Magnus Back At Saint Louis For First Time Since THAT Hans Niemann Cheating ScandalThere's an angle Saint Louis hasn't included in the promo for the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown. What happened the last time GM Magnus Carlsen was in the house.October 27, 2025·3 min read
Incredible Sportsmanship! World's Tallest Grandmaster Is Sick—So Opponent Offers DrawOn the 16th move, GM Aleksandar Indjic had to leave the playing hall at the European Club Cup in Rhodes. An ambulance was called.October 22, 2025·2 min read
FIDE Wants Magnus Back So Much It's Created A New World ChampionshipFIDE has worked with Norway Chess to create the Total Chess World Championship Tour—an event almost exactly what GM Magnus Carlsen has been calling for. But has the classical World Championship been devalued?October 15, 2025·3 min read
Ukraine's Chess Team Wins The Euros. But Greater Struggles Lie AheadUkraine's Open team struck gold at the European Team Chess Champs. But where Ukraine treads, the politics of chess inevitably follow.October 14, 2025·5 min read
Vincent Keymer Is Quietly Becoming One Of The World's Very Best The talent of GM Vincent Keymer has been talked about for a long time. Finally, it's his year. With a stellar score at the Euros so far, he's crept up to sixth in the world.October 14, 2025·3 min read
7 Months Pregnant, Playing The Reigning Champ. No ProblemThere can't be many sports where a player who is seven months pregnant can compete at the highest level—and win. Chess is one of them. All hail WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan!October 13, 2025·2 min read
The Low-Key Chess Event That's Actually One Of The BestDon't expect any kings thrown into the crowd in Batumi, but the European Team Championships is just as engrossing as all the other high-profile events going on right now. This stone-cold classic of the chess calendar shouldn't be overlooked.October 7, 2025·3 min read
It's No Fischer-Spassky, But USA Vs India Match Does Have BeefChess has this funny habit of mirroring international relations and the Checkmate: USA Vs India match fits into that trend (just about).October 3, 2025·3 min read
Going Wild With The Wildcards: FIDE's World Cup Invites Go OutFIDE's Emil Sutovsky is slowly teasing out who's getting a golden tickets to the World Cup in November. And they've chosen well.September 20, 2025·3 min read
Grand Swerve! Who Missed FIDE's Grand Swiss Prizegiving?He came third, picked up $62,000 in prize money, but didn't turn up for the closing ceremony. Is it because he missed out on a place in Candidates? Photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE.September 18, 2025·3 min read
FIDE Seeks Legal Opinion Over Russian Championships After Donetsk RowChess Politics·Oct 20·8 min read
Term of the dayFianchetto in ChessDeveloping a bishop to g2 or b2 behind its pawn, aiming down the long diagonal.