13th World Champion Garry Kasparov shared his opinion on the playing style of Uzbek GM Javokhir Sindarov. Kasparov calls Sindarov a universal player, and compares him to 10th World Champion Boris Spa…
May 14, 2026
Media outlet GamesBeat announced that the Esports World Cup 2026 is planning to move from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Paris, France. The source cited the Middle Eastern crisis as the reason for the move.
Swiss GM Noel Studer criticized Chessreps.com and American GM Fabiano Caruana for promoting the platform. Studer states that Chessreps is a trashy product, compares the depth of theory on the platfor…
American IM Levy Rozman shared his opinion on the FIDE World Championship 2026. Levy says the chances in the match are 55-45 in favor of Javokhir Sindarov, and rejects the idea that Sindarov is signi…
American GM Hikaru Nakamura criticized the Evaluation Bar system in chess on stream on Twitch. Nakamura explains that people do not understand the game the way a computer does, and calls the Evaluati…
GM Anish Giri highlighted the challenge of promoting chess in the Netherlands in a ChessBase India interview. For the first time in GCT history, both Giri and Jorden van Foreest compete as main tour …
The [GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026](https://rookreview.com/tournaments/10){:target="_blank"} begins tomorrow at the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest, running from May 14 to 23. First matche…
May 13, 2026
FIDE announced the roster for the Dragon Chilling team at the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026. The team includes 10 players from China, including 8 GMs and 2 non-titled playe…
French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave shared his thoughts on the future of his chess career. Maxime names the scenarios in which he might end his career, and discusses the possibility of becoming World Ch…
American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his opinion on Argentinian GM Faustino Oro becoming the second-youngest GM in history. Caruana says becoming a GM at 12 or 13 does not guarantee becoming World Cham…
The mother of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva criticized comments about the Kazakhstan Chess Federation on her social media. Liana Hakim claimed people write positive comments due to threats from the …
Indian GM Koneru Humpy shared her thoughts on withdrawing from the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in an interview with The Times of India on May 13. Koneru says she has no regrets about her decision…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi explained why he decided to play a match with American GM Hans Moke Niemann. Ian says he does not receive tournament invitations, and notes he wants to regain his form i…
May 12, 2026
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on May 12. Runner-up American GM Jeffery Xiong won 9 times, drew once, and lost once, which led him t…
American GM Fabiano Caruana commented on his compatriot GM Hans Moke Niemann’s opinion of him at GCT Poland. Caruana explains the meaning of the fable about the turtle and the rabbit, compares himsel…
Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva shared a story on Telegram with Uzbek GM Javokhir Sindarov on a walk in Bucharest, hinting at an engagement between the players. Bibisara arrived in Romania together wi…
The Nigerian National Sports Commission (NSC) announced that 20 sports will feature at the 2026 National Sports Festival. The decision was announced following a meeting between the Commission and Sta…
The French Chess Federation (FFE) has announced the composition of the French team for the 46th Chess Olympiad. The Federation states that French GM Alireza Firouzja will not participate in the Olymp…
Chess.com announced an increase to the prize fund of the weekly Titled Tuesday tournament. The fund will rise from $3,000 to $10,000 starting June 2.
May 11, 2026
Financial Times discusses the performance of American GM Hans Moke Niemann at the Grand Chess Tour. The publication considers Niemann an obvious candidate, mentions the ban from the Saint Louis Chess…
