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World Chess Is Testing Ads To Help Reinforce Anti-Cheating MeasuresFree players will start seeing a single ad after a finished game. It's the first time the platform has run advertising.May 29, 2026·1 min read

Worldchess.com Is Now Available in Nine Languagesworldchess.com now operates in nine languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Kazakh, Russian, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.May 16, 2026·1 min read

New in the World Chess App: Your Bad Moves, Now AnnotatedThe app now reviews every game you play, tells you where you went wrong, and ranks your puzzle-solving against everyone else's. Plus push notifications, faster load times, and a profile screen on Android.May 14, 2026·1 min read

Introducing Draw Probability. Now in every game analysis on worldchess.comMost of your games don't end the way you think they do. Draw is the most likely outcome when both sides play well — and until now, nothing in your analysis told you when one was actually in reach.April 21, 2026·2 min read

Now introducing Tournament AnalysisMost chess players finish a tournament and move on. They replay a game or two, maybe spot a blunder. Then repeat the same patterns next time. Tournament Analysis changes that.March 6, 2026·1 min read

World Chess Launches Analytics: Your Personal Chess Performance DashboardPro subscribers gain access to comprehensive game insights rivaling elite coaching toolsDecember 30, 2025·5 min read

New on iOS and Android: a redesigned interface and a new analysis systemDecember 8, 2025·2 min read

What’s New on Arena: Your New Player ProfileWe’ve just introduced one of the biggest quality-of-life improvements on World Chess: a completely redesigned player profile.December 2, 2025·2 min read

Hello Featured TournamentsFeatured Tournaments: Dive straight into the action with our new Featured Tournaments section! It’s your go-to spot to discover top-tier events, handpicked for their excitement and popularity.November 14, 2025·1 min read

World Chess App — iOS UpdateThe World Chess app just got a major upgrade. We rebuilt the interface natively for iOS, so everything now moves with that smooth feel you expect from a modern app.November 14, 2025·1 min read

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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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