Arjun Erigaisi spoke about Magnus Carlsen in an interview on the Firstpost YouTube channel. Erigaisi says that Carlsen's opponents find it difficult to play him for the first time. Arjun notes that h…
September 23, 2026
47-year-old Australian chess player Shumsheer Singh Ghumman was formally denied bail in the Victorian Supreme Court on September 23. Ghumman has been charged with stalking 25-year-old streamer Hannah…
Team India is in 3rd place at the Chess Olympiad 2026 after 7 days of the event. Gukesh Dommaraju plays on the last, fourth board. He has the best current performance on the team.
The 7th day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. Team 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan leads the tournament with 14 points and 0 losses. 5 national teams finished the round with 12 points. Te…
Magnus Carlsen shared his opinion on Gukesh Dommaraju's weaknesses in an interview with the Financial Times. Carlsen calls Gukesh's calculations overly optimistic. Magnus notes that Gukesh is current…
Total Chess announced the remaining 6 of 24 participants for the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot. The tournament will take place from November 10 to 21 at the Anantara New York Palace Hotel…
Wadim Rosenstein published a letter of gratitude to Former FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov on his X. Rosenstein thanks Ilyumzhinov for his contribution to the development and popularization of ches…
September 22, 2026
Vladimir Kramnik commented on the technical loss for Israel's rosters at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Kramnik believes that Israel's opponents should have accepted the offer to reschedule the matches. Vl…
Alireza Firouzja scored 10 points with 10 victories to win the Titled Tuesday on September 22. Runner-up Denis Lazavik won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second with 9.5 points.
Ian Nepomniachtchi discussed Russia's theoretical chances at the 2026 Chess Olympiad. Nepo says that the Russian roster would be stronger than Germany, France, and England. Ian notes that the ratings…
Javokhir Sindarov shared his thoughts on Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Sindarov says that he grew up with Nodirbek and always looked up to him. Javokhir notes that the goal to play at a similar level to Abd…
Wesley So shared his opinion on Team USA's chances for a medal at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Wesley explains the difficulty of winning the gold medal. Wesley spoke about it in an interview with Chess24.
The Israeli Chess Federation (ICF) stated that they contacted FIDE in January and published the approval document. The document from January 15 confirms the ICF's request for a special schedule for t…
Spanish GM Alexei Shirov commented on Gukesh Dommaraju's title in an interview with ChessBase India. Shirov says that chess should not have a World Champion title. Alexei notes that he has nothing ag…
September 21, 2026
Hikaru Nakamura commented on Team USA's loss to Germany at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Hikaru says that the US team needs to win all remaining matches to reach the gold medal. Nakamura notes Niemann's l…
Timur Turlov commented on the situation with Wadim Rosenstein disconnecting from the 2026 Presidential Debate. Turlov believes that Wadim does not like to participate in public discussion. Timur says…
Former FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov shared his thoughts on the influence of politics in chess. Ilyumzhinov calls political bans in chess a destructive element. Kirsan states that chess should be…
The 6th round of the Chess Olympiad 2026 took place in Samarkand on September 21. The national team of Israel was scheduled to play against the team of the Netherlands. The members of the Israeli tea…
Ding Liren commented on his team's victory over Team Germany at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Ding says that his team earned a significant number of tiebreak points, and notes Vincent Keymer's mistake in …
China and Kazakhstan lead the Women's section of the 46th Chess Olympiad with 12 match points each, as the event passed the midpoint with six of 11 rounds played. China beat Poland 3.5-0.5, Kazakhsta…
