World Chess Launches Global Campaign: 'Chess Is Very Good For You'Nearly 200 national chess federations will be offered help spreading the word—backed up by research—that chess is very good for you.May 27, 2026·4 min read
Time To Put Your Feet Up, Firouzja: Injured Star Kicks Carlsen On Day 1 Of Norway ChessYou've got to hand it to Firouzja: the Frenchman put his best foot forward at Norway Chess—and scored.May 26, 2026·4 min read
Esports World Cup Moves To France—But Clash With Grand Chess Tour Remains UnresolvedThe Esports World Cup has said "Oui" to moving its venue, but "Non" to moves its dates.May 23, 2026·3 min read
Vladimir Kramnik Publishes Part Two Of His Fair Play Detection Methodology, Today On World ChessKramnik's central point is that most anti-cheating systems make one mistake—they average everything together.May 22, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Classical Takes Centre Stage In Norway And BucharestFour of the six players in Romania are heading to Norway straight after to battle it out for one of the top tournaments of the year.May 22, 2026·3 min read
Firouzja Puts His Feet Up: Injured Star Out Of Superbet Chess ClassicFrench star withdraws from the second, err, leg of the Grand Chess Tour.May 20, 2026·4 min read
Would You Like To Rule The Chess World? FIDE Reveals What It Takes To Get ElectedFIDE has published the roadmap for its 2026 presidential election. But in the world of chess politics, everyone already knows the real requirements.May 19, 2026·5 min read
Things You Didn't Expect To See In Elite Chess: Firouzja Playing With An Injured AnkleChess never ceases to amaze: here's Alireza Firouzja playing the Superbet Chess Classic Romania with his feet up. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour.May 18, 2026·5 min read
Worldchess.com Is Now Available in Nine Languagesworldchess.com now operates in nine languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Kazakh, Russian, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.May 16, 2026·1 min read
New in the World Chess App: Your Bad Moves, Now AnnotatedThe app now reviews every game you play, tells you where you went wrong, and ranks your puzzle-solving against everyone else's. Plus push notifications, faster load times, and a profile screen on Android.May 14, 2026·1 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.
