Before the Anal Beads, There Was a Wig. Meet Chess's Original Computer Cheat.Netflix just made a documentary about the biggest cheating scandal in chess history. It started the story thirty years too late.April 25, 2026·6 min read
Did Dubov Beat the World's Best Prep'd Grandmaster From His Bed? He Did.Daniil Dubov beat Javokhir Sindarov — the reigning Candidates champion, the most prepared player in chess, the man with a World Championship match already on his calendar — three games to zero on Thursday. He did this from his bed.April 24, 2026·2 min read
World Chess Weekly: Strongest Uzbek Masters Line-Up Yet Plus Legend's Sage Advice To GukeshUzbekistan goes from strength-to-strength in the chess world and the theme of an India-Uzbek rivalry continues.April 23, 2026·5 min read
Introducing Draw Probability. Now in every game analysis on worldchess.comMost of your games don't end the way you think they do. Draw is the most likely outcome when both sides play well — and until now, nothing in your analysis told you when one was actually in reach.April 21, 2026·2 min read
England's FIDE Delegate Malcolm Pein Fires Starting Gun On Presidential ElectionsChess impresario IM Malcolm Pein says he will try to oust FIDE's Russian president Arkady Dvorkovich if the incumbent is sanctioned by the EU.April 20, 2026·3 min read
Ukrainian Teenager Seeded 126 Becomes Europe's First Ever Non-GM ChampionMajor upset as 2452-rated IM Roman Dehtiarov, aged just 17, comes out of nowhere to triumph at the European Individual Championship 2026 in Katowice.April 20, 2026·3 min read
Anish Giri Asks FIDE to Pay for Its Own CircuitAnish Giri went on ChessBase India this week and asked, on camera, if FIDE might consider paying for the tournament series that bears its name.April 20, 2026·3 min read
16-Year-Old Student Wins Memorial Tournament Held In His Coach's HonourEnglish chess suffered the loss of two popular players last year. Over the past week it has come together to pay tribute to them.April 19, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: Gukesh Still Searching For Form As Sindarov Lines Up ChallengeThe countdown to the next World Chess Championship has begun. From this point on, every move will be scrutinised.April 16, 2026·5 min read
Indian Joy As Vaishali Wins Women's Candidates To Earn World Title ShotThe two new chess superpowers have profited in Cyprus. India and Uzbekistan have a chance to dominate chess this year. April 15, 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.
