https://rookreview.com/news/hikaru-nakamura-will-not-play-at-the-chess-olympiad-usa-roster-revealed RookReview en 2026-06-25T17:00:00Z Hikaru Nakamura Will Not Play at the Chess Olympiad — USA Roster Revealed https://rookreview.com/news/for-80-percent-of-chess-players-a-professional-career-is-simply-unavailable-world-chess-ceo-ilya-merenzon-on-fide-rating-experiment RookReview en 2026-06-25T15:40:00Z "For 80% of chess players, a professional career is simply unavailable..." — World Chess CEO Ilya Merenzon on FIDE Rating Experiment https://rookreview.com/news/vishy-india-uzbekistan-and-china-will-fight-for-the-crown-at-the-olympiad RookReview en 2026-06-25T14:32:00Z Vishy: "India, Uzbekistan, and China will fight for the crown at the Olympiad!" https://rookreview.com/news/sindarov-when-i-walk-down-the-street-people-tell-their-friends-look-this-is-sindarov-hes-a-chess-player RookReview en 2026-06-24T20:21:00Z Sindarov: "When I walk down the street, people tell their friends: 'Look, this is Sindarov! He's a chess player!'" https://rookreview.com/news/fide-postpones-sanctions-against-bulgaria-until-september RookReview en 2026-06-24T18:42:00Z FIDE Postpones Sanctions Against Bulgaria Until September https://rookreview.com/news/vaishalis-chances-in-the-championship-match-are-reasonable-it-will-be-harder-for-ju-wenjun-to-motivate-herself-vishy RookReview en 2026-06-24T17:42:00Z “Vaishali’s chances in the Championship Match are reasonable. It will be harder for Ju Wenjun to motivate herself” — Vishy https://rookreview.com/news/true-gender-equality-will-be-achieved-when-only-one-world-championship-remains-veselin-topalov RookReview en 2026-06-24T16:31:00Z "True gender equality will be achieved when only one World Championship remains..." — Veselin Topalov https://rookreview.com/news/i-didnt-expect-fide-to-be-this-desperate-chess-community-criticizes-fide-rating-experiment RookReview en 2026-06-24T15:21:00Z “I didn't expect FIDE to be this desperate…” — Chess Community Criticizes FIDE Rating Experiment https://rookreview.com/news/sklokin-played-suspiciously-but-somehow-managed-to-pull-it-off-hes-playing-much-better-than-his-rating-dubov-on-13-year-old-sergey-sklokin RookReview en 2026-06-24T13:39:00Z "Sklokin played suspiciously, but somehow managed to pull it off... He's playing much better than his rating!" — Dubov on 13-year-old Sergey Sklokin https://rookreview.com/news/firouzja-and-abdusattorov-to-play-in-chennai-grand-masters-2026-in-july RookReview en 2026-06-23T20:20:00Z Firouzja and Abdusattorov To Play in Chennai Grand Masters 2026 in July https://rookreview.com/news/they-were-united-only-by-money-but-we-had-a-strong-team-spirit-aydin-suleymanli-on-the-world-team-rapid-and-blitz RookReview en 2026-06-23T19:01:00Z "They were united only by money... But we had a strong team spirit!" — Aydin Suleymanli on the World Team Rapid and Blitz