Announcements Online Events: Acceptable Formats » FIDE Arbiters, Organizers, Trainers: Confirm Activity Status » US Chess FIDE Rating Fees effective April 1, 2021 » Nakamura Reaches Semis in New in Chess ClassicThe American blitz specialist seeks his first finals appearance against Azerbaijani GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the fifth leg of the Champions Chess...… Read More » Candidates Tournament Closes With News DumpChinese GM Wang Hao announces retirement, FIDE to revisit tiebreaker rules, and the promise of another Candidates Tournament in 2022 all marked the...Read… Read More » Aagaard on the Candidates - Round 14For the fourteenth and final installment of his “Candidates Game of the Day” series, GM Jacob Aagaard has analyzed GM Ding Liren's victory over GM Ian...… Read More » Nepomniachtchi Clinches Candidates, Becomes Next Challenger for World Championship CrownThe Russian No. 1 clinched the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare on Monday, and will next face Magnus Carlsen in a World Championship match...… Read More »