Maxime Vachier-Lagrave shared his opinion on Gukesh Dommaraju's chances at the Salesforce FIDE World Championship 2026. MVL believes that Gukesh has been experimenting often lately. Maxime says that …
September 10, 2026
Jan Henric Buettner spoke about the commercialization of FIDE at Chess.com's 2026 Presidential Debate. Buettner names the goal of increasing FIDE's revenues and distributing 20% to federations. Jan d…
The 6th day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Javokhir Sindarov’s team, FYERS American Gambits, leads the event with 15 points. Magnus Carlsen’s Alpine APL Pipers …
FIDE announced a three-year partnership with Salesforce on September 10. The contract became the largest in FIDE's history.
Chess.com held the 2026 Presidential Debate on its YouTube channel on September 9. All three participants of the FIDE Presidential election 2026 joined the debate. The event began with opening speech…
Anish Giri spoke about his relationship with Magnus Carlsen in an interview with The Indian Express. Giri says that Carlsen has always been his main target. Anish notes that it is hard to maintain fr…
Hans Moke Niemann commented on Abhimanyu Mishra's statement about wanting to change federation. Hans points to the importance of financial support in chess. Niemann cites the Indian and Uzbek federat…
September 09, 2026
The Hans Niemann vs. 10 Tech Founders simultaneous exhibition begins today in New York City, USA. The event starts at 8:00 PM EDT on September 9 (12:00 AM UTC on September 10).
The 5th day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Javokhir Sindarov's team, FYERS American Gambits, leads the event with 12 points. FYERS American Gambits are 2 tiebre…
Timur Turlov participated in Chess.com's 2026 Presidential Debate on September 9. Turlov shared his plans on protecting chess from cheating. Timur spoke about creating an AI-powered anti-cheat, and p…
American GM Abhimanyu Mishra spoke about difficulties with financial support in an interview with The New Indian Express. Mishra says that he is considering changing his chess federation. Abhimanyu c…
Russian GM Volodar Murzin spoke about his desire to change his chess federation in an interview with Hindustan Times. Murzin says that his choice of tournaments is limited. Volodar notes that he has …
Ian Nepomniachtchi commented on his performance at the Global Chess League 2026. Nepo says that he is not satisfied with his play on the first board. Ian hopes for improved results in the second half…
September 08, 2026
Alexey Sarana shared his thoughts on chess coaches in an interview with Chess with Mustreader. Sarana says that good coaches are expensive, and notes the importance of the social connection between p…
Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem scored 9.5 points with 9 wins and 1 draw to win the Titled Tuesday on September 8. Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura won 8 times and drew 3 times, which led him to finish second w…
Abhimanyu Mishra commented on his time loss to Leon Luke Mendonca at the Global Chess League 2026. Mishra says he had an advantage in the game, and notes that Leon apologized to him.
The 4th day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 in India has concluded. Javokhir Sindarov's team, FYERS American Gambits, leads the event with 9 points. FYERS American Gambits are 5 tiebrea…
Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his opinion on the FIDE World Championship 2026. Nepo believes that the match odds are 65-35 in favor of Javokhir Sindarov. Ian notes the importance of winning the first gam…
Vladimir Kramnik spoke about the threat he sees for modern chess. Kramnik believes that the chess world will be taken over for financial profit, and calls Chess.com a monopoly. Kramnik spoke about it…
Vidit Gujrathi commented on his win over Daniil Dubov at the Global Chess League 2026. Vidit notes that he had a time disadvantage, and makes a joke about his age.
September 07, 2026
