https://rookreview.com/news/if-people-would-not-be-losing-such-positions-i-would-be-out-of-work-very-quickly-giri-on-losing-to-sevian RookReview en 2026-08-13T19:57:00Z “If people would not be losing such positions, I would be out of work very quickly!” — Giri on Losing to Sevian https://rookreview.com/news/fide-should-not-be-a-political-party-chess-is-not-a-method-that-should-fight-political-wars-in-the-world-jan-henric-buettner RookReview en 2026-08-13T19:06:00Z “FIDE should not be a political party… Chess is not a method that should fight political wars in the world!” — Jan Henric Buettner https://rookreview.com/news/niemann-erigaisi-sarin-and-lazavik-ewc-playoffs-are-set RookReview en 2026-08-13T17:35:00Z Niemann, Erigaisi, Sarin, and Lazavik — EWC Playoffs Are Set https://rookreview.com/news/anyone-who-has-watched-chess-content-is-100-percent-familiar-with-this-trick-nakamura-on-his-games-at-ewc RookReview en 2026-08-13T15:56:00Z “Anyone who has watched chess content is 100% familiar with this trick...” — Nakamura on His Games at EWC https://rookreview.com/news/i-guess-you-could-call-this-the-tiebreak-niemann-on-defeating-nepo-at-ewc RookReview en 2026-08-13T14:16:00Z “I guess you could call this the tiebreak...” — Niemann on Defeating Nepo at EWC https://rookreview.com/news/deshmukh-defeats-kosteniuk-cairns-cup-day-3 RookReview en 2026-08-12T22:57:00Z Deshmukh Defeats Kosteniuk — Cairns Cup Day 3 https://rookreview.com/news/wesley-so-takes-the-lead-sinquefield-cup-day-3 RookReview en 2026-08-12T22:37:00Z Wesley So Takes The Lead — Sinquefield Cup Day 3 https://rookreview.com/news/its-a-sprint-a-short-term-90-day-project-jan-henric-buettner-on-running-for-fide-presidency RookReview en 2026-08-12T20:19:00Z “It's a sprint, a short-term 90-day project...” — Jan Henric Buettner on Running for FIDE Presidency https://rookreview.com/news/carlsen-nakamura-firouzja-and-abdusattorov-qualify-to-ewc-playoffs RookReview en 2026-08-12T18:27:00Z Carlsen, Nakamura, Firouzja, and Abdusattorov Qualify to EWC Playoffs https://rookreview.com/news/nepo-blunders-a-queen-to-niemann-slams-the-table-and-drops-the-headset RookReview en 2026-08-12T15:53:00Z Nepo Blunders a Queen to Niemann, Slams the Table, and Drops the Headset https://rookreview.com/news/aronian-when-youre-growing-up-without-electricity-and-water-youre-not-afraid-of-anything-anymore RookReview en 2026-08-12T14:44:00Z Aronian: "When you're growing up without electricity and water, you're not afraid of anything anymore..." https://rookreview.com/news/my-plan-against-magnus-ill-sleep-well-i-hope-andrey-esipenko RookReview en 2026-08-12T14:01:00Z “My plan against Magnus? I’ll sleep well, I hope...” — Andrey Esipenko https://rookreview.com/news/wesley-so-defeats-foreest-in-a-rook-and-pawn-endgame-sinquefield-cup-day-2 RookReview en 2026-08-11T23:05:00Z Wesley So Defeats Foreest in a Rook-and-Pawn Endgame — Sinquefield Cup Day 2 https://rookreview.com/news/alice-lee-defeats-deshmukh-cairns-cup-day-2 RookReview en 2026-08-11T22:14:00Z Alice Lee Defeats Deshmukh — Cairns Cup Day 2