General chess news and developments from across the global chess community.
GM Jankovic Denies Fraud Allegations, Calls Timing "No Coincidence" Amid Election Bid
GM Alojzije Jankovic flatly denies the fraud allegations leveled at him by the Croatian Chess Federation. The federation filed a criminal complaint ag…
World Senior Team Championships: USA and Germany, both top seeds in their categories, grab gold
USA 1 grabbed the 50+ gold medal at the World Senior Team Championship in Durrës after drawing their final match. Italy and Kazakhstan rounded out the…
Duda Abides Late Loss, Recovers To Win Titled Tuesday
Jan-Krzysztof Duda bounced back hard after a late collapse in the Chess.com Open. He qualified for the 2026 Esports World Cup with that result, then t…
From chessboards to classrooms: How AI is transforming education
Chess and AI merged in the classroom this week. FIDE hosted the "Chess & AI in Education" Congress in Menorca from April 24-26, gathering educators, t…
"Madwoman's Game", chess-themed documentary produced by Keanu Reeves, premieres at Miami Festival
"Madwoman's Game" hit screens at the Miami Chess Festival on April 16, and it's got star power behind it. Keanu Reeves backed the documentary, which f…
From chessboards to classrooms: How AI is transforming education
FIDE hosted the "Chess & AI in Education" Congress in Menorca from April 24-26, bringing together education experts, technologists, and chess figures …
Top tens in the Chessmetrics list
Jeff Sonas crunched the numbers on his Chessmetrics historical ratings and spotted something worth discussing. The youngest players to crack the top t…
Chess joins the International World Games Association
Chess just joined the International World Games Association. FIDE secured membership status after the IWGA's Annual General Meeting voted to approve t…
Chess for Inclusion: A powerful educational transformation in Catalonia
Catalan schools have embedded chess into regular classrooms, not as an extracurricular activity but as a core learning tool. The transformation picked…
Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026
Lichess announced its Titled Arena schedule for April through June 2026. The organization is continuing its popular rapid and blitz tournament series,…
Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 LIVE
The Grand Chess Tour lands in Warsaw next May for a Super Rapid and Blitz event that looks genuinely stacked. Ten elite grandmasters will compete over…
Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 LIVE
The Grand Chess Tour lands in Warsaw this May for a Super Rapid and Blitz showdown. Ten elite grandmasters will compete over six days, May 4-10, 2026,…
Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 LIVE
The Grand Chess Tour launches its 2026 season in Warsaw this May with a Super Rapid and Blitz event that pits 10 elite grandmasters against each other…
Memento mori: The chessboard and human mortality
This isn't a tournament report or a game analysis. It's a philosophical meditation on why chess matters beyond ratings and rankings. The piece draws …
New Documentary Series 'Grandmasters' Gets Tribeca Film Festival Premiere
A new documentary series called "Grandmasters" hits the Tribeca Film Festival as an Official Selection. The series features Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So,…
Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 LIVE
The Grand Chess Tour opens its 2026 season in Warsaw this May with a Super Rapid and Blitz event that assembles ten of the world's best players. The t…
UTD Claims First CCL Title
UTD finally broke through in the College Chess League this spring, crushing SRM 9.5-6.5 to claim their first CCL title. They fell short in the fall fi…