What A Legend! Garry Shakes Off Illness To Take Lead Against AnandIt's only an exhibition match being played with Chess360. But it's still an absolute joy to see two true legends of the game at the table together. Long live Garry and Vishy! Photo: Lennart Ootes/St Louis Chess Club.October 9, 2025·2 min read
The Low-Key Chess Event That's Actually One Of The BestDon't expect any kings thrown into the crowd in Batumi, but the European Team Championships is just as engrossing as all the other high-profile events going on right now. This stone-cold classic of the chess calendar shouldn't be overlooked.October 7, 2025·3 min read
The Big Question: Will A Woman Ever Become Absolute World Chess Champion?The new episode of The World Chess Show features interviews with the former top-10 player GM Judit Polgar, her sister Susan, the first female grandmaster, and the former Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.October 7, 2025·2 min read
What Just Happened? The Chess World Is Fighting—Please Stop!GM Hikaru Nakamura cooked up a storm at the Checkmate: USA vs India match. Was the reaction was over the top?October 6, 2025·3 min read
It's No Fischer-Spassky, But USA Vs India Match Does Have BeefChess has this funny habit of mirroring international relations and the Checkmate: USA Vs India match fits into that trend (just about).October 3, 2025·3 min read
Epic 'Hans Niemann vs. You' Match Wins W3 Award for ExcellenceIt was the record-setting match where GM Hans Niemann, yes him, was in a room at the Web Summit taking on 107,000 people with AI on their side. And Niemann won.October 2, 2025·3 min read
Watch Out World — The Daddy Of Chess Now Has A ChildChess players around the world are quaking in their boots after Magnus Carlsen's wife Ella Victoria revealed she has given birth. How long until the newborn becomes a grandmaster? October 1, 2025·1 min read
Welcome to family, Tajikistan! Why you'll be seeing more Tajiks on WorldChess.comTajikistan's national championships, the early stages, will be hosted on this platform under a new partnership with the Chess Federation of Tajikistan.September 26, 2025·3 min read
Going Wild With The Wildcards: FIDE's World Cup Invites Go OutFIDE's Emil Sutovsky is slowly teasing out who's getting a golden tickets to the World Cup in November. And they've chosen well.September 20, 2025·3 min read
Use The Grand Prix Attack! F1 Drivers Play Car Crash Game Against RadjabovCelebrities and sports stars playing chess against grandmasters never ends well. Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Sir Lewis Hamilton found that out against GM Teimour Radjabov. Photo: Ferrari.September 19, 2025·1 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.
