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We're about to find out who'll win the second Esports World Cup Chess Finals. To celebrate another year of exciting chess on the esports world stage, we're offering all our basic members the chance to...
Marjan Kovacevic has been re-elected as President of the World Federation for Chess Composition, continuing in the role he has held since his election at the 64th World Congress in Fujairah in 2022. T...
On day two of the American Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026, Rounds 3 and 4 were played at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari in San José. The day ended with thre...
GM Wesley So continues to lead after round four of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on Thursday. There was one decisive game, where GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu gave GM Jorden van Foreest his third loss. Prag...
19-year-old GM Denis Lazavik pulled off the day's biggest upset to defeat GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and book a 2026 Esports World Cup quarterfinal against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He's joined by GM Nihal...
Balancing Act: WGM Zoey Tang on Girls' Junior Title Defense JJ Lang Thu, 08/13/2026 - 08:50 Image Image Caption Tang makes it two in a row! (Photo courtesy SLCC/Lennart Ootes) One of the questions I...
European Chess Union (ECU) and Montenegro Chess Federation (MCF) have the honour to invite all the National federations affiliated to ECU to participate in the 41st European Chess Club Cup and the 30t...
The American Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 began today at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari in San José, the first time the championship has come to Central A...
2026 Chess Journalist of America Awards Announced JJ Lang Wed, 08/12/2026 - 13:03 Writers, columnists, photographers and analysts from US Chess had much to celebrate at the annual Chess Journalists of...
Wednesday Workout: 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championships, Pt. 3 JJ Lang Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:57 This week's puzzles continue our series on the just-concluded 2026 U.S. Junior and Senior Championsh...
The European Junior U20 Chess Championship 2026 has passed its midpoint following five tense rounds at the Hotel Grand in Cetinje, Montenegro! Organized by the Montenegro Chess Federation under the au...
Bodhana Sivanandan crowned Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s champion at 11 years old. Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as the nine-day event in Coventry ended with tw...
Grandmaster (GM) Praggnanandhaa won his first Rapid & Blitz title at the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club as the first U.S. leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). The I...
David Llada has announced his candidacy for one of the four Vice President positions on the FIDE Council, the 15-member body responsible for most major decisions between the Management Board and Gener...
The European Junior U20 Chess Championship 2026 is set to take place from 5-16 August at Hotel Grand, in Cetinje, Montenegro. The event will be played in two categories: Open U20 and Girls U20, with 9...