General chess news and developments from across the global chess community.
Round 1 Scheduled at 12th Magnus League Session 1
The 12th Magnus League kicks off Round 1 tomorrow in New York with a 2-round Swi…
Ronda 2 Scheduled at CHESS MASTER 2026 - CENTENARIO CLUB CHILE |GRUPO A
Round 2 of Chess Master 2026 hits the board tomorrow in Santiago. The Centenario…
ChessMom returns in Samarkand: Supporting mothers on and off the board
# ChessMom Project Doubles Down in Samarkand: Chess at Olympiad Scale Meets Parenthood The 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand just shattered records. 2…
Uzbekistan Beats U.S. To Take Sole Lead; Chinese Women Lead By 2 Points
# Uzbekistan Seizes Control at Olympiad as U.S. Stumbles in Critical Matchup Uzbekistan retook sole command of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 after dis…
Round 1 Underway at 2º Tuscany Move
The 2º Tuscany Move Swiss is underway in Vignole-Olmi, drawing players to the Tu…
Round 1 Scheduled at 2026 NSW State Championships
The 2026 NSW State Championships kick off September 25 at the University of Sydn…
Every Lesson Counts: FIDE Summit in Samarkand puts chess education at the heart of global development
# Chess Is Becoming an Education Tool, Not Just a Game. Here's Why the World's Top Chess Leaders Are Banking on It. The chess establishment made a st…
Germany Ends Uzbekistan's Streak; China Grabs Women's Lead As Savitha Saves India
# Germany Stops Uzbekistan's Unbeaten Run; China Takes Command in Women's Race Uzbekistan's perfect record fell in round eight. Germany defeated the …
"Chess is something magic": An interview with Timur Turlov
Timur Turlov is not a household name outside Kazakhstan's business circles. But he is running for the most powerful job in international chess. As pre…
Round 2 Underway at TCEC S30: Playoff & Swiss 10 | Playoff | Cat 1
TCEC Season 30's playoff round heats up with 14 engines battling in a double rou…
Ronda 1 Scheduled at Campeonato de España Individual de Ajedrez Inclusivo 2026
Spain's inclusive chess championship kicks off this Friday in Roquetas de Mar. T…
Round 1 Underway at 35.ekipno juniorsko prvenstvo Republike Hrvatske u šahu
The 35th Croatian Junior Team Championship kicked off in Crikvenica with eight r…
Round 1 Scheduled at Ungdoms DM 2026 - U14-U19
Denmark's Ungdoms DM kicks off this week in Odense, bringing together the countr…
Free day in Samarkand: Exploring the heart of the Silk Road
# Chess Olympiad Players Trade Boards for Silk Road History in Samarkand Nearly 300 competitors, team captains, and staff abandoned analysis boards f…
'Mister Dionisio,' Who Played Chess At Brazilian Mall For 20 Years, Dies At 96
# A Brazilian Chess Institution Fades: Dionisio Sganzerla's Two Decades at the Mall Dionisio Sganzerla died on September 12 at age 96. He was not a g…
Samarkand R6 (women): China and Kazakhstan remain perfect
China and Kazakhstan are steamrolling through the Women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. After six rounds, both nations remain undefeated with perfect 1…
Round 4 Underway at SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | IM-B
Round 4 of Six Days Budapest's IM-B section heats up with the ten-player round-r…
John Donaldson: New insights into Bobby Fischer
John Donaldson has spent decades studying Bobby Fischer, the most dominant force in chess history and arguably its most complicated personality. Now t…
Round 4 Scheduled at 1. Članska liga vzhod 2026
Round 4 of Članska Liga Vzhod kicks off October 2 in Slovenia's Trbovlje region.…
Nihal Blunders Queen As Uzbekistan Takes Sole Lead; Indian Women Hit Back To Beat U.S.
Nihal Sarin handed Uzbekistan the Olympiad lead on a silver platter in round six. The Indian grandmaster was winning against Nodirbek Yakubboev on bo…