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May 13, 2026

Vietnam’s women’s chess team heads to the 2026 Olympiad without its two highest-ranked players, following a disputed registration process that...

May 4, 2026

Hi r/chess, I’m Hans Niemann, Grandmaster and founder of Endgame.ai. Endgame.ai is a next-generation chess platform designed at the intersection...

April 8, 2026

When Untold: Chess Mates dropped on Netflix on April 7, it did more than revisit one of the most explosive...

January 17, 2026

On January 17, 2026, American grandmaster Christopher Woojin Yoo officially becomes eligible to return to FIDE-rated tournament play, marking a...

January 16, 2026

When Wesley So speaks critically about the state of elite chess, it tends to carry weight. He is not an...

December 29, 2025

After dropping a piece and failing to pick it up in time, world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ran out of...

December 7, 2025

The recent public dispute between Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky is far more than a simple social...

December 6, 2025

A heated exchange between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has sparked a big discussion about how players should...

November 27, 2025

A recent discussion on the popular Reddit community r/chess has ignited a fierce debate regarding the neutrality of the International...

November 22, 2025

In a plot twist no one expected but everyone quietly prayed for, FIDE has officially legalized jeans at the 2025...