At the U.S. Championship in October 2024, Christopher Yoo—one of the greatest talents in U.S. chess—seriously damaged his career. After losing to Fabiano Caruana in round five, he struck a videographer from behind while leaving the venue. As a result, he was banned from the St. Louis Chess Club, faced a charge of fourth-degree assault, […]
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Looking for a very nice gift for a dear friend? Someone special who really love chess. Then the Rolls-Royce set is definitely something you should consider. It is magnificently designed, elegant as they come, and certainly something that will billionaires like yourself to play a game. Take a look.
FIDE has launched the Social Chess Storytelling Challenge 2025, inviting filmmakers, federations, and changemakers worldwide to share short films that showcase the social impact of chess. Under the theme “Every Move Counts”, the competition seeks stories of resilience, inclusion, and opportunity inspired by the game. Open to all, with professional and grassroots categories, submissions run […]
The 2025 Grand Chess Tour begins with the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, scheduled for 26–30 April in Warsaw. Held at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN), the event features nine rounds of rapid chess followed by eighteen rounds of blitz. Among the participants are elite grandmasters Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Alireza Firouzja, […]
The ninth edition of the Semana Santa Open, held in San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante) from 16 to 21 April, consolidated the event as a feature on the European circuit. With more than 700 participants, including 235 titled players from more than 50 countries, the event stood out for its high competitive level. Reigning world […]
The Bundesliga is probably the strongest national league in the world. Now the 2024/2025 season is coming to an end and all teams are meeting in the Bavarian town of Deggendorf for the last three rounds. Magnus Carlsen, top board of the FC St. Pauli, will not be there, but it is sure to be […]
The final round of the Pune Women’s Grand Prix ended in dramatic fashion, with Humpy Koneru and Zhu Jiner both winning their games to finish level on points. Humpy claimed overall victory on tiebreaks, while Zhu still has a chance to qualify for the Candidates in the final Grand Prix leg. Divya Deshmukh secured third […]
Anthony Miles was one of the best players in the world in the 1980s. He died in 2001 at the age of just 46 from a heart attack caused by diabetes. Today he would have celebrated his 70th birthday. | Photo: British Chess News
This year’s World Junior Championships in Rapid and Blitz were held on the island of Rhodes in Greece. The most gold medals went to the team from Kazakhstan. Bettina Trabert led the small delegation and was particularly pleased with the silver medal won by her son Max in the U16 Blitz World Championships.
Everyone knows FIDE, which in July last year celebrated its 100th anniversary. But how did the organisation come about? The book “100 Years of FIDE” is an illustrated history of the World Chess Federation. From it we excerpt passages to retrace the foundation of FIDE and its progress in the first half of the last […]