Lichess's Blogby Lichess15 Apr 2026
Michal Walusza / FIDE, FIDE Candidates 2026 Candidates Round 14: Sindarov and Vaishali Are Officially the WCC Challengers GM Javokhir Sindarov, who finished the Open Candidates on 10/14, will face...
Chess Newsby ChessBase15 Apr 2026
4/15/2026 – The Candidates Tournaments form the final qualifying stage of the FIDE World Championship cycle.
Lichess's Blogby Lichess14 Apr 2026
Niki Riga / FIDE, FIDE Candidates 2026 Candidates Round 13: Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2026 World Championship Challenger after drawing GM Anish...
Chess Newsby ChessBase14 Apr 2026
What to do about very long endings By Valery Golubenko In his book, in the chapter “Queen and Pawn vs.
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Lichess's Blogby Lichess13 Apr 2026
Michal Walusza / FIDE, FIDE Candidates 2026 Candidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the...
Lichess's Blogby Lichess11 Apr 2026
Dominik Töpfer Candidates Round 11: Quadruple Draws in Open, Vaishali Extends Lead in Women’s GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri after he held a tough game against GM...
Better Chessby Paul11 Apr 2026
Table of Contents Introduction: Back to Slow Chess (Yes, Really) The Sicilian Rossolimo has a way of humbling you quickly — and this game was no exception.
Ain't It Cool Newsby Barbarella10 Apr 2026
Hey friends, Barbarella here. Coming to theaters, Friday, April 10, BEAST tells the story of a former MMA champion drawn back into the ring for the most consequential fight of his life.
Lichess's Blogby Lichess10 Apr 2026
Dominik Töpfer Candidates Round 10: Sindarov Widens Gap Once Again, Vaishali in Sole Lead GM Javokhir Sindarov has extended his lead to two points after defeating GM R Praggnanandhaa, while in the...
Lichess's Blogby Lichess8 Apr 2026
Niki Riga / FIDE, FIDE Candidates 2026 Candidates Round 9: Giri 1.5 Points Behind Sindarov, Zhu and Vaishali Lead GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov...
Lichess's Blogby Lichess7 Apr 2026
Dominik Töpfer Candidates Round 8: Sindarov Extends Lead, Five-Way Tie in Women’s GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead to two full points after he drew his game against GM Andrey Esipenko and GM...
Chess Newsby ChessBase6 Apr 2026
The Longest Game By Valery Golubenko This time I will carry out a detailed analysis of the endgame "queen and knight pawn versus queen" that arose on move 88 of my game against Kirill Gorkov...
Lichess's Blogby Lichess6 Apr 2026
Dominik Töpfer Candidates Round 7: Sindarov Maintains Lead, Vaishali 1/2 Point Behind Muzychuk GM Javokhir Sindarov retains his 1.5-point lead ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali...
Chess Newsby ChessBase10 Mar 2026
Exclusive for National Federations Top-level chess games are not decided solely at the board – preparation plays a decisive role.
Steven Gieselby Steven Giesel6 Mar 2026
We have Join. We have LeftJoin. We have RightJoin. But somehow we still don't have a proper full outer join in LINQ. That might come soon!
Chess Newsby André Schulz21 Feb 2026
The 1896 Schiffers vs Steinitz Match As early as December 1895, the Russian newspaper Juschny Krai informed its readers that in the following year a match was to take place in Kharkiv (Russian...
Lichess's Blogby Lichess18 Feb 2026
Announcing the ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 A $20,000 prize event open to all Lichess streamers’ teams Lichess and ChessMood are pleased to announce the ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix, held on a...
Better Chessby Paul15 Feb 2026
There is something almost charming about facing the McDonnell Attack. Your opponent plays 1.e4 c5 2.f4, and you immediately know two things: they want a fight, and they are willing to weaken their...
Better Chessby Paul4 Feb 2026
31/01/2026 – MegaBase 2026 is Chess History in action. Regularly updated every month, the Main Database currently offers 11.7 million games, many of them annotated.
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