Former World Champions Vishy Anand and Xie Jun were at my table at #FIDE100. On my right was former World Champion Zhu Chen, behind me was former World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili, and on my left was my sister Judit. #BudapestOlympiad International Chess Federation Women's Chess News

Peaceful Warriors! 😍

Egypt 🇪🇬. Today we went to the Azizia Youth Center in one of the villages of Giza Governorate. The children there were playing chess in the street and on the side of the road using chessboards that they made from cardboard and wood. We cooperated with the village youth center to

The London Qualifier for this year's UK Open Blitz starts at 11 am tomorrow at St Luke's Golders Green. Further details at the link here including where to follow the liveboard broadcasts on chesscom and lichess - englishchess.org.uk/uk-open-blitz-… - ECF ECF Women's Chess

I'm so happy I was able to meet one of my favorite #Chessable authors, GM Gawain Jones from the English team🤗 If you are into subtle, British humor, I really recommend his courses! #ChessOlympiad2024

I don't think I have ever not known who Judit Polgar was. From the day I started playing chess I looked up to her and told myself that one day I would be just like her. Never in my life could I imagine that one day I would actually get to meet her! And not just her...but

It is good to see the younger generation know their chess history. The endgames of Capablanca will always be perfect study material for the aspiring chess student.

Following on from our previous post, here is a very timely new release from New In Chess and Chessable, written by a real gentleman, Alex Colovic. It seems like a winning combination to me. The lessons of Capablanca's endgames will never grow old.

See game five of the World Championship match between Tigran Petrosian and Mikhail Botvinnik for a similar king march. In this new example, White could not match the result of his predecessor. History has shown that some kings will always be more effective than others.

All set for the biggest clashes of the #ChessOlympiad2024!

The second part of our name, 'Communities', should be a hint towards the fact that we are already extremely active in the delivery of social chess in the UK. Let us see what global plans are afoot for 2025.

A new era has begun. Will Gukesh complete a fabulous year of achievements by India by winning the forthcoming title match against Ding Liren? Form suggests a resounding 'yes' is the answer to the question.

It is always a difficult choice for publishers. Should they wait until after a title match before publishing a book on one of the participants, or publish first and risk the book being slightly outdated? Elk and Ruby Publishing House are already ahead of the game.

CSC Training Day in Liverpool - now updated with venue details: chessinschools.co.uk/training/staff… Chess in Schools Merseyside

Have you got your tickets yet?

Wonderfully inspirational!