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Why Erling Haaland Signed Up For Norway Chess: 'The Project Was Too Exciting To Pass Up'Magnus Carlsen's star power pays off as Manchester City's Norwegian star teams up for the new Total Chess World Championship Tour.March 19, 2026·4 min read

Candidates Chaos: Humpy Koneru Considers Pulling Out Over Iran War FearsIndia's number-one female player is the first of FIDE's Candidates to break rank over safety concerns before the tournament kicks off this month.March 16, 2026·3 min read

The American Cup Ends—Now The Cold War Before The Candidates BeginsWesley So crashed Caruana's Candidates party at the Saint Louis Chess Club by winning The American Cup. But Fabi has bigger fish to fry.March 11, 2026·3 min read

Niemann’s Last-Minute Entry Turns Prague Masters Into True Super TournamentNiemann has worked hard to rehabilitate his image after that kerfuffle with Carlsen. Now he's reaping the rewards of redemption.February 16, 2026·5 min read

Magnus Carlsen Freestyles His Way To His 21st World Chess ChampionshipPoor GM Fabiano Caruana. He really deserves a world title—everyone else has one, after all.February 15, 2026·5 min read

Chess Takes Its Place At $45 Million Esports Nations Cup—An Invite Too Good To RefuseChess is doubling down on esports with an invitation to a second marquee event. And, as you'd expect from an event in Saudi Arabia, the money is serious.February 7, 2026·4 min read

Tata Steel Chess Claims Record Viewers As Abdusattorov Wins MastersThe Uzbek called it a "dream come true" as he scooped the Wimbledon of Chess and saw his countryman come second. Indian's stars, however, suffered disappointment.February 1, 2026·5 min read

Carlsen Signs Up For Another Classical Event—Maybe He Isn't Bored Of Chess After AllThe world number-one had been ducking classical events. Not in 2026.January 20, 2026·3 min read

Nightmare Start For 'Wimbledon Of Chess' As Climate Activists Target VenueGM Hans Niemann climbed over a fence to get in as Extinction Rebellion disrupted the iconic Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Yet again, a source of vital chess funding is being questioned.January 18, 2026·5 min read

Carlsen's Not That Into Classical... But He Will Play Norway ChessWorld-number-one GM Magnus Carlsen is the first name on this list for this year's Norway Chess, which is moving from Stavanger to Oslo.January 13, 2026·3 min read

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