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Chess Brings Hope To Rohingya Children In Cox’s BazarWith FIDE's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, drawing close, here's how chess is transforming the lives of refugee children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.September 11, 2026·4 min read

'Below 2700, Chess Doesn't Pay': England's No. 1 Nikita Vitiugov Quits Professional GameGM Nikita Vitiugov's comments expose an uncomfortable reality beneath chess's apparent boom: even one of the world's top 50 players can struggle to make the numbers add up.August 25, 2026·6 min read

Gerard Piqué Bets On Chess: Why Sports Stars Are Suddenly InvestingGerard Piqué has become the latest sporting superstar to invest in chess, following Erling Haaland, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and others. But what are they betting on?August 17, 2026·6 min read

16-Year-Old Student Wins Memorial Tournament Held In His Coach's HonourEnglish chess suffered the loss of two popular players last year. Over the past week it has come together to pay tribute to them.April 19, 2026·4 min read

The World Chess Show Lands on Germany's Biggest Media PlatformChess is about to get a lot more visible in Europe's largest economy.January 23, 2026·3 min read

'Stopping Wasn't An Option': Hastings Begins For The 99th Time. It Needs A Lift To Make 100The original "Wimbledon of Chess" is approaching a milestone—but is desperately in need of new sponsors.December 23, 2025·4 min read

Chess Grandmaster Jonathan Hawkins, 42, Dies Of Rare Cancer—A Week After Appeal To Help HimAn appeal to help the family of GM Jonathan Hawkins, who passed away just before Christmas, has raised more than £25,000 so far.December 22, 2025·3 min read

Chess Now Has a Patron Saint. A Company Made It Happen. Is That... Allowed?World Chess petitioned the Catholic Church and won. Now a publicly traded company has given a 1,500-year-old game its first official divine backing. For a billion players worldwide, this is either a gift or the strangest corporate overreach in sports history.December 20, 2025·6 min read

Tennis legend Andy Murray Serves Up Ace At London Chess ClassicApparently the Brit enjoyed BBC2 series Chess Masters and got in touch with its host GM David Howell.December 1, 2025·3 min read

Does Genius Have A Market Price? New Episode Of The World Chess Show DropsChess has changed beyond all recognition over the last few years. As usual, it's all about the $$$.November 4, 2025·3 min read

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Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea.

Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea.

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Chess Olympiad 2026: Everything You Need To Know

Chess Olympiad 2026: Everything You Need To Know

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Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess Olympiad

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Turlov Backs Russia Suspension—As Former Russian Sports Minister Joins FIDE Leadership

Turlov Backs Russia Suspension—As Former Russian Sports Minister Joins FIDE Leadership

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Chess Terms

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Chess Fork

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.

The reverse of a pin: the valuable piece is hit first and the one behind it falls.

Discovered Attack

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

Back Rank Checkmate

Mate on the last rank: the king's own pawns leave it nowhere to run.

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