Guides, updates, and chess ideas from the prochess.online team.
The Gukesh Dommaraju form conversation has taken on a sharper edge this week, with English grandmaster and Spectator chess columnist Luke McShane delivering one of the more pointed public assessments…
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Chess has no shortage of teenage prodigies these days, but Argentina in particular seems to be producing them at an unusual rate. The latest to make headlines is Francisco Fiorito,…
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There’s a first time for everything, even in a game as old as chess. From August 3 to 10, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, will host something that has never technically…
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The British Chess Championships get underway this Saturday in Coventry with a field larger than any in the event’s 122-year history. A late surge in registrations has pushed entries past…
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Lichess has released its Titled Arena schedule for the next three months, giving titled players across the world six more chances to battle for cash prizes between now and the…
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Alireza Firouzja was crowned champion of the fourth edition of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, holding India’s Arjun Erigaisi to a draw in the seventh and final round at The…
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India has confirmed its squads for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, set for September 15-27 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, entering as defending champion in both the Open and Women’s sections following…
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For most club players, sharing a tournament hall with Magnus Carlsen is a fantasy, not a plan. The Global Chess League Contenders exists to change that math — a two-week…
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FIDE has officially confirmed Geneva, Switzerland as the host city for the 2026 World Chess Championship match, bringing together defending champion Gukesh Dommaraju of India and challenger Javokhir Sindarov of…
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Sixteen-year-old GM Andy Woodward and WGM Zoey Tang each claimed their second consecutive national junior titles this week at the Saint Louis Chess Club, headlining a busy stretch of US…
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Alireza Firouzja is out of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour entirely after withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup, with the Tour confirming that all points he earned during the 2026 season…
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Javokhir Sindarov handed Hikaru Nakamura another defeat on Monday, beating the American in just 22 moves during round two of the USA vs. Uzbekistan match at WR Chess Rapid &…
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ChessBase India crossed 3 million subscribers on YouTube on July 26, 2026, becoming just the third chess channel in the platform’s history to reach that number, following Gotham Chess and…
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The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 got underway this week in Pardubice, Czech Republic, and it arrived with a milestone attached: the largest field in the event’s history. Sixty-five…
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England’s Bodhana Sivanandan is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about names in world chess, and her performance at the Dole Trophy in Aix-en-Provence this past week gave the chess…
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Full Name: Dommaraju Gukesh Date of Birth: May 29, 2006 Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Nationality: Indian Family Background: Telugu family; father Dr. Rajinikanth is an ENT surgeon, mother Dr.…
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Full Name: Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Date of Birth: November 30, 1990 Birthplace: Tønsberg, Norway Nationality: Norwegian Marital Status: Married to Ella Victoria Malone (2025); one child Languages Spoken: Norwegian…
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The 2026 Vugar Gashimov Open began on July 24 and is currently underway at the Baku Olympic Hall. The international chess festival, held in memory of the late Grandmaster Vugar…
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As the nomination window slammed shut on July 26, 2026, the chess world finds itself in uncharted territory. The sudden EU sanctions against incumbent President Arkady Dvorkovich have triggered an…
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As the chess world pivots from the individual triumphs in Biel and Chennai, all eyes have turned to the ancient city of Samarkand. With the 46th Chess Olympiad set to…
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