Topalov's Clutch Chess Lead Echoes His Old Kasparov Duels
Garry Kasparov has spent much of his post-retirement career being the one who makes other legends sweat. On the first day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The…
Samarkand's Disability Olympiad Echoes Belgrade's First Steps
The third FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities opened in Samarkand with 41 teams beginning play in Round 1, and the ceremonial first move fell to Akaki Iashvili, FIDE's Special Tasks Director, and Komil Sindarov, Vice President of the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, on…
Samarkand Links Ancient Ivory Pieces to a Modern Milestone
Uzbekistan has spent the last several years turning itself into one of chess's busiest hosts, and this week it added a genuine first. The 3rd FIDE Chess…
Salesforce's FIDE Deal Is a Software Sale With a Chessboard Attached
FIDE just landed the kind of sponsor that most sports federations spend years chasing, and the announcement is worth reading past the press-release enthusiasm.…
FIDE's Education Summit Follows a Familiar Institutional Playbook
FIDE is folding another standalone event into the calendar of the 46th Chess Olympiad. On 24 September 2026, the federation will hold the FIDE Summit on Chess…
GCL's Lead Swings Back to the Gambits on Day 5
The Global Chess League table has a habit of flipping on its head every couple of days, and Wednesday in Bengaluru was no exception. FYERS American Gambits…
A Second's Difference: GCL's Prodigy Board Controversy
The Global Chess League table flipped again on Day 4 in Bengaluru, but the number everyone was talking about afterward was a single second on a chess clock.…
FIDE's New Athletes Commission Echoes the IOC's Playbook
FIDE has opened the call for candidates for the upcoming elections to its Athletes Commission, a body meant to give players a formal seat at the table when the…
South Africa Dominates Africa's August Chess Rankings
South Africa supplied most of the biggest fields on the African chess calendar in August 2026, though the single largest turnout came from a women's…