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Polar Chess Expedition

The South Pole, Antarctica | December 2026

Category: Announcement

Polar Chess Expedition Brings the First FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament to Antarctica and the South Pole

Six chess players representing all six inhabited continents will travel to Antarctica and the Geographic South Pole this Antarctic summer season to attempt the Polar Chess Expedition, the most geographically extreme chess tournament ever played. The FIDE-rated tournament will be played at rapid chess time-control, with every round broadcast live. Play opens with early rounds […]

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