He has been elected FIDE President. Shortly before the ballot decided it in Samarkand, American Chess Magazine conducted an interview with Timur Turlov, discussing his upbringing and background, the ecosystem of his company Freedom, his involvement in chess and what he would do to enhance its popularity and status in the world. Long, must-read description.
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Arne Kähler sets off by golf cart from the entrance gate to the exhibition area at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. He shows the stands of WR Chess, DGT and ChessBase, while also passing the ChessBase India workspace, the food court and the souvenir shop. Arne then visits the press area and the game zone […]
The European Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship has begun in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, with 27 school teams from 25 countries competing for places in the December Grand Final. After two rounds, five teams remain on maximum match points, with Gymnasium No. 50 of Minsk leading on game points. The opening day […]
The eleven-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan played on top board for England at the Women’s Olympiad, was the best player on her team and one of the best performers on board one. With this result, she earned her third WGM norm and is now the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in history. | Photo: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE
Anyone playing for medals at a Chess Olympiad takes chess seriously. In Samarkand, Vincent Keymer won bronze with the German team, Germany’s first team medal since silver in Istanbul in 2000. But after the final round, Keymer took time for a short interview with Arne Kähler and handled his not entirely serious questions with ease […]
Uzbekistan are Olympiad champions again! They finished two match points clear of Germany and India. After the celebrations, ChessBase India caught up with the Uzbek team to talk about the games, the pressure, and what this win means to them. Do not miss what the newly crowned champions had to say! | Photo: Nils Rohde […]
Over the past four years, Australian chess streamer Hanna Sayce has attracted considerable attention with her chess streams on Twitch, though not all of it was welcome. A stalker followed her activities, harassed her online and, after falsely accusing her of drug smuggling, caused her to be imprisoned twice.
The XTX Markets London Chess Classic (LCC) returns to the capital between 24th November and 6th December 2026.
In the final round of the Women’s Chess Olympiad, China, led by top board Zhu Jiner, defeated Vietnam 3–1 to secure first place outright with 20 match points. Their rivals did not fare as well. Kazakhstan drew with Poland, while India drew with Georgia. As a result, Kazakhstan’s 18 points were enough for second place, […]
Uzbekistan secured their second Chess Olympiad gold by beating Ukraine 2½–1½ in the final round in Samarkand. India took silver after drawing Hungary, while Germany claimed bronze and their first team medal since 2000 after beating the Netherlands. Nodirbek Abdusattorov won individual gold on board one, Frederik Svane repeated his individual success (also gold) from […]