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World Chess Weekly: Flurry Of Tournament Line-Ups Revealed As Tata Steel Hots UpThe 'Wimbledon of Chess' is reaching its climax with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading but GM Matthias Bluebaum on his heels. Meanwhile, there's updates from the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, Norway Chess and Prague Masters.January 30, 2026·6 min read

World Chess Weekly: All Eyes On Tata Steel, But Naroditsky Autopsy Stirs Up KramnikThe "Wimbledon of Chess" is fizzing along nicely as it moves into its second week. But on the other side of the Atlantic details of GM Daniel Naroditsky's death have been released.January 23, 2026·3 min read

World Chess Weekly: Gearing Up To Tata Steel As Faustino Oro Goes For HistoryWhile rumblings in the world of chess politics continue, attention is turning to one of the most beloved events in the calendar: the annual "chess Wimbledon" at Wijk aan Zee.January 16, 2026·2 min read

World Chess Weekly: War And Peace, Plus Two New Championships For 2026The new year has got off to a flyer in the world of chess news. Headlines aplenty, albeit not about the game actually being played.January 9, 2026·4 min read

World Chess Weekly: Is Magnus Carlsen Now The Most Dominant Figure in Sport?The highs and lows of chess were laid bare this week as the World Rapid & Blitz ended in Doha, while troubles off the board continue.January 2, 2026·5 min read

World Chess Weekly: Here's A FIDE Event Carlsen DOES Like—Starting Now, The Rapid & BlitzThe players have arrived, a slightly cringe opening ceremony done, the press conference finished, and we're all set for the big seasonal showdown: the World Rapid & Blitz.December 26, 2025·3 min read

World Chess Weekly: Russia Row Explodes, Oro Edges Closer And Baby Hikaru BornIt's been a hugely important week for chess. We look at the stories that made the headlines.December 18, 2025·3 min read

World Chess Weekly: An Outbreak Of Seasonal Goodwill Between FIDE And Freestyle?The relationship between FIDE and Freestyle Chess appears to be thawing. Meanwhile, FIDE's next big row is just around the corner.December 12, 2025·6 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

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

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One move, two threats: a fork attacks two pieces at once, and only one can be saved.

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A pinned piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable one behind it.

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A piece steps aside and uncovers an attack from the piece it was blocking.

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