Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik Takes Poligrah Test; Sparks Major Anti-Cheating Initiative in ChessIn a move to combat the growing scourge of cheating in chess, World Chess (LSE: CHSS) is introducing voluntary polygraph testing as a significant new tool in its anti-cheating arsenal. This initiative, to be added immediately to the list of anti-cheating measures for chessarena.com, the World Chess official gaming platform, follows a high-profile polygraph test taken by former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik.October 17, 2024·5 min read
It Appears People Are A Little Tired From Playing Chess Online, And Play OTB MoreThis is a short guide on how to go back to playing OTB, find opponents, and show emotions when winning or loosing.October 13, 2024·4 min read
The World Chess Championship Medal v. 2.0We have redesigned the Championship Medal, now it’s meaningful and eternal and signifies exactly what it should: one of the most prestigious sports titles on the planet.October 13, 2018·2 min read
Welcome to the new World Chess Broadcasting Platform!Important features: it’s well-designed, has great features that appeal to non-professionals, has the best chess chat ever, will be available for all chess organizers shortly to broadcast events for free (and even make money with it), and it works.September 22, 2018·4 min read
Test: every content module in one article (2015)Smoke-test article for the media section: body text with headings, lists, links, a plain quote, a quote with an author and a nested callout; image; callouts; two ad blocks; two chess games (PGN file and pasted PGN); YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram embeds; a poll. No tags, dated 2015 so it stays out of the feed.March 14, 2015·2 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.