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Tshepiso Lopang Lost the African Chess Presidency by One Vote. She Has Decided to Keep It.Lopang’s four-page refusal to hand over power rests on a bribery complaint — $1,500, according to sources — and one legal precedent. The precedent is about FIDE removing incumbents.July 31, 2026·8 min read

Government by Quote-TweetChess's entire opposition party is one Dane, one phone, and a question nobody answers. A column by Ilya Merenzon.July 26, 2026·6 min read

Timur Turlov, The Accidental CandidateTimur Turlov signed up to be chess's No. 2. Then, on a Thursday in July, Brussels made him the story.July 24, 2026·7 min read

Chess Is Now a Succession EpisodeThe patriarch is out. The reluctant heir doesn't want the job. A disgraced ex-boss is circling with promises, and the board votes in ten weeks — in Samarkand. Somebody please get HBO on the phone (but they will probably not pick up).July 24, 2026·4 min read

FIDE President Is Sanctioned. Who Is Running Chess Now?The EU sanctioned FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich on Wednesday. By nightfall he had suspended his own powers, handed the federation to a five-time World Champion, and turned this fall's election upside down.July 23, 2026·4 min read

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Is Back. But Why Is He Challenging Russia's Own Candidate?The most colourful character in chess returns with a big promise.July 21, 2026·4 min read

'A Great Boost': Buettner Campaign Seeks To Woo Rosenstein Supporters After ECU ElectionThe German businessman Jan Henric Buettner claims he wants to unite those opposing Arkady Dvorkovich.July 20, 2026·4 min read

Judit Polgar, The Leading Light Of Women's Chess, Nominated for Hungarian PresidencyFew figures have illuminated the world of chess like Judit Polgar. Now, Polgar's remarkable journey may be taking an unexpected turn, with a nomination to become Hungary's next president.July 19, 2026·4 min read

Dvorkovich Congratulates Zurab For Key European Chess Union Election VictoryThe result and the message have sparked debate over the future direction of European chess.July 19, 2026·3 min read

FIDE Election Battle Spills Into Race For Control Of European ChessFirst, it was the Americas, and specifically Peru. Now rival camps are treating the vote to control Europe's governing body as a crucial test of strength. Has the upcoming ECU election become a proxy battleground for the global campaign?July 13, 2026·6 min read

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Developing a bishop to g2 or b2 behind its pawn, aiming down the long diagonal.

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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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