Hungarian GM Judit Polgar shared her thoughts on the performance of World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Polgar stated that she doubts Gukesh will retain his title, and noted that Gukesh needs to focus o…
March 12, 2026
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his thoughts on the low activity of Russian chess players on the international stage. Nepomniachtchi proposes a theory about a 'shadow ban,' explaining that since…
Freestyle Chess CEO Jan Henric Buettner shared his thoughts on the crisis in classical chess. Buettner explains that chess players see everything through the prism of the chessboard, and gives an exa…
17th World Champion GM Ding Liren spoke about his current attitude towards chess. Ding explains that he's happy with the current state of calm and cites enjoyment as a source of motivation for the ga…
Chess.com co-founders Daniel Rensch and Erik Allebest recorded a reaction to the Netflix trailer for the documentary 'Untold: Chess Mates' about the cheating scandal conflict between Magnus Carlsen a…
The 9th and final day of the American Cup 2026 in Saint Louis Chess Club has concluded. After 2 games, American GM Wesley So scored 1 win and 1 draw, defeating American GM Levon Aronian in the Grand …
March 11, 2026
Turkish billionaire investor Evren Ucok has launched a multi-year project supporting young chess players including 14-year-old GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and six other prodigies from Turkey, France, the …
The German Chess Federation (DSB) faces internal conflict after its leadership rejected a request from five regional associations to hold an extraordinary congress in May. The dispute centers on disa…
Co-founder of the Freestyle Chess Jan Henric Buettner spoke about how Hikaru Nakamura declined to participate in the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. Buettner notes that Nakamura was the…
German GM Roman Vidonyak shared his thoughts on two top chess players from Uzbekistan, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov. Vidonyak describes them as the fastest-developing players and notes…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi spoke about his main hobby in an interview at the FERZ chess club. Ian discusses his experience with Dota 2 and notes his love for competitive games.
New Balance released a commercial featuring Magnus Carlsen and Arsenal soccer player Eberechi Eze.
March 10, 2026
Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 10.5 points with 10 wins and 1 draw to win Titled Tuesday on March 10. Runner-up Magnus Carlsen won 9 times, drew once and lost once, which led him to finish second wit…
Streamer and WFM Anna Cramling spoke about her negative experience with stalking on Twitch on March 8. Cramling notes that she often receives negative and inappropriate messages, points out that this…
Netflix has released the trailer for 'Untold: Chess Mates', a documentary focused on the cheating scandal conflict between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann.
Wadim Rosenstein announced the creation of his second team for the 2026 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championship in Hong Kong. The team is named Chess United.
American GM Hans Moke Niemann released a promotion video for the Endgame.ai chess platform on his YouTube channel on March 9.
GM Hikaru Nakamura holds a 42.33% loss on uniQure (QURE) shares in his TipRanks investment portfolio. The U.S. Chess Champion purchased 300 shares at $30.83 on November 3, 2024, for a total of $9,249…
Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his plans for 2026 in an interview with a Russian-language media. Ian states that he wants to achieve a rating of 2800, and notes the difficulty of achieving this…
March 09, 2026
American GM Wesley So shared his emotions before and after his comeback against Fabiano Caruana in the 2026 American Cup Upper Bracket Final. Wesley describes how devastated he was after losing the f…
