian win over GM Daniel Gormally. 🏆 One to watch! #IOWMasters #Chess #BorisChatalbashev #GMChess

Save the date? #Chess #IOWmasters

♟️ GM-elect Matthew Wadsworth returns for the 2026 Isle of Wight Chess! In 2025, he tied 1st on 7/9, missing the trophy on tiebreak after a dramatic Rd 9 draw vs GM Cheng. Now officially GM-elect, he’s back to fight for the crown! 🔥🏆 #IOWMasters #Chess

Did anyone see the #chess scene in the new Jurassic Park film? #jurrasicpark

Huge congratulations to Francis best on his fantastic performance at last weekend's Eastleigh Chess Congress. Catch it in today's Isle of Wight Observer

Conditions are still available for WIM/IM & WGM/GM players from federations outside of England. Our goal for 2026 is to create strong norm opportunities, ideally ensuring every game counts toward norms🌍♟️

We are going for a £500 outright winner bonus in 2026, making round 9 quite spicy 🏝️ There's also £100 bonus for every win on board 1! Would you take a bye and risk slipping from board 1? Full info here 👉 iowchess.com

Spot the checkers player ...#chess

Here's our team's curated pick of the best things happening in London this weekend, from festivals to a giant chess game in Trafalgar Square londonist.com/london/weekend…

Having played chess at a young age, I know the transformational impact it can have on young people. That's why today we're allocating £1.5m to help identify, support, and elevate top-tier players who have the potential to compete at a global level.

♟️ Happy International Chess Day! 🌍 We're excited to welcome WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili 🇬🇪 to the 2026 Isle of Wight Chess Tournament! How's that for International! #IOWMasters #Chess Keti Tsatsalashvili

♟️ Welcome back, WCM Alexandra Prado, returning for the 2026 Isle of Wight Chess Tournament! 🌊 She made waves in 2025 — on the board and online — streaming her games live to a global audience and bringing fresh energy to the event. #IOWMasters Alexandra Prado #FIDE

We are live!!! youtube.com/live/UPVVP62hr… #chess

♟️ British Championship – Round 2 Pairings Are Up! 🆙 A strong start to the event today: ✅ Gawain showed sharp prep to beat young talent Bodhana 😅 Daniel Fernandez escaped with a win after a late blunder by Frankie 😲 Ashworth scored a major upset, defeating WGM Lan Yao

Join us for R4. Live now!! youtube.com/live/U8JGbmKq4… #britishChessChampionships2025 English Chess Federation (ECF) Alexandra Prado

Tune in now for the end of R5, top 6 boards live on camera 📸 youtube.com/live/69bvCAaZb… English Chess Federation (ECF) #BritishChessChampionships2025

A huge match up on Board 1 today with Vitiugov taking on Adams. This could be determine the overall winner. Let's hope they both go for it and knock ten bells out of each other 🤜♟️🤛 youtube.com/live/et570acCO… #BritishChessChampionships English Chess Federation (ECF)