Carlsen In Crisis: 'There's Just A Mess In My Head'Will Magnus Carlsen come back to classical after this? The 35-year-old's rollercoaster ride at Norway Chess has hit rock bottom after his latest loss.May 31, 2026·3 min read
Kramnik Drops Part Three. Inside: When FM Plays the Endgame Better Than Magnus Carlsen.Part Three of Vladimir Kramnik's Fair Play Detection paper is out, and it centers on a player who appears to forget how to play chess for the middle of the game, then remembers in the endgame — at a level above the world's best.May 31, 2026·1 min read
World Chess Is Testing Ads To Help Reinforce Anti-Cheating MeasuresFree players will start seeing a single ad after a finished game. It's the first time the platform has run advertising.May 29, 2026·1 min read
World Chess Weekly: Magnus Reminds Us Who's Daddy At Norway ChessNorway Chess has been up-and-down for the former World Champion. But on Thursday, he faced the current World Champion—and won with all his usual aplomb.May 29, 2026·4 min read
Magnus Carlsen Is Last On The Leaderboard At Norway Chess After Another LossHe's the world number-one. He's the GOAT of chess. He's won it seven times... But he collapsed in time trouble.May 28, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Launches Global Campaign: 'Chess Is Very Good For You'Nearly 200 national chess federations will be offered help spreading the word—backed up by research—that chess is very good for you.May 27, 2026·4 min read
Time To Put Your Feet Up, Firouzja: Injured Star Kicks Carlsen On Day 1 Of Norway ChessYou've got to hand it to Firouzja: the Frenchman put his best foot forward at Norway Chess—and scored.May 26, 2026·4 min read
Esports World Cup Moves To France—But Clash With Grand Chess Tour Remains UnresolvedThe Esports World Cup has said "Oui" to moving its venue, but "Non" to moves its dates.May 23, 2026·3 min read
Vladimir Kramnik Publishes Part Two Of His Fair Play Detection Methodology, Today On World ChessKramnik's central point is that most anti-cheating systems make one mistake—they average everything together.May 22, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Classical Takes Centre Stage In Norway And BucharestFour of the six players in Romania are heading to Norway straight after to battle it out for one of the top tournaments of the year.May 22, 2026·3 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.
