https://rookreview.com/news/mvl-high-level-sport-is-not-very-good-for-your-health-in-chess-the-most-used-muscle-is-the-brain-thats-an-additional-danger RookReview en 2026-07-31T19:15:00Z MVL: "High-level sport is not very good for your health... In chess, the most used muscle is the brain, that's an additional danger" https://rookreview.com/news/assaubayeva-received-over-210000-dollars-from-the-federation-this-year-the-funding-amount-is-241000-dollars-kazakhstan-chess-federation-vice-president-sadvakasov RookReview en 2026-07-31T17:48:00Z "Assaubayeva received over $210,000 from the Federation. This year the funding amount is $241,000" — Kazakhstan Chess Federation Vice President Sadvakasov https://rookreview.com/news/we-really-want-to-bring-to-azerbaijan-our-first-olympiad-medal-aydin-suleymanli RookReview en 2026-07-31T16:53:00Z "We really want to bring to Azerbaijan our first Olympiad medal!" — Aydin Suleymanli https://rookreview.com/news/i-experience-chess-as-a-sport-but-there-is-also-an-artistic-side-viswanathan-anand RookReview en 2026-07-31T15:52:00Z “I experience chess as a sport. But there is also an artistic side...” — Viswanathan Anand https://rookreview.com/news/pranav-maghsoodloo-and-xiong-won-their-3-0-thursdays-on-july-30 RookReview en 2026-07-31T13:19:00Z Pranav, Maghsoodloo, and Xiong Won Their 3 0 Thursdays on July 30 https://rookreview.com/news/all-female-chess-team-is-forced-to-recruit-a-male-player-scandal-in-the-uk RookReview en 2026-07-31T12:49:00Z All-Female Chess Team Is Forced to Recruit a Male Player — Scandal in the UK https://rookreview.com/news/susan-polgar-sweeps-50-board-simultaneous-exhibition-undefeated RookReview en 2026-07-30T21:19:00Z Susan Polgar Sweeps 50-Board Simultaneous Exhibition Undefeated https://rookreview.com/news/to-cheat-you-can-set-up-a-micro-earpiece-a-hidden-camera-and-a-second-pc-in-a-few-hours-ill-never-believe-it-can-be-detected-alexander-grischuk RookReview en 2026-07-30T20:25:00Z "To cheat you can set up a micro-earpiece, a hidden camera, and a second PC in a few hours... I'll never believe it can be detected!" — Alexander Grischuk https://rookreview.com/news/we-urgently-need-change-in-fides-very-soviet-style-leadership-we-the-german-chess-federation-support-wadim-rosenstein-dsb-president-paul-meyer-dunker RookReview en 2026-07-30T18:33:00Z “We urgently need change in FIDE's very Soviet-style leadership... We, the German Chess Federation, support Wadim Rosenstein” — DSB President Paul Meyer-Dunker https://rookreview.com/news/i-was-in-doubt-even-about-the-chess-community-itself-after-that-mvl-on-the-cheating-scandal-in-the-french-national-team RookReview en 2026-07-30T17:01:00Z "I was in doubt even about the chess community itself after that…" — MVL on the Cheating Scandal in the French National Team https://rookreview.com/news/wadim-rosensteins-press-office-demands-turlov-and-dvorkovich-to-cease-defamatory-claims RookReview en 2026-07-30T15:26:00Z Wadim Rosenstein’s Press Office Demands Turlov and Dvorkovich to Cease Defamatory Claims https://rookreview.com/news/gukeshs-recent-games-have-been-painful-to-watch-giving-the-impression-of-a-player-who-can-do-nothing-right-english-gm-luke-mcshane RookReview en 2026-07-30T14:24:00Z "Gukesh's recent games have been painful to watch, giving the impression of a player who can do nothing right…" — English GM Luke McShane