Табрикот! Indian Anand Pranav wins 2025 President's Cup in TajikistanCentral Asian chess is seriously on the up right now and with a $50,000 prize fund and a GM-stacked roster, the President's Cup shows why.November 20, 2025·2 min read
Anger Over All-Russian Team FIDE As New 'Fast Classical' Time Control Makes Its DebutThe Women's World Team Chess Champs have started in Linares, but there's more at stake than just chess.November 19, 2025·4 min read
Ivanchuk Vs The Young Ones: Legend Lines Up For Tata Steel ChallengersThe Challengers tournament at the "Wimbledon of Chess" may not be the main event, but in 2026 there's a good chance it outdoes the Masters for excitement.November 18, 2025·4 min read
Isn't It Weird How The Big Chess Nations Aren't Doing Well At The World CupIndia had 24 grandmasters at its own World Cup. Only one is in the quarter-finals. Uzbekistan, however...November 17, 2025·4 min read
World Chess Weekly: It's ALL About The World Cup, And We're On TenterhooksOk, not everything in the chess world this week has been happening in Goa. But it seems that way. The excitement has been deafening.November 14, 2025·4 min read
Hello Featured TournamentsFeatured Tournaments: Dive straight into the action with our new Featured Tournaments section! It’s your go-to spot to discover top-tier events, handpicked for their excitement and popularity.November 14, 2025·1 min read
World Chess App — iOS UpdateThe World Chess app just got a major upgrade. We rebuilt the interface natively for iOS, so everything now moves with that smooth feel you expect from a modern app.November 14, 2025·1 min read
Peter Leko's World Cup Fairytale Ends: Goodbye To One Of The Game's Great AmbassadorsIt's been amazing to see the former world title challenger roll back the years like he has in Goa. But now it's over. At least he was immediately back in the commentary booth.November 13, 2025·4 min read
Have You SEEN How Well Jospem Is Doing At The World Cup? Jose Martinez, We Salute You!As chaos reigns at the FIDE World Cup in Goa, the Clash of Blames star is playing brilliantly. Check out his piece sac against Sarana.November 12, 2025·3 min read
While The World Watches Goa, An Indian Takes Centre Stage At The President's Cup In TajikistanYes, we know the World Cup is wild and exciting. But on its rest day we just want to draw your attention to another international tournament World Chess has helped boost.November 10, 2025·3 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.
