World Chess Weekly: Here's A FIDE Event Carlsen DOES Like—Starting Now, The Rapid & BlitzThe players have arrived, a slightly cringe opening ceremony done, the press conference finished, and we're all set for the big seasonal showdown: the World Rapid & Blitz.December 26, 2025·3 min read
5 Big Movers In 2025 Who Look Ready To Do Great Things In 2026We've picked out five of the top players who've had a stellar year and are ready to kick on.December 23, 2025·6 min read
'Stopping Wasn't An Option': Hastings Begins For The 99th Time. It Needs A Lift To Make 100The original "Wimbledon of Chess" is approaching a milestone—but is desperately in need of new sponsors.December 23, 2025·4 min read
Chess Grandmaster Jonathan Hawkins, 42, Dies Of Rare Cancer—A Week After Appeal To Help HimAn appeal to help the family of GM Jonathan Hawkins, who passed away just before Christmas, has raised more than £25,000 so far.December 22, 2025·3 min read
3 Monster Issues Chess Will Have To Grapple With In 20262026 will see old issues and new. Here's what we think will dominate the news.December 22, 2025·7 min read
Chess Now Has a Patron Saint. A Company Made It Happen. Is That... Allowed?World Chess petitioned the Catholic Church and won. Now a publicly traded company has given a 1,500-year-old game its first official divine backing. For a billion players worldwide, this is either a gift or the strangest corporate overreach in sports history.December 20, 2025·6 min read
World Chess Weekly: Russia Row Explodes, Oro Edges Closer And Baby Hikaru BornIt's been a hugely important week for chess. We look at the stories that made the headlines.December 18, 2025·3 min read
Chess Federations From England, Norway And Ukraine Stand Up To FIDE Over Return Of Russian TeamsA rebel alliance is forming. Could FIDE be taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport? Meanwhile, Russia strips GM Vladimir Fedoseev of his titles.December 18, 2025·6 min read
'Messi Of Chess' Faustino Oro Is On The Brink Of Breaking Youngest Ever Grandmaster RecordThe Argentinian prodigy has secured his second GM norm. He's now in a race against time to get this third, and make history.December 16, 2025·2 min read
Guinea, The Marshall Islands And Kiribati Welcomed Into The FIDE Fold (And Burkino Fasa Welcomed Back)It's not all doom and gloom in the world of chess politics as the FIDE family just bigger.December 16, 2025·3 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.
