At the end of August, the chess historians of the Chess History & Literature Society met in Copenhagen to exchange new findings from their research into chess history and chess literature in talks and lectures, and to present interesting new books. Herbert Bastian, Michael Negele and Frank Hoffmeister report. | Photo: The conference venue, Skakkens […]
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FIDE is pleased to announce the regulations for the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026, confirming the venue, format, schedule, and prize distribution for the meeting between reigning World Champion Grandmaster Gukesh D and his challenger, Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov. The match will be held at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland, from 22 […]
For centuries, Samarkand stood at the crossroads of civilisations. Merchants, scholars and travellers crossed the ancient Silk Road, carrying ideas and cultures from one part of the world to another. Now, another kind of journey will bring the world to the legendary city: 400 chess teams from across the globe will gather for the 46th […]
The Ganges Grandmasters have won the fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In the final in Bengaluru, Ian Nepomniachtchi’s team defeated defending champions Alpine APL Pipers 4-2. After the first match ended 3-3, the Grandmasters won the second, with Nepomniachtchi scoring a spectacular victory over Magnus Carlsen and Stavroula Tsolakidou beating Humpy […]
David Anton (pictured) won the second edition of the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid unbeaten, finishing 1½ points clear of the field. Five wins and five draws gave him a world-class performance rating of 2756. Defending champion Faustino Oro faded somewhat in the second half of the tournament and had to settle for third […]
There are countless ways to be creative. Chess and mathematics are just two examples. In both fields, one can be creative without needing words to describe the results of that creativity to others. In this article, the first of a three-part series by Prof. Christian Hesse and GM Dr Helmut Pfleger, we are particularly interested […]
August brings a range of new chess training products covering different areas of the game. The main topics include active opening repertoires, calculation and strategic decision-making. There are also two new courses on positional play, as well as updated databases on the Petroff Defence. The courses by Bahne Fuhrmann, Andrew Martin and Kostya Kavutskiy combine […]
How do you train endgames? To be honest, the question might be better phrased as: Do you even train endgames at all? After all, the magical richness of the final phase of a game is something not everyone appreciates. This makes it all the more important that training is enjoyable and not bogged down by […]
It is the biggest contract in FIDE’s history with a private entity: Salesforce is becoming the title sponsor and technological partner of the International Chess Federation. The partnership brings the Agentforce 360 portfolio, including Slack, to the world’s largest chess events and forums, powering real-time player rankings and AI-driven fan experiences for over 800 million […]
“Yesterday, in one of the most horrifying terrorist atrocities in history, the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed…” Those were the words with which we launched our brand new database-driven news page, on September 12, 2001. It was the very first report we filed. It had a special meaning for the world – […]