Israel's Olympiad Matches Moved From Main Venue For Yom KippurIsrael's Open and Women's teams have had their Round 5 matches at the Chess Olympiad moved away from the main venue and brought forward to accommodate Yom Kippur.September 20, 2026·2 min read
Lazavik Goes Too Far: Chess's New Edgelord Takes Aim At Women, Nakamura And MishraBelarusian GM Denis Lazavik has launched an extraordinary series of attacks on fellow players, declaring it "madness" to train with women, dismissing Hikaru Nakamura's chess and telling 17-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra that "no one needs you" at 2630.September 20, 2026·4 min read
Gukesh Hits His Stride With Back-To-Back Olympiad WinsWorld Champion Gukesh D has bounced back from briefly falling below 2700 with two straight wins at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.September 20, 2026·3 min read
World Champion Gukesh Drops Below 2700World Champion Gukesh D has fallen below 2700 on the live rating list for the first time in four years after being held to a draw at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. The latest setback comes just two months before Gukesh defends his world title against an in-form GM Javokhir Sindarov in Geneva.September 17, 2026·3 min read
Pakistan Boycotts Israel Match As Chess Olympiad Opens In ControversyPakistan refused to play Israel in the opening round of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, with its federation saying the decision was taken in line with government policy and in solidarity with the Palestinian people.September 16, 2026·3 min read
Could Someone Please Get the Electorate a VisaChess is electing a president this month. Step one, it turns out, is letting the voters into the country. September 16, 2026·5 min read
FIDE Powerbroker Georgios Makropoulos Dies On Eve Of Samarkand ElectionFormer FIDE deputy president and seven-time Greek champion Georgios Makropoulos has died just days before he was due to stand for election again in Samarkand.September 15, 2026·4 min read
How Symbolic: Sindarov Takes Olympiad Torch Home From India To UzbekistanIndia has handed Javokhir Sindarov the Chess Olympiad torch to take home to Uzbekistan. Given what the World Championship challenger is hoping to take from India over the next three months, perhaps somebody should have thought that through.September 14, 2026·2 min read
Caruana: Gukesh Can Turn His Form Around 'At Any Moment'Magnus Carlsen has said his piece. Now it's Fabiano Caruana's turn to give his expert assessment of World Champion Gukesh D's chances against the in-form Javokhir Sindarov in Geneva. Caruana doesn't hold back.September 12, 2026·3 min read
Chess Olympiad 2026 Teams Revealed: USA Top Seeds, Gukesh Fourth In India Line-UpThe teams are in. Here are the players heading to Samarkand for the 2026 Chess Olympiad, with the USA top seeds in the Open and defending champions India leading the Women's event.September 11, 2026·6 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.
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