French Chess Federation Finally Loses Patience With Firouzja, Its Superstar Iranian ÉmigréAlireza Firouzja, the youngest player ever to have passed 2800 FIDE, won't be playing at the 2026 Olympiad this September. It's hardly surprising.May 13, 2026·4 min read
Kramnik Has Been Talking About Cheating For Years. Now Comes The Math.The former World Champion publishes Part One of his fair-play detection methodology.May 12, 2026·2 min read
'We Are Not Friends': Gukesh And Sindarov Say Very Different Things About Each OtherThey are about to contend a world title match, having known each other for at least a decade. But there seems to be absolutely no love lost between Gukesh and Sindarov.May 11, 2026·5 min read
Niemann The Netflix Star Is Finally Delivering On His Promise (And Not Everyone Will Like That)What a week it's been for the king of controversy.May 11, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Carlsen Wins TePe Sigeman As Gukesh Proves A Point in WarsawMagnus Carlsen triumphed in his first classical tournament for a year. Photo: Peter Doggers/TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament.May 8, 2026·3 min read
Dvorkovich Accused Of 'Violating Every Electoral Rule Possible', FIDE RespondsNoise is increasing before the campaign for the 2026 FIDE election formally gets under way next month—and that means mud is being thrown.May 7, 2026·6 min read
World Champion Gukesh Loses His Cool: Now He's Knocking Pieces OverIndia's World Champion Gukesh D had another rocky start to a tournament—this time finding himself involved in a kerfuffle with Hans Niemann.May 6, 2026·4 min read
The Lincoln Stayed in Moscow. Warhol Took the Wall.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.May 6, 2026·2 min read
Magnus Carlsen Loses An Endgame, So The Chess World Loses Its MindThe king of grinding it out in the endgame is dead. Long live the king! Photo: Peter Doggers.May 5, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Carlsen Returns To Classical, Erdogmus Record Confirmed22 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.May 1, 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.
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