President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Timur Turlov announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. Turlov says FIDE stands at a crossroads, and believes the organization needs new …
July 24, 2026
Arkady Dvorkovich stated that he withdraws from FIDE Presidential election 2026. Dvorkovich points to possible risks for FIDE, and shares his opinion on candidate Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
Arkady Dvorkovich was included in the European Union sanctions list as part of the 21st package of restrictions against Russia on July 24. Dvorkovich was suspended from the position of FIDE President…
Alireza Firouzja spoke about his goal in chess. Firouzja says he wants to play his best in all formats, and notes that it doesn't matter which time control he plays.
July 23, 2026
The 11th and final day of the Biel Chess Festival Masters Triathlon 2026 in Switzerland has concluded. After 11 rounds, Levon Aronian scored a total of 29.5 points in the Classical, Rapid, Blitz, and…
The All India Chess Federation announced the men’s and women’s national rosters for the 46th Chess Olympiad. The event will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 28.
Matthias Bluebaum shared his thoughts on Team Germany’s chances at the 46th Chess Olympiad. Bluebaum says his team has chances for victory, and notes that Germany is around top 5 in strength at the e…
Basilisk Esports announced the signing of Anish Giri to their chess roster. Giri joins Vincent Keymer in the team.
Hans Moke Niemann shared his opinion on the changes to the qualification paths for the FIDE Candidates Tournament. Niemann calls the changes a great improvement, and claims that Ding Liren, Alireza F…
Indian team captain Srinath Narayanan shared his opinion on Gukesh Dommaraju's recent performance. Narayanan considers confidence the reason for Gukesh's drop-offs, and believes the Champion will pla…
July 22, 2026
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich reflected on FIDE’s progress in an interview with David Martinez. Dvorkovich says that FIDE is in a strong position, and notes the budgets the federation has raised o…
On July 22, the European Chess Union (ECU) leadership elections concluded. The elections took place at the General Assembly in Bucharest.
Hans Moke Niemann shared his opinion on Ding Liren, Javokhir Sindarov, and Gukesh Dommaraju. Niemann believes that Ding and Gukesh were never the best players in the world, and reflects on the outcom…
The organizer of the Chennai Grand Masters, Sreekar Channapragada, shared that Javokhir Sindarov could have participated in the 2026 event. Sreekar explains that Sindarov didn’t play in their event d…
The 7th and final day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in India has concluded. After 7 rounds, Alireza Firouzja scored 2 wins and 5 draws. He won the tournament with 4.5/7 points. Firouzja …
Russian content creator Aleksandr Shimanov shared his opinion on the FIDE World Championship 2026. Shimanov says that Sindarov made a good impression on him recently, and notes that he used to defend…
July 21, 2026
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on July 21. Runner-up Fabiano Caruana won 9 times, drew 1 time, and lost once, which led him to finish secon…
Platform MeetForCharity holds auctions for a meeting with Russian Grandmasters Ian Nepomniachtchi and Sergey Karjakin. Both auctions end on Monday, July 27.
The FIDE Council announced the removal of all existing restrictions previously imposed on the Belarus Chess Federation. The order takes effect immediately, on July 21.
Azerbaijani GM Vasif Durarbayli announced a match between Daniil Dubov and untitled club player Josh Smith. The match will take place online on Chess.com on November 7.
