General chess news and developments from across the global chess community.
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: 2 new Jeroen Noomen Polyglot books
Jeroen Noomen released two new Polyglot opening books: Daring.bin and Variety.bin. A developer asked on the TalkChess forum whether they could bundle …
Magnus admits that Zhu completely outplayed him for a while until the end
Carlsen lost to Zhu Jianrui and wasn't shy about admitting it. For most of the game, Zhu played superior chess. Carlsen found himself in serious troub…
Challenge The New Pirate Bots Before They Set Sail
Chess.com has launched a new pirate-themed bot challenge featuring five opponents of increasing difficulty. You face a parrot, a captain, an Internet …
Man Who Flipped Off Chess Player Nemo After Losing Speaks Out, Saying He Felt 'Disrespected' and She
A man who made an obscene gesture toward chess player Nemo after losing to her in a tournament has come forward with his side of the story. He claims …
FIDE Council issues reminder on pre-election conduct
FIDE is drawing a line in the sand. The organization just reminded all federations and potential candidates that campaigning for the 2026 elections ca…
Computer Chess Club: Programming and Technical Discussions • Re: Beating Stockfish 18 on time in a hyperbullet game.
A programmer on the Computer Chess Club forum reported beating Stockfish 18 in a 5-second hyperbullet game with their engine, Skipper_15_143. The win …
Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches • 124th Amateur Series Division 10
The Computer Chess Club's 124th Amateur Series Division 10 has kicked off with a field of engines competing under strict hardware and software constra…
Magnus and Jorden analysed for nearly 10 minutes after playing a 6 hour game which resulted in Magnu
Magnus suffered his first classical defeat since May 2025, falling to Jorden in a grueling six-hour battle. The loss ended a lengthy winning streak th…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: Dragon by Komodo 3.3 "MCTS"
Frank Quisinsky ran a test comparing Dragon by Komodo 3.3 against its new MCTS variant. The Monte Carlo Tree Search version crushed the standard engin…
Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026
Lichess has locked in its Titled Arena schedule for April through June 2026. These rapid and blitz tournaments on the free platform draw strong partic…
Chess influencer and grandmaster Nemo posts a video of a man swearing and flipping her off because h
GM Nemo called out a player who lost to her at a convention and couldn't handle it. The guy swore at her, gave her the finger, and made a scene. She p…
TePe Sigeman - Live!
Magnus Carlsen brings his world number one ranking to Malmö this week for the TePe Sigeman tournament, May 1-7. He faces a field loaded with young tal…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: New Ways To Solve Chess
This forum thread captures a messy debate about authorship and AI transparency in chess analysis. Towforce posted something about applying topologica…
Building the future of chess far from the spotlight: How FIDE’s Development Fund is shaping chess around the world
FIDE has quietly pumped nearly €9.4 million into grassroots chess development over the past six years, and the results are showing up in places that r…
Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026
Lichess has announced its Titled Arena schedule for April through June 2026. These rapid and blitz tournaments draw top players from around the world …
Webster University Terminates Top Chess Program, Susan Polgar Lashes Out
Webster University killed one of America's strongest college chess programs. The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence closed on April 30 after …
TePe Sigeman - Live!
Malmö hosts the TePe Sigeman tournament this week with Carlsen leading an eight-player lineup that reads like a snapshot of modern chess's future. Abd…
Computer Chess Club: General Topics • Re: New Ways To Solve Chess
A forum user got accused of posting AI-generated nonsense about applying graph theory and persistent homology to chess. They pushed back hard, running…
Building the future of chess far from the spotlight: How FIDE’s Development Fund is shaping chess ar
FIDE has quietly invested €9.4 million over six years into grassroots chess development worldwide, reshaping the sport far from the grandmaster spotli…
Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026
Lichess has locked in its Titled Arena schedule for the next quarter. The platform runs these rapid and blitz tournaments monthly from April through J…