World Chess Weekly: All Eyes On Tata Steel, But Naroditsky Autopsy Stirs Up KramnikThe "Wimbledon of Chess" is fizzing along nicely as it moves into its second week. But on the other side of the Atlantic details of GM Daniel Naroditsky's death have been released.January 23, 2026·3 min read
Naroditsky's Cause Of Death Offers Clarity—But Not For KramnikA report into Daniel Naroditsky's death concludes it was accidental and he had a cocktail of drugs in his system. One former world champion still has questions, however.January 22, 2026·4 min read
Carlsen Signs Up For Another Classical Event—Maybe He Isn't Bored Of Chess After AllThe world number-one had been ducking classical events. Not in 2026.January 20, 2026·3 min read
Nightmare Start For 'Wimbledon Of Chess' As Climate Activists Target VenueGM Hans Niemann climbed over a fence to get in as Extinction Rebellion disrupted the iconic Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Yet again, a source of vital chess funding is being questioned.January 18, 2026·5 min read
World Chess Weekly: Gearing Up To Tata Steel As Faustino Oro Goes For HistoryWhile rumblings in the world of chess politics continue, attention is turning to one of the most beloved events in the calendar: the annual "chess Wimbledon" at Wijk aan Zee.January 16, 2026·2 min read
A Year In Chess: 'The World Chess Show' Looks Back At 2025New edition of the global television series revisits each monthly episode to piece together a kaleidoscopic portrait of a game in transformation.January 15, 2026·2 min read
Carlsen's Not That Into Classical... But He Will Play Norway ChessWorld-number-one GM Magnus Carlsen is the first name on this list for this year's Norway Chess, which is moving from Stavanger to Oslo.January 13, 2026·3 min read
Iranian Chess Emigre Alireza Firouzja Shows Support For National UprisingHe's a superstar in the chess world who left his home country to flee restrictions the Iranian regime places on sport—now he's calling for change.January 12, 2026·2 min read
FIDE Signals It Will Defend Russia Decision—But What's Really Behind This?Russian teams playing in international chess tournaments isn't the only issue at stake in the sport's looming legal battle.January 11, 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.
