A year ago problem composer Werner Keym issued a challenge: compose a study in which White is winning – but one that can be shifted and mirrored vertically and horizontally, with all vertically shifted and mirrored positions drawing, and all horizontally shifted and mirrored positions losing. Here is the elegant solution, which reminds us of […]
Monthly Archives: July 2026
Team USA defeated Uzbekistan 14–10 in the WR Chess Rapid & Blitz Miami event, clinching the match with one round to spare. The Americans followed their 5–3 advantage in the rapid section by winning the blitz phase 9–7. Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov posted the highest individual scores, but the greater consistency of the US […]
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Team USA took a 5–3 lead over Uzbekistan after the rapid section of the WR Chess match in Miami, winning two of the four encounters played on Monday. Levon Aronian was the leading American scorer, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov produced Uzbekistan’s best individual result. World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov defeated both Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez, […]
As FIDE just announced, Geneva will host the 2026 FIDE World Championship match between reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju and challenger Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15. The announcement ends months of speculation over the venue and brings the title match back to Switzerland for the first time since Kramnik and Leko met in […]
The German broadcaster Deutsche Welle recently examined Russia’s influence within the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Chess Federation was sanctioned, but through Russian FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich it maintained a foothold within the organisation. However, Russia’s influence is now in decline.
And eleven-year-old British chess player has become the youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster rated above 2600, breaking a 38-year-old record previously held by Hungarian all-time great Judit Polgar. Bodhana Sivanandan defeated a French grandmaster rated 2628, and the international news media went wild over this extraordinary feat. Bodhana is a special member of the […]
WR Chess stages a USA v. Uzbekistan team event in Miami Beach on 27–28 July, bringing together ten leading grandmasters in a rapid and blitz Scheveningen format. Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Levon Aronian will represent Team USA, while Uzbekistan’s lineup includes World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Nodirbek Yakubboev and Shamsiddin […]
Andy Woodward retained the US Junior Championship after finishing unbeaten on 6½/9, while Zoey Tang successfully defended the US Girls’ Junior title with 7½/9. Both tournaments were held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, where Woodward edged Abhimanyu Mishra in the final round and Tang took control after defeating early leader Rachael Li in their […]
Last Thursday the current FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has abandoned his candidacy for reelection, after been sanctioned by the European Union. We were informed by ther Chess Federation of Russia that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who had served as FIDE president for 23 years, received their full support as a candidate. And just as we were about […]