Timur Turlov elected President of FIDE
Chess Newsby Press release15d ago
FIDE press release Delegates representing 196 national chess federations took part in the election, with three candidates competing in the race.
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top 12%Samarkand R9 (open): Uzbekistan retake sole lead after beating the US
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro16d ago
The Nodirbeks do it again Uzbekistan returned to sole first place in the Chess Olympiad after defeating the top-seeded United States 2½–1½ in Friday's ninth round.
On the Superfluity of Words (3)
Chess Newsby Helmut Pfleger16d ago
Christian Hesse suggested that I take this theme a step further by complementing it with stories and experiences from the intensely human world of chess.
7/7 points, rating performance 2955!
Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel17d ago
Here are the players I have known since they were ten, eleven and twelve years old, young talents I have looked after for almost a decade.
Samarkand R8 (open): Germany stun Uzbekistan, join them in the lead
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro17d ago
The Svane brothers deliver again Germany brought Uzbekistan's perfect run to an end in round eight of the open Chess Olympiad, defeating the hosts 2½–1½ and joining them at the top of the standings...
Bodhana Sivanandan: Chess and other passions
Chess Newsby ChessBase17d ago
9/24/2026 – Bodhana Sivanandan is only eleven years old, but in Samarkand she is already playing in her second Olympiad.
Samarkand R7 (open): Uzbekistan continue dominating run, extend lead
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro18d ago
Nodirbeks on fire Uzbekistan's home Olympiad continues to go perfectly. After seven rounds, the hosts are the only team with a perfect 14/14 match score, and Wednesday's 3–1 victory over China gave...
Total Chess World Championship Tour announces six more stars for pilot
Chess Newsby Press release18d ago
Press release by FIDE Total Chess World Championship Tour, the FIDE-approved global event conceptualised by Norway Chess, has announced six more leading international chess players who will compete...
Samarkand R6 (women): China and Kazakhstan remain perfect
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro19d ago
Two match points ahead of the field China and Kazakhstan reached the rest day as joint leaders of the Women's Chess Olympiad, both on a perfect 12/12 match points after winning their sixth-round...
Quo vadis, Fischer Random Chess? (2)
Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel19d ago
9/22/2026 – In a previous article we described the genesis of this increasingly popular form of chess – and what the strongest ever player, Magnus Carlsen, thinks of it.
Samarkand R6 (open): Uzbekistan beat India to take the sole lead
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro20d ago
Uzbekistan reached the rest day as the sole leaders of the Chess Olympiad after beating defending champions India 2½–1½ in one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament.
Samarkand R5 (open): Germany stun USA, share the lead with India and Uzbekistan
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro21d ago
Three of the four matches between the co-leaders produced decisive results in round five of the open section at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, leaving India, Uzbekistan and Germany tied for first...
Move to bring chess to 5,000 refugee children
Chess Newsby Press release21d ago
Press release by FIDE Grassroots charity Movement in Refuge (MiR) aims to extend the benefits of chess to thousands more refugee children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, if additional funding is...
ChessBase´26 – Tips for Beginners, part 32: Training with style
Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig22d ago
In this episode we once again focus on the individual look of your ChessBase´26 training. In episodes 11 and 17 we already showed how you can create pleasant views with multiple windows and your...
Samarkand R4 (open): Eight-way tie at the top as favourites hold firm
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro22d ago
China lead the board-point standings The fourth round of the Chess Olympiad brought the leading teams into more evenly matched territory, but the favourites largely continued to hold their ground.
ChessBase interviews from Samarkand: "How many databases? Hundreds!"
Chess Newsby ChessBase22d ago
9/19/2026 – ChessBase has a team on-site at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Visitors to the ChessBase stand can find out more about ChessBase for Mac.
Samarkand R3 (open): Top ten stay perfect after tense third round
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro23d ago
Twenty-one teams on 6/6 The top ten teams in the open section of the Chess Olympiad all maintained perfect 6/6 match scores after round three, although several of the favourites had considerable...
Review: Master Class Vol. 20 – Bent Larsen
Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz23d ago
Master Class 20: Bent Larsen In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed...
Samarkand R2 (women): Georgia only manage a draw against Montenegro
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro24d ago
The first major upset Round two of the women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand produced the first major match upset of the tournament, as second-seeded Georgia were held to a 2–2 draw by 48th-seeded...
Samarkand R2 (open): Despite close calls, all top teams grab wins
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro24d ago
Gukesh out of the 2700 club Round two of the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand saw all of the top 28 seeds score match victories, although several of the favourites had to work considerably harder than...