Hikaru Nakamura Is Not a Chess Player Anymore. He Is Your BossHe lost a game at the Candidates Tournament. He handled it the way your boss handles it when his team misses a deadline. Which is to say: very well.April 4, 2026·2 min read
Magnus Carlsen agreed to the photo. Then he turned around and told the judges.At the Grenke Chess Festival in Germany this week, an 18-year-old Kazakh player named Alua Nurman did what any reasonable teenager would do when she found herself sitting across from the greatest chess player in history: she asked for a selfie.April 4, 2026·1 min read
The Relaxation Room Is Not a Content OpportunityUnless you're winning. In which case, apparently, it is.April 3, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: Sindarov Sizzles At The Candidates—But Carlsen's Also In Action In Karlsruhe Uzbek star Javokhir Sindarov establishes a stranglehold in Cyprus as a row breaks out over anti-cheating. Meanwhile, another top-class event gets under way.April 2, 2026·6 min read
England Has A New Top Female Player—She's 11 Years OldWIM Bodhana Sivanandan is blazing a trail through British chess. She's the best thing that's ever happened to the women's game there.April 1, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Champ Gukesh Scales Back Schedule After Poor Run of FormThe Indian star has had a rough start to 2026. Now he says he needs to prioritise training before his title defence.March 31, 2026·4 min read
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Alien Abductee, Wants To Run For FIDE President AgainThe colourful former head of the world chess federation is known for his outlandish claims. Now he says he could be back this year.March 30, 2026·7 min read
World Chess Weekly: Candidates Special—The Most Gruelling Event In Chess. Here. We. Go!The moment has come: here's everything you need to know about the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus.March 28, 2026·8 min read
Russia Ordered To Stop Organising Chess Events In Occupied Ukraine Or Face 3-Year SuspensionThe Court of Arbitration in Sport has delivered a stinging rebuke to FIDE and the Chess Federation of Russia.March 27, 2026·3 min read
Esports World Cup Chess WILL Go Ahead With Carlsen And Nakamura—But What About The Rest?The organisers of the EWC in Riyadh announce details of the 2026 event with no fear of the war in Iran or the Grand Chess Tour being annoyed about a schedule clash.March 26, 2026·5 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.
