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A Year In Chess: 'The World Chess Show' Looks Back At 2025New edition of the global television series revisits each monthly episode to piece together a kaleidoscopic portrait of a game in transformation.January 15, 2026·2 min read

New Episode Of The World Chess Show Airs Examining The World Cup And All Its DramaFIDE 2025 World Cup in Goa threw up some big questions—The World Chess Show team investigate.December 9, 2025·2 min read

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FIDE Election 2026: Everything You Need To Know

FIDE Election 2026: Everything You Need To Know

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Russia Drops Asset-Seizure Case Against FIDE President Timur Turlov

Russia Drops Asset-Seizure Case Against FIDE President Timur Turlov

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Total Chess 2026: Everything You Need To Know

Total Chess 2026: Everything You Need To Know

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One Chess Rating to Rule Them All—But Haven't We Been Here Before?

One Chess Rating to Rule Them All—But Haven't We Been Here Before?

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Discovered Attack

A piece steps aside and uncovers an attack from the piece it was blocking.

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One move, two threats: a fork attacks two pieces at once, and only one can be saved.

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.

Back Rank Checkmate

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

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