World Chess Weekly: Sizzling Norway Chess Was One For The Ages—And Pragg A Worthy WinnerGMs Praggnanandhaa R and Bibisara Assaubayeva go home happy from this unique event. But GMs Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh D not so much.June 5, 2026·7 min read
Ilyumzhinov Takes Back The Future Bid To Be FIDE President To Moscow: Can He Beat Dvorkovich?The 7th and 8th FIDE presidents are due to make their case for the top job in chess on Friday.June 4, 2026·3 min read
The World Chess Championship Needs A Host—Quickly: FIDE Forced To Extend Bid DeadlineIt's far from a crisis, but the world governing body and organiser of the greatest show in the game still hasn't found a venue.June 2, 2026·3 min read
Niemann-Nepo Grudge Match Ends 4-4: But That's A Moral Victory for Hans, Right?The so-called 'bad boy of chess' showed some rare vulnerability after his match with his Russian accuser. It was fascinating to hear.June 1, 2026·4 min read
Russia Accuses Ukrainian Chess Federation President Of Being A WarmongerChess Federation of Russia says Oleksandr Kamyshin is not fit to lead. Russia's critics call hypocrisy.June 1, 2026·6 min read
Carlsen In Crisis: 'There's Just A Mess In My Head'Will Magnus Carlsen come back to classical after this? The 35-year-old's rollercoaster ride at Norway Chess has hit rock bottom after his latest loss.May 31, 2026·3 min read
Kramnik Drops Part Three. Inside: When FM Plays the Endgame Better Than Magnus Carlsen.Part Three of Vladimir Kramnik's Fair Play Detection paper is out, and it centers on a player who appears to forget how to play chess for the middle of the game, then remembers in the endgame — at a level above the world's best.May 31, 2026·1 min read
World Chess Is Testing Ads To Help Reinforce Anti-Cheating MeasuresFree players will start seeing a single ad after a finished game. It's the first time the platform has run advertising.May 29, 2026·1 min read
World Chess Weekly: Magnus Reminds Us Who's Daddy At Norway ChessNorway Chess has been up-and-down for the former World Champion. But on Thursday, he faced the current World Champion—and won with all his usual aplomb.May 29, 2026·4 min read
Magnus Carlsen Is Last On The Leaderboard At Norway Chess After Another LossHe's the world number-one. He's the GOAT of chess. He's won it seven times... But he collapsed in time trouble.May 28, 2026·3 min read
FIDE Seeks Legal Opinion Over Russian Championships After Donetsk RowChess Politics·Oct 20·8 min read
Term of the dayChess ForkOne move, two threats: a fork attacks two pieces at once, and only one can be saved.
Game of the dayHow much chess do you actually know?Think you know chess? Eight questions, from easy to unfair. Your score becomes a rating, and we'll tell you how many people you're ahead of.
