https://rookreview.com/news/wesley-awonder-and-xiong-take-the-lead-us-championship-day-1 RookReview en 2026-10-09T23:09:00Z Wesley, Awonder, and Xiong Take the Lead — US Championship Day 1 https://rookreview.com/news/israelis-not-allowed-at-the-world-amateur-chess-championship-over-nationality-scandal-in-malaysia RookReview en 2026-10-09T19:29:00Z Israelis Not Allowed at the World Amateur Chess Championship Over Nationality — Scandal in Malaysia https://rookreview.com/news/parham-maghsoodloo-wins-freestyle-friday-with-9-points-on-october-9 RookReview en 2026-10-09T18:29:00Z Parham Maghsoodloo Wins Freestyle Friday with 9 Points on October 9 https://rookreview.com/news/i-never-had-any-sponsors-i-didnt-even-get-coaching-from-the-time-i-was-2300-until-i-got-to-2700-nakamura-on-abhimanyu-mishras-financial-struggles RookReview en 2026-10-09T17:34:00Z "I never had any sponsors. I didn't even get coaching from the time I was 2300 until I got to 2700..." — Nakamura on Abhimanyu Mishra's Financial Struggles https://rookreview.com/news/if-ai-ever-replaces-coaches-it-wont-happen-anytime-soon-vladimir-kramnik RookReview en 2026-10-09T15:50:00Z "If AI ever replaces coaches, it won't happen anytime soon..." — Vladimir Kramnik https://rookreview.com/news/duda-bortnyk-and-minh-le-won-their-3-0-thursdays-on-october-8 RookReview en 2026-10-09T15:01:00Z Duda, Bortnyk, and Minh Le Won Their 3 0 Thursdays on October 8 https://rookreview.com/news/gukesh-and-pragg-receive-15000-dollars-each-for-second-place-at-the-olympiad RookReview en 2026-10-09T14:05:00Z Gukesh and Pragg Receive $15,000 Each for Second Place at the Olympiad https://rookreview.com/news/i-had-heard-some-of-kramniks-conspiracy-nonsense-in-the-past-so-it-was-much-easier-for-me-to-take-the-bull-by-the-horns-and-go-right-after-him-hikaru-nakamura RookReview en 2026-10-08T19:21:00Z "I had heard some of Kramnik's conspiracy nonsense in the past… So, it was much easier for me to take the bull by the horns and go right after him" — Hikaru Nakamura https://rookreview.com/news/magnus-carlsen-to-attend-launch-of-new-move-cup-for-elite-grandmasters RookReview en 2026-10-08T17:47:00Z Magnus Carlsen to Attend Launch of New MOVE Cup for Elite Grandmasters https://rookreview.com/news/winning-the-candidates-is-almost-certainly-harder-than-winning-a-world-championship-hikaru-nakamura RookReview en 2026-10-08T14:53:00Z "Winning the Candidates is almost certainly harder than winning a World Championship" — Hikaru Nakamura https://rookreview.com/news/us-chess-championship-2026-begins-in-st-louis-on-october-9 RookReview en 2026-10-08T11:53:00Z US Chess Championship 2026 Begins in St. Louis on October 9