It's been a week since Timur Turlov was elected FIDE president. Already, he is grappling with the consequences of putting himself on the world stage.

For chess great Garry Kasparov, alleged Russian plots to assassinate Kremlin opponents abroad are no laughing matter.

Bodhana Sivanandan arrived at the Chess Olympiad aged 11 and was asked to lead England from board one. She leaves Samarkand ...

New FIDE President Timur Turlov has backed keeping the Chess Federation of Russia suspended—on the same weekend a former ...

Timur Turlov was elected FIDE President today in Samarkand, winning the runoff 110–85 over Wadim Rosenstein after taking 96 ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes WGM And Scores Second IM Norm At Chess OlympiadBodhana Sivanandan arrived at the Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen has another ratings list to top after FIDE announced players will have an official FIDE rating for Fischer ...

The 85 is the number worth worrying about, or celebrating, and I have not decided which.September 29, 2026·6 min read Turlov ...

The Olympiad is over. The next time GM Gukesh D and GM Javokhir Sindarov become the centre of the chess world's attention, the World Championship will be on the line.

Delegates wake up, walk into a hall, mark a ballot, and there will be no more speeches — just the customary 15-minute slot before the elections. Tonight is the only night left to turn anyone, and the ...

Not many people in the hotel where the FIDE delegates stay are lawyers. But every single one of them is.

Everything You Need To KnowThe 2026 Chess Olympiad is over—and Uzbekistan and China are the champions. A record 400 teams descended on Samarkand for 11 rounds of extraordinary chess, controversy, ...