16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (516+ words) America, the land of the free, and the great chess superpower that produced Paul Morphy, GM Bobby Fischer and, more recently, the current world numbers two and three GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. But, according to Caruana, the 2018 World…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (536+ words) So, what is FM in Chess? The fm title or FIDE Master is an official title given by FIDE. Unlike other higher titles, the rank doesn't require norms, only a rating. That threshold is 2300 Elo. Now, that number doesn't mean…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (779+ words) For four years now, he has been one of the most intriguing figures in elite chess'an elusive financier whose sudden arrival shook up the game almost overnight. Wadim Rosenstein, a German entrepreneur and billionaire who grew up in Russia, emerged…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (386+ words) By ILYA MERENZONIlya is the CEO of World Chess. He is not planning to seek election for FIDE President. This is for a job that pays nothing. By every ordinary measure, the FIDE presidency is a terrible gig. No salary....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (300+ words) It isn't. The template was written in the summer of 1993 by a pair of Las Vegas gamblers, one of whom wore a fake wig to a chess tournament in Philadelphia. The other one sat in a hotel room. For a…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (636+ words) The India-Uzbekistan chess rivalry is not going away any time soon and later this year chess fans can enjoy the mouth-watering prospect of a World Chess Championship featuring those two nations. Hot off the heels of a dramatic FIDE Candidates…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (237+ words) Introducing Draw Probability. Now in every game analysis on worldchess. com'World Chess Introducing Draw Probability. Now in every game analysis on worldchess. com Three curves. One chart. Green for win. Grey for draw. Orange for loss. No more translating centipawns…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (443+ words) Out of nowhere, it came: the first clear declaration that Russian incumbent Arkady Dvorkovich will face opposition in this year's FIDE presidential election, if he stands. English IM and chess organiser Malcom Pein has made his move. There have been…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (633+ words) There are moments when the chess community really feels like a family. In England, the past week has been just one of those times. Two events held days apart have brought together players to remember two important figures in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) Uzbekistan's day was Tuesday. But Wednesday was unquestionably India's as GM Vaishali R ended a thrilling 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates as the outright champion. The 24-year-old from Chennai, who saw her younger brother GM Praggnanandhaa R stumble in the open event,…...