Firouzja Puts His Feet Up: Injured Star Out Of Superbet Chess ClassicFrench star withdraws from the second, err, leg of the Grand Chess Tour.May 20, 2026·4 min read
Would You Like To Rule The Chess World? FIDE Reveals What It Takes To Get ElectedFIDE has published the roadmap for its 2026 presidential election. But in the world of chess politics, everyone already knows the real requirements.May 19, 2026·5 min read
Things You Didn't Expect To See In Elite Chess: Firouzja Playing With An Injured AnkleChess never ceases to amaze: here's Alireza Firouzja playing the Superbet Chess Classic Romania with his feet up. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour.May 18, 2026·5 min read
Worldchess.com Is Now Available in Nine Languagesworldchess.com now operates in nine languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Kazakh, Russian, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.May 16, 2026·1 min read
New in the World Chess App: Your Bad Moves, Now AnnotatedThe app now reviews every game you play, tells you where you went wrong, and ranks your puzzle-solving against everyone else's. Plus push notifications, faster load times, and a profile screen on Android.May 14, 2026·1 min read
French Chess Federation Finally Loses Patience With Firouzja, Its Superstar Iranian ÉmigréAlireza Firouzja, the youngest player ever to have passed 2800 FIDE, won't be playing at the 2026 Olympiad this September. It's hardly surprising.May 13, 2026·4 min read
Kramnik Has Been Talking About Cheating For Years. Now Comes The Math.The former World Champion publishes Part One of his fair-play detection methodology.May 12, 2026·2 min read
'We Are Not Friends': Gukesh And Sindarov Say Very Different Things About Each OtherThey are about to contend a world title match, having known each other for at least a decade. But there seems to be absolutely no love lost between Gukesh and Sindarov.May 11, 2026·5 min read
Niemann The Netflix Star Is Finally Delivering On His Promise (And Not Everyone Will Like That)What a week it's been for the king of controversy.May 11, 2026·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: Carlsen Wins TePe Sigeman As Gukesh Proves A Point in WarsawMagnus Carlsen triumphed in his first classical tournament for a year. Photo: Peter Doggers/TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament.May 8, 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.
