FIDE has published the roadmap for its 2026 presidential election. But in the world of chess politics, everyone already knows the real requirements. worldchess.com/news/would-y...

Chess never ceases to amaze: here's Alireza Firouzja playing the Superbet Chess Classic Romania with his feet up. worldchess.com/news/things-...

Firouzja is on his own. Was it money? Fashion? For whatever reason, for the third time in a row France won't have its top chess talent at the FIDE Olympiad. worldchess.com/news/firouzj...

United minds, they are not. A nice little Cold War is brewing before the 2026 World Chess Championship match. worldchess.com/news/we-are-...

Betteridge's Law applies in all forms of journalism, even chess.

Well, it is an election year...

It's been a good weekend. #prouddad

Is it Russia vs the West again? Surely not! The intrigue and high politics are ramping up already in the world chess federation's election year. worldchess.com/news/wadim-r...

Magnus Carlsen is back playing classical chess. It's been a while. worldchess.com/news/world-c...

Now that looks green.

Caruana Bemoans Lack Of State Support For U.S. Chess And Warns Superpower Is Falling Behind Rivals worldchess.com/news/its-ver...

The FIDE election is beginning to take shape. #chess worldchess.com/news/wadim-r...

Happy St George's Day. I would like to introduce you to the St George's Opening in chess. It's quite a spicy one, and I quite like to play it from time to time. Maybe today? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Geo...

Here we go then... England's FIDE Delegate Malcolm Pein Fires Starting Gun On Presidential Elections share.google/MWIWk71olEQI...

Sindarov. This is ridiculous now. #FIDECandidates

I get the impression Hikaru has gone to the Candidates intent on stirring the pot at every opportunity. I've got no objection to that! #FIDECandidates

Best sports news of the day.

Why watch footie when you can watch this. Pure tension. #fidecandidates

Yes. You hate to admit it (normally I wouldn't opt for the official stream), but this time FIDE are knocking it out of the park. Peter and Jan, the dream duo.

It's so nice to have a weekend off Spurs. #COYS

Do it!

Hilarious. #COYS

I want Ange back. There, I said it. #COYS

No, Eze did not beat Carlsen at chess... www.thesun.co.uk/sport/384632...

We'll see what happens when the Chess Olympiad comes round later this year. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

Tudor needs to stop the boat analogies fast or we'll go down like the Mary Rose. #COYS

Wow.

Is it tho? Is it really? Wheelchair curling is 'like chess on ice' - BBC News share.google/zh6ug7zA8ffd...

Maybe the people who make jokes at our expense are onto something - we really should pivot to medicine. #COYS

It's everyone else's fault, but Scott Munn's. #COYS

I'm not saying Vinai is to blame for all this, but I would like to know what's said in his yearly review - what exactly have been his successes? What KPIs has he hit? Because as a fan it's difficult to see from the outside how he's affected the club at all. Except to prolong the Frank agony. #COYS

It's a chess funny:

So no new manager bounce, then. #COYS

Well, at least we had equal possession for that 5 minutes. #COYS

RIP GM Jan Timman.

Going to the Arsenal match dressed like this. #COYS

So, Igor Tudor it is. With any luck our next 6 results will be: -Drawed -Beheaded -Died -Drawed -Beheaded -SURVIVED #COYS

It would be classic Spurs to lurch from the calm of Frank to the crazy of De Zerbi. #COYS

New manager, please. #COYS

I hope he's all-white.

FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich is reportedly on the next EU sanctions list. The list will be published on February 24. Huge implications for chess if it happens.

Tomorrow is now a must-lose game for us. #COYS

Is Thomas Frank about to be sacked by Spurs? It struck me this morning that Vinai wrote in his open letter before the West Ham match that we all need patience. To sack Frank after saying that makes him look stupid. #COYS

The Glas ceiling does exist (at Palace).

My son's first game for a while. He's just getting used to playing online. He's only 5. And he beat an 1100. But none of that is an excuse for hanging a rook. lichess.org/OhSmMI8v/bla...

World Chess Weekly: Is Magnus Carlsen Now The Most Dominant Figure in Sport? worldchess.com/news/world-c...

A physicist, apparently, has discovered something about chess the New Scientist needs to report on. WTF? www.newscientist.com/article/2509...

Russia Shut Out of Chess World Top 20 for First Time in FIDE History worldchess.com/news/russian...

World Chess Weekly: Here's A FIDE Event Carlsen DOES Like—Starting Now, The Rapid & Blitz worldchess.com/news/world-c...

Chess is in mourning after it was announced English GM Jonathan Hawkins has died aged 42 just before Christmas. worldchess.com/news/jonatha...