World number-one Magnus Carlsen is making a surprise early return to classical chess, as he headlines TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 on May 1-7. In Malmo, Sweden, he'll be challenged by some of the world's brightest young stars. Carlsen and 2024 winner...
IM Levy Rozman became the world's biggest chess YouTuber by teaching millions of players how to win at chess. Two and a half years after a massively successful book debut, he's taking it one step further by targeting readers who can't yet walk, ta...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro continues to break barriers. In recent weeks, he climbed to fifth on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard. On Saturday, the youngster begins his hunt for his final grandmaster norm, which could make him the youngest ...
The lineup for Norway Chess 2026 has been finalized, setting the stage for another clash between world number-one Magnus Carlsen and reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. The 14th edition of the prestigious tournament will take place p...
Netflix officially announced on Tuesday that its highly anticipated documentary on the 2022 scandal, involving GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, will premiere on the platform on April 7, 2026. Untold: Chess Mates revisits one of the most explos...
GM Zhou Jianchao's extraordinary unbeaten run ended last weekend after 158 classical games. The Chinese-born grandmaster has made it to the history books by achieving the longest known run of consecutive classical games without losing. The 37-ye...
Seven of the world's leading players have published an open letter expressing frustration about a scheduling conflict in August between this year's Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup. The letter, signed by GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Lev...
Queen of Chess, the new Netflix documentary chronicling the rise of GM Judit Polgar, has cracked the Top 10 list of the most-popular movies on Netflix worldwide. Latest data from Flixpatrol, a site that tracks streaming performance across dozens...
GM Judit Polgar's extraordinary career is in the global spotlight as Netflix released its new documentary, Queen of Chess, on Friday, February 6. The 94-minute film is available to stream today on the platform for its more than 300 million subscri...
IM Polina Shuvalova set a new all-time Chess.com blitz rating record by a woman, surpassing the previous mark shared by IM Eline Roebers and WGM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya from last year. The 24-year-old climbed to 2941, edging closer than ever to re...
GM Daniel Naroditsky's death has been ruled accidental and likely the result of an underlying medical condition, according to a report released this week by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office in North Carolina. The popular U....
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura treated chess fans in Barcelona with fascinating insight and entertainment when they appeared for a discussion about chess and played a blindfold game, expertly commented on by none other than IM Levy Rozman....
Norway Chess, one of the world’s most prestigious chess tournaments, will enter a new era in 2026, relocating from Stavanger to Oslo after 13 consecutive years on Norway's west coast. Meanwhile, GMs Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva ha...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has fined the Iranian Chess Federation €25,000 for a deliberate boycott of the Israeli women's national team during the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The EDC decision is ...
GM Maurice Ashley, the first Black grandmaster in history, said he fulfilled a lifelong dream when he appeared on The Oprah Podcast, sitting down virtually with Oprah Winfrey for a conversation about chess, impact, and hidden potential. Few gran...
Freestyle Chess and FIDE have agreed to join forces to stage the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, scheduled for February 13–15, 2026, in Weissenhaus, Germany. The surprise announcement was made on Wednesday, just over one mon...
Five national chess federations have formally launched a legal challenge against the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), contesting the decisions taken at December's online General Assembly to lift re...
The Naroditsky Memorial and Fellowship Fund has surpassed $1 million, marking a major milestone in efforts to honor the legacy of GM Daniel Naroditsky. The grandmaster tragically passed away at the age of 29 on October 19. In November, the Charl...
GM Magnus Carlsen says he enters the World Rapid & Blitz Championship with motivation and a determination to "give it my all" after several months of doubts over whether he would even take part in the events at all. The first day of the 2025...
Queen of Chess, a new documentary about the legendary GM Judit Polgar, has been selected for the prestigious 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Days after the announcement, it was also revealed that streaming giant Netflix has acquired the rights and wi...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved the lifting of sanctions on Russia and Belarus following an online General Assembly, but the proceedings have been criticized by several federations, and the world governing chess body could f...
Twelve-year-old Argentinian chess prodigy IM Faustino Oro is one step closer to making history by becoming the youngest-ever grandmaster. On Tuesday, he scored another fantastic performance and achieved his second norm in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
World number-two GM Hikaru Nakamura and his wife WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan welcomed the birth of a healthy baby boy last week, the couple has confirmed. Nakamura, who first revealed that they were expecting during a Kick livestream in July, shared...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu as the winner of the FIDE Circuit 2025, securing him a spot for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. GM Hikaru Nakamura is also destined to clinch the final ratin...
