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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.

The FIDE Candidates starts tomorrow. Will any journalists ask about this at the press conference? Russia Ordered To Stop Organising Chess Events In Occupied Ukraine Or Face 3-Year Suspension / News / World Chess - Official FIDE Online Chess Gaming Platform share.google/dot56Q5lYIM6...

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...

Russian flags and anthems are back in chess. This is from the U9 Girls section of the FIDE U9-U17 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship concluded on December 21 in Antalya.

3 Monster Issues Chess Will Have To Grapple With In 2026 worldchess.com/news/what-wi...

This was the week that was in chess: worldchess.com/news/world-c...

Chess Federations From England, Norway And Ukraine Stand Up To FIDE Over Return Of Russian Teams worldchess.com/news/english...

'Messi Of Chess' Faustino Oro Is On The Brink Of Breaking Youngest Ever Grandmaster Record worldchess.com/news/faustin...

Magnus had a baby. Hikaru's had a baby. Do you think there'll be a Nepo baby?

The FIDE General Assembly was a complete mess—and the outcome wasn't necessarily as clear as headlines suggest. I thought it was a done deal that Russian teams would be allowed back into chess, but the issue is NOT completely resolved yet. Here's my reading of it: worldchess.com/news/russia-...

Dvorkovich says FIDE is "sharing best practises" with the IOC and "have constant communication, sometimes even daily. "They know about the issues being discussed and what we are doing." Oblique reference to the Russian motion?

We are about to see Russian teams re-admitted to international chess tournaments. The FIDE General Assembly is under way. FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich is addressing delegates. It will happen. It's a done deal.

World Chess Weekly: An Outbreak Of Seasonal Goodwill Between FIDE And Freestyle? worldchess.com/news/world-c...

There's one big thing on the agenda at FIDE's General Assembly that could spark a crisis in chess. The big fight is this weekend. worldchess.com/news/fide-ge...

Tug-Of-War Over Carlsen Continues As Norwegian Picks Up Freestyle Chess Crown worldchess.com/news/carlsen...

Carlsen and FIDE Are At Each Others' Throats Again—And Now Nakamura's Piling In worldchess.com/news/hikaru-...

This story about UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves allegedly lying or overstating her achievement as a national girls chess champion is complete b******s. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

When you're doing the PR for a chess event, and ANDY MURRAY turns up unannounced. worldchess.com/news/andy-mu...