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Sindarov Extends Remarkable 2026 Run With FIDE Circuit LeadThe Candidates winner is already leading the race for the 2028 Candidates, giving him a potential fallback before his first match against Gukesh D has even begun.August 23, 2026·4 min read

Girl Dubbed 'Godhana' Crowned Britain’s Youngest-Ever Women's Chess Champ, Aged 11A new generation has taken control of British chess. Enter GM Shreyas Royal and WIM Bodhana Sivanandan.August 9, 2026·5 min read

Bodhana Plays Game Of Her Life (She's Only 11) To Beat British GM With 99% AccuracyEarthquake in Coventry as WIM Bodhana Sivanandan obliterates GM Ameet Ghasi.August 4, 2026·3 min read

The Chess Row That Just Keeps Going And Going: Niemann Vs NepoThe American and the Russian really don't seem to be getting on well right now. They meet in Round 8 of the UzChess Cup Masters.June 9, 2026·3 min read

Is Niemann's Redemption Complete? Team USA Calls Up Bad Boy Of Chess, FinallyThe scandal that inspired a Netflix documentary is fully behind Hans Niemann now. He has fought hard to get to this point.June 6, 2026·6 min read

Niemann-Nepo Grudge Match Ends 4-4: But That's A Moral Victory for Hans, Right?The so-called 'bad boy of chess' showed some rare vulnerability after his match with his Russian accuser. It was fascinating to hear.June 1, 2026·4 min read

Magnus Carlsen Is Last On The Leaderboard At Norway Chess After Another LossHe's the world number-one. He's the GOAT of chess. He's won it seven times... But he collapsed in time trouble.May 28, 2026·3 min read

Vladimir Kramnik Publishes Part Two Of His Fair Play Detection Methodology, Today On World ChessKramnik's central point is that most anti-cheating systems make one mistake—they average everything together.May 22, 2026·3 min read

Firouzja Puts His Feet Up: Injured Star Out Of Superbet Chess ClassicFrench star withdraws from the second, err, leg of the Grand Chess Tour.May 20, 2026·4 min read

Things You Didn't Expect To See In Elite Chess: Firouzja Playing With An Injured AnkleChess never ceases to amaze: here's Alireza Firouzja playing the Superbet Chess Classic Romania with his feet up. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour.May 18, 2026·5 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 piece steps aside and uncovers an attack from the piece it was blocking.

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

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