FIDE Wants Magnus Back So Much It's Created A New World ChampionshipFIDE has worked with Norway Chess to create the Total Chess World Championship Tour—an event almost exactly what GM Magnus Carlsen has been calling for. But has the classical World Championship been devalued?October 15, 2025·3 min read
Ukraine's Chess Team Wins The Euros. But Greater Struggles Lie AheadUkraine's Open team struck gold at the European Team Chess Champs. But where Ukraine treads, the politics of chess inevitably follow.October 14, 2025·5 min read
Vincent Keymer Is Quietly Becoming One Of The World's Very Best The talent of GM Vincent Keymer has been talked about for a long time. Finally, it's his year. With a stellar score at the Euros so far, he's crept up to sixth in the world.October 14, 2025·3 min read
7 Months Pregnant, Playing The Reigning Champ. No ProblemThere can't be many sports where a player who is seven months pregnant can compete at the highest level—and win. Chess is one of them. All hail WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan!October 13, 2025·2 min read
Chess Politics Needs Real CoalitionsFor a game obsessed with coordination, chess politics has none. FIDE’s federations could move together — they just prefer not to move at all.October 11, 2025·4 min read
What A Legend! Garry Shakes Off Illness To Take Lead Against AnandIt's only an exhibition match being played with Chess360. But it's still an absolute joy to see two true legends of the game at the table together. Long live Garry and Vishy! Photo: Lennart Ootes/St Louis Chess Club.October 9, 2025·2 min read
The Low-Key Chess Event That's Actually One Of The BestDon't expect any kings thrown into the crowd in Batumi, but the European Team Championships is just as engrossing as all the other high-profile events going on right now. This stone-cold classic of the chess calendar shouldn't be overlooked.October 7, 2025·3 min read
The Big Question: Will A Woman Ever Become Absolute World Chess Champion?The new episode of The World Chess Show features interviews with the former top-10 player GM Judit Polgar, her sister Susan, the first female grandmaster, and the former Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.October 7, 2025·2 min read
What Just Happened? The Chess World Is Fighting—Please Stop!GM Hikaru Nakamura cooked up a storm at the Checkmate: USA vs India match. Was the reaction was over the top?October 6, 2025·3 min read
It's No Fischer-Spassky, But USA Vs India Match Does Have BeefChess has this funny habit of mirroring international relations and the Checkmate: USA Vs India match fits into that trend (just about).October 3, 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.
