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Chess Politics83 stories

Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea.Sep 29·6 min read

Turlov Backs Russia Suspension—As Former Russian Sports Minister Joins FIDE LeadershipSep 27·5 min read

FIDE Election 2026: Everything You Need To KnowSep 26·20 min read

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Tournaments71 stories

Pragg Breaks 'Curse' Of The Draw To Take Control At Grand Chess Tour FinalsAug 24·5 min read

Carlsen's Conundrum: Elite Chess Is Bursting at the SeamsAug 23·4 min read

Chess Olympiad 2026: Seven Storylines You Need to Know Before It StartsAug 20·9 min read

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Top players54 stories

Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess OlympiadSep 27·4 min read

Carlsen–Nepo, Five Years On: World Championship Rivals Meet AgainSep 6·2 min read

Anand: Praggnanandhaa Is The No.1 Player In The World Right NowAug 31·3 min read

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World Chess Weekly34 stories

World Chess Weekly: Olympiad Fever Begins—But Without Magnus, And RussiaAug 7·4 min read

World Chess Weekly: Naroditsky Honoured, But The Kramnik Controversy Just Isn't Going AwayJul 10·6 min read

World Chess Weekly: Carlsen's Record, Term Limits Dog Dvorkovich And Zagreb Takes Centre StageJul 3·5 min read

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Scandals20 stories

Pein Moves to Remove the ECU PresidentSep 25·3 min read

Lazavik Goes Too Far: Chess's New Edgelord Takes Aim At Women, Nakamura And MishraSep 20·4 min read

Could Someone Please Get the Electorate a VisaSep 16·5 min read

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Chess Culture15 stories

Chess Brings Hope To Rohingya Children In Cox’s BazarSep 11·4 min read

'Below 2700, Chess Doesn't Pay': England's No. 1 Nikita Vitiugov Quits Professional GameAug 25·6 min read

Gerard Piqué Bets On Chess: Why Sports Stars Are Suddenly InvestingAug 17·6 min read

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Chess Olympiad 202610 stories

Chess Olympiad 2026: Everything You Need To KnowSep 27·20 min read

Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess OlympiadSep 27·4 min read

Israel Forfeits Two Olympiad Matches After Yom Kippur Reschedule Request RejectedSep 22·4 min read

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Platform Updates10 stories

World Chess Is Testing Ads To Help Reinforce Anti-Cheating MeasuresMay 29·1 min read

Worldchess.com Is Now Available in Nine LanguagesMay 16·1 min read

New in the World Chess App: Your Bad Moves, Now AnnotatedMay 14·1 min read

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Inside World Chess9 stories

Chess Is Getting Its Own Home on the Internet: FIDE and World Chess Apply for the .chess Domain ExtensionSep 1·4 min read

White Paper: The Proposed Method for Converting Online Ratings Into FIDE Over-the-Board RatingsAug 13·3 min read

FIDE And World Chess Agree To Test A First Over-The-Board Official Rating, Earned OnlineJun 23·4 min read

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Magnus Carlsen7 stories

Carlsen In Crisis: 'There's Just A Mess In My Head'May 31·3 min read

World Chess Weekly: Magnus Reminds Us Who's Daddy At Norway ChessMay 29·4 min read

Magnus Carlsen Is Last On The Leaderboard At Norway Chess After Another LossMay 28·3 min read

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$CHSS6 stories

Chess Is Getting Its Own Home on the Internet: FIDE and World Chess Apply for the .chess Domain ExtensionSep 1·4 min read

FIDE And World Chess Agree To Test A First Over-The-Board Official Rating, Earned OnlineJun 23·4 min read

World Chess Shareholders Back the Board Jun 18·2 min read

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2026 Championship5 stories

Caruana: Gukesh Can Turn His Form Around 'At Any Moment'Sep 12·3 min read

Sindarov: Forget Gukesh's Form—I'm Preparing For The World Champion At His BestSep 3·3 min read

'I May Not Get A Second Chance': Sindarov Opens Up On Gukesh World ChampionshipAug 29·2 min read

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Design5 stories

World Chess Launches Global Campaign: 'Chess Is Very Good For You'May 27·4 min read

Chess Now Has a Patron Saint. A Company Made It Happen. Is That... Allowed?Dec 20·6 min read

We Did Something Strange. We Made Our board… NormalAug 29·2 min read

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Learning chess5 stories

Your Brain Peaks at 30. Chess Proves It.Feb 18·10 min read

Why Kids Quit ChessJan 11·5 min read

How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Chess?Jan 11·4 min read

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Vladimir Kramnik3 stories

Kramnik Drops Part Three. Inside: When FM Plays the Endgame Better Than Magnus Carlsen.May 31·1 min read

Naroditsky's Cause Of Death Offers Clarity—But Not For KramnikJan 22·4 min read

Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik Takes Poligrah Test; Sparks Major Anti-Cheating Initiative in ChessOct 17·5 min read

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Video2 stories

The World Chess Show Lands on Germany's Biggest Media PlatformJan 23·3 min read

Chess Cheating Should Be A Criminal Offence, Kramnik Tells The World Chess ShowSep 14·3 min read

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World Chess Championship2 stories

Carlsen: Sindarov Favourite—But Gukesh Can Turn World Championship Around FastSep 11·4 min read

The Geneva Convention: Gukesh And Sindarov Will Meet For World Championship In SwitzerlandJul 28·6 min read

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World Chess Show2 stories

A Year In Chess: 'The World Chess Show' Looks Back At 2025Jan 15·2 min read

New Episode Of The World Chess Show Airs Examining The World Cup And All Its DramaDec 9·2 min read

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Hans Niemann1 story

The Villain Is on 5.5/8. You Still Care.Apr 21·2 min read

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Total Chess1 story

Total Chess 2026: Everything You Need To KnowAug 31·15 min read

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