Chess Is Getting Its Own Home on the Internet: FIDE and World Chess Apply for the .chess Domain ExtensionThe application for the game’s official top-level domain has been submitted to ICANN — the first chance in over a decade to create one. If approved, every federation, club, tournament and titled player will be able to carry a verified domain name ending in .chess.September 1, 2026·4 min read
FIDE And World Chess Agree To Test A First Over-The-Board Official Rating, Earned OnlineFor the first time in the history of chess, online play can lead to an official FIDE rating.June 23, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Shareholders Back the Board World Chess PLC held its Annual General Meeting today, and shareholders voted overwhelmingly to support every item on the agenda — with close to 100% of votes cast in favour across all eleven resolutions.June 18, 2026·2 min read
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
World Chess Launches Global Campaign: 'Chess Is Very Good For You'Nearly 200 national chess federations will be offered help spreading the word—backed up by research—that chess is very good for you.May 27, 2026·4 min read
World Chess Raises £1.15 Million From Existing ShareholdersWorld Chess (LSE: CHSS), the London-listed chess company and official commercial partner of FIDE, has raised £1.15 million from two of its existing shareholders. The funds will support the company's next phase of growth.February 28, 2026·1 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.
