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India's World Champion Gukesh D had another rocky start to a tournament—this time finding himself involved in a kerfuffle with Hans Niemann.
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A decade ago we bought a Lincoln portrait for the Championship VIP room; today, a Warhol arrived in the World Chess office — a small story about backgrounds, transitions, and the walls chess people stand in front of.
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Magnus Carlsen Loses An Endgame, So The Chess World Loses Its Mind
The king of grinding it out in the endgame is dead. Long live the king! Photo: Peter Doggers.
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World Chess Weekly: Carlsen Returns To Classical, Erdogmus Record Confirmed
22 years after his first appearance, world number-one Magnus Carlsen is back playing in one of his favourite tournaments. He's never won the TePe Sigeman.
1 May
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Africa To Stage Historic First FIDE Chess Olympiad (In 2032, And If A Host Can Be Found)
The prospect is quite a long way off, but the Olympiad may finally travel to the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent.
30 Apr
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Fish Packer From The Frozen North Becomes Greenland's First Chess Champion
The story of Egon Mattaaq, who lives in the Arctic Circle where he experiences both polar darkness and midnight sun, will warm your heart.
29 Apr
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Caruana Bemoans Lack Of State Support For U.S. Chess And Warns Superpower Is Falling Behind Rivals
Speaking ahead of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, the reigning and five-time U.S. Champion points to how one of game's traditional superpowers is losing ground to Uzbekistan and India.
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Everything Wadim Rosenstein Is Doing Suggests He Wants To Be FIDE President. Here's Why
'I often hear different stories about myself,' the billionaire German entrepreneur says as he appears to be preparing the ground for a run at Arkady Dvorkovich's job.
27 Apr
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Chess Is a Small Sport. But Everyone Wants to Be FIDE President.
No salary. No kingdom. No enforcement power. The job is, by any rational measure, a ribbon. So why is the line to win it longer than it has ever been?
26 Apr
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Before the Anal Beads, There Was a Wig. Meet Chess's Original Computer Cheat.
Netflix just made a documentary about the biggest cheating scandal in chess history. It started the story thirty years too late.
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