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Wadim Rosenstein To Support 2026 African Individual Chess Championship

Wadim Rosenstein To Support 2026 African Individual Chess Championship

Wadim Rosenstein announced that he will be the official sponsor of the 2026 African Individual Chess Championship in Botswana. 2026 will be his fourth consecutive year supporting chess development in…

Magnus: "We used to be magicians on the board, but there's no mystery anymore..."

Magnus: "We used to be magicians on the board, but there's no mystery anymore..."

Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on the accessibility of complex chess knowledge. Magnus explains that in the past, only professionals could understand elite players, and notes that for amateurs, t…

Mahdavi, Terry and Erigaisi won their 3 0 Thursdays on February 26

Mahdavi, Terry and Erigaisi won their 3 0 Thursdays on February 26

Iranian IM Reza Mahdavi, Peruvian IM Renato Terry and Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi scored 9 points to win the First, Second and Third 3 0 Thursday respectively on February 26.

Prague Chess Challengers Day 2: Beerdsen and Hrbek Share the Lead

Prague Chess Challengers Day 2: Beerdsen and Hrbek Share the Lead

The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 2 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Thomas Beerdsen leading on tiebreaks.

Prague Chess Masters Day 2: Abdusattorov and Maghsoodloo — Perfect Draw

Prague Chess Masters Day 2: Abdusattorov and Maghsoodloo — Perfect Draw

The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 3 players share the lead with 1.5 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on ti…

“It will be tough for both Gukesh and Fabi… Let's call it a 50/50” — Keymer’s Predictions for Candidates and World Championship Match

“It will be tough for both Gukesh and Fabi… Let's call it a 50/50” — Keymer’s Predictions for Candidates and World Championship Match

German GM Vincent Keymer named the favorite to win the Candidates and discussed the format of the World Championship match. Keymer says Fabiano Caruana has the best chance of winning the Candidates, …

“Things happen in the heat of the moment…” — Nihal on Ohanyan’s Middle Finger at Titled Tuesday

“Things happen in the heat of the moment…” — Nihal on Ohanyan’s Middle Finger at Titled Tuesday

Armenian GM Emin Ohanyan reacted after losing to Indian GM Nihal Sarin and showed middle finger during the Titled Tuesday stream.

“New experience… But very interesting!” — Russian IM Polina Shuvalova Shaved Her Head

“New experience… But very interesting!” — Russian IM Polina Shuvalova Shaved Her Head

Polina Shuvalova shared on social media that she shaved her head on February 26. Shuvalova showed off her new look and commented on it in a video on her Telegram channel.

Faustino Oro: “I learned a lot from the Russian school..."

Faustino Oro: “I learned a lot from the Russian school..."

Argentinian IM Faustino Oro shared his thoughts on the upcoming Aeroflot Open 2026 held in Russia. Oro notes that his opponents will be tough and shares a list of books he has read by Russian and Sov…

“I will secure the necessary resources to become World Champion!” — Niemann Ahead of Netflix Documentary

“I will secure the necessary resources to become World Champion!” — Niemann Ahead of Netflix Documentary

American GM Hans Moke Niemann made a statement on his X account following [Netflix's announcement of the Carlsen-Niemann scandal documentary](https://rookreview.com/news/netflix-announces-carlsen-nie…

Prague Chess Challengers Day 1: Divya Deshmukh — Forced Draw

Prague Chess Challengers Day 1: Divya Deshmukh — Forced Draw

The first day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 1 round, 3 players share the lead with 1 point each, with Thomas Beerdsen leading on tiebreaks. 🇮🇳…

Prague Chess Masters Day 1: Niemann VS Gukesh

Prague Chess Masters Day 1: Niemann VS Gukesh

The first day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 1 round, 4 players share the lead with 1 point each, with David Navara leading on tiebreaks. 🇮🇳 Gu…

Gukesh Stars in an Indian RBL Bank Commercial

Gukesh Stars in an Indian RBL Bank Commercial

The Indian RBL Bank is running a marketing campaign called the "Right Moves". The campaign features 19-year-old World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a series of short films.

"After I started the tournament with 7/7, there were rumors that I was cheating!” — Caruana on Online and Over-the-Board Cheating

"After I started the tournament with 7/7, there were rumors that I was cheating!” — Caruana on Online and Over-the-Board Cheating

American GM Fabiano Caruana shared his thoughts on the problem of cheating in online and over-the-board chess. Caruana discusses the current state of the problem, notes that over-the-board cheaters f…

Gukesh: "Success of Indian chess would not have been possible without Vishy!"

Gukesh: "Success of Indian chess would not have been possible without Vishy!"

World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju shared his thoughts on the contribution of Viswanathan Anand and himself to the rise of Indian chess. Gukesh states that without Anand's success, chess in India would …

“If these were invitational tournaments, it wouldn't be a problem…” — MVL on EWC and GCT schedule conflict

“If these were invitational tournaments, it wouldn't be a problem…” — MVL on EWC and GCT schedule conflict

French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave commented on the conflict over the clash of dates between the Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup. MVL points out that the main issue is the need to qualify fo…

“Why Aeroflot for the 3rd GM Norm? The Faustino family has to carefully calculate the budget” — Journalist Hernan Sartori

“Why Aeroflot for the 3rd GM Norm? The Faustino family has to carefully calculate the budget” — Journalist Hernan Sartori

Argentinian Journalist Hernan Sartori explained why Faustino Oro chose the Aeroflot Open 2026 for his attempt to achieve the third GM norm. Sartori says that the Faustino family has to control tourna…

Prague International Chess Festival 2026 begins in Czech Republic on February 25

Prague International Chess Festival 2026 begins in Czech Republic on February 25

The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 starts tomorrow in Czech Republic, running from February 25 to March 6. First matches begin at 2:00 PM UTC. The Masters and Challengers tournaments combin…

Netflix Announces Carlsen-Niemann Scandal Documentary — Release in April 2026

Netflix Announces Carlsen-Niemann Scandal Documentary — Release in April 2026

Netflix announced the documentary “UNTOLD: Chess Mates” about 2022 cheating scandal, involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann. The film will be premiered on Netflix on April 7, with a trailer c…

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins Titled Tuesday on tiebreaks on February 24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins Titled Tuesday on tiebreaks on February 24

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draws to win Titled Tuesday on February 24. Runner-up Jan-Krzysztof Duda won 9 times, drew once and lost once, which led him to finish secon…

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