Chess Takes Its Place At $45 Million Esports Nations Cup—An Invite Too Good To RefuseChess is doubling down on esports with an invitation to a second marquee event. And, as you'd expect from an event in Saudi Arabia, the money is serious.February 7, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: Tata Steel Is Over—But The Freestyle World Champs Is Coming UpThe inaugural Freestyle Chess World Championship must justify its existence without GM Wesley So or GM Hikaru Nakamura. Can it?February 5, 2026·5 min read
Gukesh Is Making The Most Of Being World Champion—And Good On HimThe Indian's workload has been relentless since he won the king of chess crown. Now he's added another tournament to his list this year: Norway Chess 2026.February 3, 2026·5 min read
The New Chess Rivalry: How Uzbekistan Has Disrupted India's Chess AscentWill everyone please stop talking about how India is going to rule the world of chess? There are other nations on the block—most notably, Uzbekistan.February 2, 2026·6 min read
Tata Steel Chess Claims Record Viewers As Abdusattorov Wins MastersThe Uzbek called it a "dream come true" as he scooped the Wimbledon of Chess and saw his countryman come second. Indian's stars, however, suffered disappointment.February 1, 2026·5 min read
World Chess Weekly: Flurry Of Tournament Line-Ups Revealed As Tata Steel Hots UpThe 'Wimbledon of Chess' is reaching its climax with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading but GM Matthias Bluebaum on his heels. Meanwhile, there's updates from the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, Norway Chess and Prague Masters.January 30, 2026·6 min read
Nepo Names His Tips For The 2026 Candidates As The Countdown BeginsAs the most brutal event in chess approaches, two-time winner Ian Nepomniachtchi delivers a blunt assessment of the field.January 29, 2026·6 min read
He's Self-Taught, Never Studies And Prefers Farming To Chess: Meet Grandmaster Julio GrandaPeru's natural talent is one of the most extraordinary figures in chess—a player who confesses he's only read one chess book in his life, and that was 'out of boredom.'January 26, 2026·5 min read
Grandmaster Banned For Harassing Female Player Returns To CompetitionHis actions shocked the chess world. Now GM Christopher Yoo is back. How will the chess community react?January 25, 2026·3 min read
The World Chess Show Lands on Germany's Biggest Media PlatformChess is about to get a lot more visible in Europe's largest economy.January 23, 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.
