Romanian Chess Festival Goes Online for the First Time in Her 23 Years History!
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, COVID-19, we have heard of so many "Firsts" chess is not an exception, and most certainly...
FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup Begins Today!
At the opening ceremony held on May 4, 2020, the teams-participants of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup were paired in accordance...
Fast and Furious: Carlsen and Nakamura Transform Chess into an Adrenaline Sport
In a parallel universe, middle-aged men with middle-aged bellies are still frothing over Arsenal’s controversial Premier League winner against Liverpool. Saracens have...
Carlsen wins the Magnus Carlsen Invitational
In April 2020, the world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen staged the richest online tournament in history where seven other top players joined...
May FIDE ratings
It is very unlikely for any over-the-board action to return before July or August, so we expect to see this list repeated at...
Meet All 36 Participants of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup Competition
The International Chess Federation and Chess.com announced in April that Six teams are due to take part in the Online Nations Cup...
Lockdown Boom for Chess with 400% Surge in Games Played Online
Chess has made a resurgence during the coronavirus lockdown with millions of Brits consigned to their homes and parents are increasingly turning...
Singapore Charity Raises Over 30,000 SGD for Families in Need
The social aspect has always been one of the strong sides of chess and it is especially noticeable during the challenging times...
Strongest Russian GMs to Take Part in a Charity Tournament
As the world goes through a global health crisis, chess stands out as a unique sport that has successfully resurfaced online to...
A Post-Mortem of the 2020 Candidates Tournament
Controversial from the start, the 2020 Candidates Tournament promised to be like no other when GM Teimour Radjabov was unceremoniously removed from...
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Simplification vs. Calculation: Lessons from Two Winning Chess Scenarios
Yesterday, I had two funny moments in one of my games that gave me some food for thought. I had the black...
45th Chess Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Upsets USA, Vietnam Defeats Uzbekistan
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...
Rising Star Deborah Quickpen Debuts at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
In an inspiring turn of events at the Chess Olympiad, Nigeria’s chess prodigy, 12-year-old Deborah Quickpen,...