World Chess Weekly: Is Magnus Carlsen Now The Most Dominant Figure in Sport?The highs and lows of chess were laid bare this week as the World Rapid & Blitz ended in Doha, while troubles off the board continue.January 2, 2026·5 min read
World Chess Launches Analytics: Your Personal Chess Performance DashboardPro subscribers gain access to comprehensive game insights rivaling elite coaching toolsDecember 30, 2025·5 min read
Kramnik Takes FIDE to Swiss Civil Court—Bypassing Sport's Usual Arbitration SystemIn a dramatic year-end move, former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik has launched formal legal proceedings against FIDE—not through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where chess disputes typically land, but in the Swiss civil court system in Lausanne.December 30, 2025·5 min read
Russia Shut Out of Chess World Top 20 for First Time in FIDE HistoryGM Ian Nepomniachtchi is set to fall out of the top 20 in January's FIDE rating list. Has a chess superpower been sidelined at precisely at the moment FIDE's restrictions against it are lifted?December 30, 2025·4 min read
Carlsen Channels Rage To Recapture World Rapid Crown For Sixth TimeNorway's chess superstar is now targeting the Blitz crown to add to his collection.December 29, 2025·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: Here's A FIDE Event Carlsen DOES Like—Starting Now, The Rapid & BlitzThe players have arrived, a slightly cringe opening ceremony done, the press conference finished, and we're all set for the big seasonal showdown: the World Rapid & Blitz.December 26, 2025·3 min read
5 Big Movers In 2025 Who Look Ready To Do Great Things In 2026We've picked out five of the top players who've had a stellar year and are ready to kick on.December 23, 2025·6 min read
'Stopping Wasn't An Option': Hastings Begins For The 99th Time. It Needs A Lift To Make 100The original "Wimbledon of Chess" is approaching a milestone—but is desperately in need of new sponsors.December 23, 2025·4 min read
Chess Grandmaster Jonathan Hawkins, 42, Dies Of Rare Cancer—A Week After Appeal To Help HimAn appeal to help the family of GM Jonathan Hawkins, who passed away just before Christmas, has raised more than £25,000 so far.December 22, 2025·3 min read
3 Monster Issues Chess Will Have To Grapple With In 20262026 will see old issues and new. Here's what we think will dominate the news.December 22, 2025·7 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.
