Ding Liren Is Back: World Champion Returns To Classical Action This MonthHe's been commentating on the Candidates and has tournaments lined-up. But in what condition will China's former world champion be in when he returns?April 8, 2026·3 min read
Is The Candidates We All Waited For Done And Dusted Already?We are in awe of Javkohir Sindarov, who's dominating the Candidates. We really are. And so is Magnus Carlsen's wife apparently.April 7, 2026·4 min read
The Greatest Chess Player Alive Almost Resigned on Saturday. The Room Was Too Hot.Magnus Carlsen nearly quit mid-game at the GRENKE Classic in Karlsruhe. Not to his opponent. To the weather.April 5, 2026·2 min read
Chess Decided To Become An Airport. Nobody Asked If That Was A Good Idea.The sport that once prided itself on pure intellect now scans its players before and after every game. This is what happens when a sport panics—and what it accidentally confesses in the process.April 5, 2026·5 min read
Uzbekistan Has a New National Hero. Please, Nobody Tell the President Yet.Javokhir Sindarov is 5.5 out of 6 at the FIDE Candidates. A country of 36 million is holding its breath. April 4, 2026·2 min read
Hikaru Nakamura Is Not a Chess Player Anymore. He Is Your BossHe lost a game at the Candidates Tournament. He handled it the way your boss handles it when his team misses a deadline. Which is to say: very well.April 4, 2026·2 min read
Magnus Carlsen agreed to the photo. Then he turned around and told the judges.At the Grenke Chess Festival in Germany this week, an 18-year-old Kazakh player named Alua Nurman did what any reasonable teenager would do when she found herself sitting across from the greatest chess player in history: she asked for a selfie.April 4, 2026·1 min read
The Relaxation Room Is Not a Content OpportunityUnless you're winning. In which case, apparently, it is.April 3, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: Sindarov Sizzles At The Candidates—But Carlsen's Also In Action In Karlsruhe Uzbek star Javokhir Sindarov establishes a stranglehold in Cyprus as a row breaks out over anti-cheating. Meanwhile, another top-class event gets under way.April 2, 2026·6 min read
England Has A New Top Female Player—She's 11 Years OldWIM Bodhana Sivanandan is blazing a trail through British chess. She's the best thing that's ever happened to the women's game there.April 1, 2026·4 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.
