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Sindarov wins 2025 FIDE World Cup

Uzbekistan’s GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2025 FIDE World Cup champion. Sindarov defeated Chinese GM Wei Yi 2½–1½, winning the second game of the first...

GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025)

Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single...

Tactics Tuesday: FIDE Women's World Team Championship

This week's puzzles come from the 2025 FIDE Women's World Team Championship. See our full report here. Download our printable worksheet, or solve...

9th Annual New York State Girls Championship Breaks Attendance Records

The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in...

Russia Wins FIDE World Women's Team Championship, China Eliminates USA in Quarterfinals

The FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished...

No Chalk, Three New Candidates Guaranteed as World Cup Heads to Semifinals

The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. With Chinese GM Wei Yi’s elimination of second-seeded Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi...

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Sindarov wins 2025 FIDE World Cup Uzbekistan’s GM Javokhir Sindarov is the 2025 FIDE World Cup champion. Sindarov defeated Chinese GM Wei Yi 2½–1½, winning the second game of the first...
GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025) Update, Oct. 24, 2025: Naroditsky was a Chess Life columnist from June 2014 through March 2020. All of his columns can be downloaded here in a single...
Tactics Tuesday: FIDE Women's World Team Championship This week's puzzles come from the 2025 FIDE Women's World Team Championship. See our full report here. Download our printable worksheet, or solve...
9th Annual New York State Girls Championship Breaks Attendance Records The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in...
Russia Wins FIDE World Women's Team Championship, China Eliminates USA in Quarterfinals The FIDE team (Russia) won the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship, winning both matches over an underdog Azerbaijan team — which finished...
No Chalk, Three New Candidates Guaranteed as World Cup Heads to Semifinals The upsets kept coming in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. With Chinese GM Wei Yi’s elimination of second-seeded Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi...