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Team Fiji registered a solid performance in the opening 3 rounds of the 2025-2026 Global Chess League that is hosted in chess.com by Peter Hornsby of England. The online tournament has a total of 744 players from 65 chess clubs that include countries like Fiji, England, Australia, India, Armenia, Pakistan, Libya, Hawaii, Italy, China, Brazil, Iran, Ukraine and Romania among several others.
Spearheaded by Captain Avinesh Nadan, Fiji's Online Chess Team piled up 92 points to rise to No. 23 in the tournament.
"The league is in a challenging 5 minutes plus 2 seconds per move format," states Candidate Master (CM) Goru Arvind. "We have to play one match after another in quick succession for 60 minutes in a row, and our brains have to reset very fast."
Team Fiji's top-scorers are CM Goru Arvind on 55 points, and Avinesh Nadan on 37.
With these scorelines, the duo are ranked No. 39 and No. 78 in a field of 744 competitors.
"In the upcoming rounds for 2026, we are hoping to activate more players to add to the fun," adds Goru Arvind. "Fiji is one of the smallest countries in the Global Chess League, where some online teams have dozens of players. Despite that, we are happy to punch it with some Fiji style chess."
As Fiji's Online Chess Team rallies for their next round later in the month, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) is gearing up to host the next two Olympiads at Uzbekistan in September 2026 and Dubai in 2028.
More exciting chess tournaments and public training camps will be announced via the official Fiji Chess Federation Facebook page in time to come.
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We extend our sincere thanks to all our generous sponsors who supported our “Sponsor a Square” initiative, helping our U20 Team proudly represent Fiji at the Oceania Youth Chess Championship in Brisbane. Your belief in our young players and in the future of chess in Fiji made this journey possible. Vinaka vakalevu for standing with us. ♟️🇫🇯 ... See MoreSee Less
Delighted to share a glimpse of our U20 team’s journey to the Oceania Youth Zonal Chess Championship ♟️🇫🇯 As we look ahead to 2026, we are excited to create even more opportunities for young chess players to grow, train, and compete.
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We are proud of our U20 Team for their performances at the Oceania Youth Zonal Chess Championship and extend our sincere thanks to the organisers for a well-run and valuable tournament. We look forward to continuing to build youth chess in Fiji in 2026 and to seeing the calibre of our standard classical chess improve. ♟️🇫🇯 Vinaka The Fiji Times! ... See MoreSee Less
What a great 3 days of Chess Camp last week ♟️
The fun continues. Join us for the final 3 days starting tomorrow. See you at the board! ... See MoreSee Less
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TEAM FIJI OPENS SOLID IN GLOBAL CHESS LEAGUE
Team Fiji registered a solid performance in the opening 3 rounds of the 2025-2026 Global Chess League that is hosted in chess.com by Peter Hornsby of England. The online tournament has a total of 744 players from 65 chess clubs that include countries like Fiji, England, Australia, India, Armenia, Pakistan, Libya, Hawaii, Italy, China, Brazil, Iran, Ukraine and Romania among several others.
Spearheaded by Captain Avinesh Nadan, Fiji's Online Chess Team piled up 92 points to rise to No. 23 in the tournament.
"The league is in a challenging 5 minutes plus 2 seconds per move format," states Candidate Master (CM) Goru Arvind. "We have to play one match after another in quick succession for 60 minutes in a row, and our brains have to reset very fast."
Team Fiji's top-scorers are CM Goru Arvind on 55 points, and Avinesh Nadan on 37.
With these scorelines, the duo are ranked No. 39 and No. 78 in a field of 744 competitors.
"In the upcoming rounds for 2026, we are hoping to activate more players to add to the fun," adds Goru Arvind. "Fiji is one of the smallest countries in the Global Chess League, where some online teams have dozens of players. Despite that, we are happy to punch it with some Fiji style chess."
As Fiji's Online Chess Team rallies for their next round later in the month, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) is gearing up to host the next two Olympiads at Uzbekistan in September 2026 and Dubai in 2028.
More exciting chess tournaments and public training camps will be announced via the official Fiji Chess Federation Facebook page in time to come.
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♟️ January Chess Camp is here! 🥳
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We extend our sincere thanks to all our generous sponsors who supported our “Sponsor a Square” initiative, helping our U20 Team proudly represent Fiji at the Oceania Youth Chess Championship in Brisbane. Your belief in our young players and in the future of chess in Fiji made this journey possible. Vinaka vakalevu for standing with us. ♟️🇫🇯 ... See MoreSee Less
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Delighted to share a glimpse of our U20 team’s journey to the Oceania Youth Zonal Chess Championship ♟️🇫🇯 As we look ahead to 2026, we are excited to create even more opportunities for young chess players to grow, train, and compete.
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We are proud of our U20 Team for their performances at the Oceania Youth Zonal Chess Championship and extend our sincere thanks to the organisers for a well-run and valuable tournament. We look forward to continuing to build youth chess in Fiji in 2026 and to seeing the calibre of our standard classical chess improve. ♟️🇫🇯 Vinaka The Fiji Times! ... See MoreSee Less
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