Chess Masterclasses

18/06/2026

"I believe that, Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of Chess, and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard."

—Vlastimil Hort

11/06/2026

The governing body of world chesshas suspended Russia - for decades the dominant force in the ‌game - after a successful legal challenge by Ukraine.

11/06/2026

30/05/2026

✨ Check Out Lotus Chess Here!!👉 https://onelink.to/lotus-epic-chess"I'm Speechless." The Entire Chess World Is In Complete Shockhttps://www.chess.com/events...

15/05/2026

El debate sobre inteligencia artificial y ajedrez adquiere aquí una dimensión filosófica: jugar de forma sobrehumana no equivale necesariamente a comprender el juego. A partir del ensayo de Spyridon Kakos (foto) sobre la «muerte» de la estrategia Tipo B, el texto analiza cómo los motores moder...

15/05/2026

Four days, thousands of rapid and blitz chess games, international and national participants such as Maghsoodloo, Pranav and Blohberger - the 2026 Grand Prix at PlusCity in the Austrian town of Pasching is once again set to become one of Europe's biggest chess festivals. Anyone who wants not only to...

15/05/2026

All five games ended drawn in the first round of the Super Chess Classic Romania, though several players had chances to grab full points. Alireza Firouzja missed the clearest opportunity against defending champion Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (pictured), while Fabiano Caruana failed to make the most of...

15/05/2026

Simpson's in the Strand has reopened with a nod to its origins as a chess venue, a detail explored by Harry Wallop in The Times. Wallop's article uses the London restaurant's history to examine a wider revival of over-the-board chess, from social clubs and café events to rising sales of physical ch...

15/05/2026

Wadim Rosenstein came into prominence when he organised the first edition of WR Chess in 2023. He then came up with the idea of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams - an event that has become a mainstay in the chess calendar. In recent times, if you follow Rosenstein on his X account, the number of....

15/05/2026

In 1983, 21 years after Wolfgang Uhlmann's victory over Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1962 Chess Olympiad in Varna, a German player once again managed to defeat a reigning world champion. In the first round of the International Mephisto Chess Tournament in Hanover, Wolfram Hartmann, then a 27-year-old la...