A Year In Chess: 'The World Chess Show' Looks Back At 2025New edition of the global television series revisits each monthly episode to piece together a kaleidoscopic portrait of a game in transformation.January 15, 2026·2 min read
Carlsen's Not That Into Classical... But He Will Play Norway ChessWorld-number-one GM Magnus Carlsen is the first name on this list for this year's Norway Chess, which is moving from Stavanger to Oslo.January 13, 2026·3 min read
Iranian Chess Emigre Alireza Firouzja Shows Support For National UprisingHe's a superstar in the chess world who left his home country to flee restrictions the Iranian regime places on sport—now he's calling for change.January 12, 2026·2 min read
FIDE Signals It Will Defend Russia Decision—But What's Really Behind This?Russian teams playing in international chess tournaments isn't the only issue at stake in the sport's looming legal battle.January 11, 2026·5 min read
How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Chess?The honest answer is: longer than the apps promise, shorter than you fear, and almost entirely up to you.January 11, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: War And Peace, Plus Two New Championships For 2026The new year has got off to a flyer in the world of chess news. Headlines aplenty, albeit not about the game actually being played.January 9, 2026·4 min read
What Happens When Chess Goes to CourtFive federations just sued FIDE at something called "CAS." Here's what that means, what it costs, and whether anyone wears a wig.January 9, 2026·6 min read
Chess World Title Splinters Again: FIDE Announces Yet Another Version, The FreestyleThe world governing body of chess has sanctioned two new world titles in two months. It also appears to have buried the hatchet with Freestyle Chess after their very public row.January 8, 2026·7 min read
Chess At War: Rebel Federations Take FIDE's Russia Decision To CASUkraine, England, Norway, Estonia and Germany have submitted a complaint to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIDE. This is a battle which is far from ending.January 6, 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.
