Game of the week

From Leontxo García, the dean of chess journalists

Fifty years ago, during the Cultural Revolution, the authorities in the Asian giant fined players and burned chess books. But today, Liren Ding, who is competing for China, is fighting to become the champion who will succeed Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian grandmaster

Game of the week

Game of the week

An international master snatches defeat from the jaws of victory.

Game of the week

Unfortunately, grandmaster Sherzer passed away recently.

Game of the week

In memory of Michael Basman who passed away in October.

It’s complicated but the problem is real

And comstant vigilance is necessary. I remember when the great Ukrainian grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk complained of having to pass through metal detectors on his way to the board twenty years ago. That’s routine today (and should be).

The Hans Niemann scandal has rocked the world of chess, where players undergo security scans to detect for potential devices

Game of the week

Game of the week