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The new major release of Stockfish is announced today by the Stockfish team. In tests against Stockfish 16, this release brings an Elo gain of up to 46 points and …

Alireza Firouzja qualified for the Speed Chess Championship Final after eliminating the event’s five-time champion Hikaru Nakamura in the Semifinal that was played tonight. Firouzja took an early lead 5.5-3.5 …

Levy Rozman (GothamChess) interviewed Hans Niemann ahead of his Speed Chess Championship match against Magnus Carlsen.

The Singapore International Chess Open 2024 is set to take place from 29th November to 5th December in conjunction with the World Chess Championship Match. The tournament will be held …

The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 was held from 28th August to 5th September 2024 at Citrus Hotel Waskaduwa in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the Chess Federation …

Sjakksnakk podcast has published an excerpt from the interview with WFM Anna Cramling. In this video Cramling shares her thoughts about the upcoming Speed Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen …

With just days left until the 2024 Chess Olympiad, several federations are still waiting for visas to enter Hungary, posing a major challenge. African nations are particularly impacted by visa …

The 3rd Annual Beltway Chess Open is set to take place from 6-8th September at the Executive Conference and Training Center in Dulles, Virginia, USA. The event has five sections: …

The 146th New York State Chess Championship, America’s oldest annual tournament, took place from 30th August to 2nd September at Albany Marriott in Albany, New York State, USA. The event …

Danske Bank is a new sponsor of the Swedish Chess Federation. A sponsorship agreement has been signed between the parties and Danske Bank’s first effort for Swedish chess will be …