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.

The Big Question: Will A Woman Ever Become Absolute World Chess Champion?

GM Hikaru Nakamura cooked up a storm at the Checkmate: USA vs India match. Was the reaction was over the top?

What Just Happened? The Chess World Is Fighting—Please Stop!

Sometimes chess just gives you a nice warm feeling inside. So it was when Bodhana Sivanandan faced U.S. Chess Hall of Famer James Sherwin at the 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier.

The Wonder Of Chess: Prodigy, 10, Takes On Golden Oldie, 92

He argues that only legal consequences will protect the integrity of the game as online chess grapples with a surge in foul play.

Chess Cheating Should Be A Criminal Offence, Kramnik Tells The World Chess Show

World Chess is introducing a new default board — brighter, more familiar, and designed to test how players respond. Some will welcome the change, others may resist it, but everyone will notice. Here’s why we made the switch, and what it means for your next game.