Carlsen and FIDE Are At Each Others' Throats Again—And Now Nakamura's Piling InCan't we all just get along? Gens una sumus, and all that.December 8, 2025·6 min read
World Chess Weekly: Top Tournaments Finish Around The GlobeIt's been a week of top tournament results as London and Jerusalem came to an end. The elite will gather again for the World Rapid and Blitz later this month.December 4, 2025·5 min read
Uzbekistan's Chess Players Blaze A Trail As Nordibek Is On Brink Of Winning LondonBuoyed by his countryman's success at the FIDE World Cup, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is on the brink of winning the London Chess Classic. What a week it's been for Uzbek chess.December 4, 2025·4 min read
What’s New on Arena: Your New Player ProfileWe’ve just introduced one of the biggest quality-of-life improvements on World Chess: a completely redesigned player profile.December 2, 2025·2 min read
Tennis legend Andy Murray Serves Up Ace At London Chess ClassicApparently the Brit enjoyed BBC2 series Chess Masters and got in touch with its host GM David Howell.December 1, 2025·3 min read
World Chess Weekly: World Cup Sorted, Candidates Sorted, Now for the London Chess ClassicIt's been a momentous and important week in chess as a 19-year-old outsider won the World Cup and all the spots for the 2026 Candidates tournament have been filled. At last. November 28, 2025·4 min read
Sindarov Will Go To The Ball! World Cup Ends In Fairytale For Uzbek TeenagerGM Javokhir Sindarov earns a place in the history books and an all-important ticket to the Candidates at the FIDE World Cup in Goa.November 26, 2025·2 min read
Russia Seeks Redemption Over The Board: Esipenko On The Brink And 'Team FIDE' Win World TitleThe chess powerhouse suffers disappointment at the World Cup but is still in with a chance of a Candidates place. Meanwhile, a team made up entirely of Russians has won a world title. As usual, it's controversial.November 24, 2025·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: World Cup Rages In Goa, Russian Controversy, Pragg in London, And A Lot MoreA bonfire of big names, Ukraine angry and Praggnanandhaa makes a dash for the Candidates by making a return to the London Chess Classic. And the World Rapid and Blitz.November 21, 2025·4 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.
