Russia, The World's Chess Superpower, Suspended From FIDE For Holding Events In UkraineThe unthinkable has happened: FIDE has been forced to act.June 11, 2026·6 min read
The Chess Row That Just Keeps Going And Going: Niemann Vs NepoThe American and the Russian really don't seem to be getting on well right now. They meet in Round 8 of the UzChess Cup Masters.June 9, 2026·3 min read
Russia's Deadline To Stop Hosting Chess Events In Ukraine Passes: What Will FIDE Do?Russia faces a maximum three-year suspension if it is found to have continued chess tournaments in occupied lands. FIDE will now decide whether to enforce that.June 9, 2026·7 min read
'We Have No Doubt Our Candidate Will Win': Russia Seeks To Extend 3-Decade Dominance Of ChessThe signs are ominous for anyone wanting change—Russia will not loosen its grip over FIDE without a fight.June 7, 2026·4 min read
Is Niemann's Redemption Complete? Team USA Calls Up Bad Boy Of Chess, FinallyThe scandal that inspired a Netflix documentary is fully behind Hans Niemann now. He has fought hard to get to this point.June 6, 2026·6 min read
World Chess Weekly: Sizzling Norway Chess Was One For The Ages—And Pragg A Worthy WinnerGMs Praggnanandhaa R and Bibisara Assaubayeva go home happy from this unique event. But GMs Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh D not so much.June 5, 2026·7 min read
Ilyumzhinov Takes Back The Future Bid To Be FIDE President To Moscow: Can He Beat Dvorkovich?The 7th and 8th FIDE presidents are due to make their case for the top job in chess on Friday.June 4, 2026·3 min read
The World Chess Championship Needs A Host—Quickly: FIDE Forced To Extend Bid DeadlineIt's far from a crisis, but the world governing body and organiser of the greatest show in the game still hasn't found a venue.June 2, 2026·3 min read
Niemann-Nepo Grudge Match Ends 4-4: But That's A Moral Victory for Hans, Right?The so-called 'bad boy of chess' showed some rare vulnerability after his match with his Russian accuser. It was fascinating to hear.June 1, 2026·4 min read
Russia Accuses Ukrainian Chess Federation President Of Being A WarmongerChess Federation of Russia says Oleksandr Kamyshin is not fit to lead. Russia's critics call hypocrisy.June 1, 2026·6 min read
Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea.Chess Politics·Sep 29·6 min read
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess OlympiadTop players · Chess Olympiad 2026·Sep 27·4 min read
Turlov Backs Russia Suspension—As Former Russian Sports Minister Joins FIDE LeadershipChess Politics·Sep 27·5 min read
Term of the dayChess SkewerThe reverse of a pin: the valuable piece is hit first and the one behind it falls.
