11/14/2026 – The World Junior Rapid and Blitz Championships took place in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, with four titles up for grabs in the under-20 category. Uzbekistan's Khumoyun Begmuratov and the Netherlands' Eline Roebers (pictured, left) won the rapid competitions, while India's Pranav Venkatesh and Valeria Kleymenova claimed gold in blitz. Pranav, the reigning world junior champion in classical chess, added another title to his collection after taking silver in rapid. | Photo: FIDE

11/14/2026 – The group stage of the Total Chess Pilot is underway in Budapest, and only the group winners will advance to the knockout final to compete for the tournament title. The 24 participants are divided into four groups of six, playing a double round-robin in each group. From Wednesday to Sunday, each participant plays two games per day with a Fast Classic time control (45+30). On Saturday, Magnus Carlsen will attempt to recover from earlier setbacks in his mini-match against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. | Follow the action live, starting at 15.00 CET (9.00 ET, 19.30 IST) | Pictured: Hans Niemann | Photo: Michal Walusza

11/14/2026 – “The third and final part of my author special on Robert Ris rounds off my review of his work by looking at his middlegame courses, which focus primarily on chess strategy,” writes Lukas Köpl in his comprehensive review of Robert Ris’s video courses.

11/14/2026 – Haik Martirosyan defeated Magnus Carlsen on Friday to take the sole lead in Group C at the Total Chess Pilot in Budapest. Fabiano Caruana remains the tournament's top scorer with 14 points, while Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave also lead their respective groups. Carlsen's struggles have cost him 15.8 rating points so far in the event, leaving Caruana just 7.2 points behind the Norwegian at the top of the live classical rankings. | Photo: Michal Walusza / Total Chess

11/13/2026 – The 89th Tata Steel Chess Tournament will take place in Wijk aan Zee from 15 to 31 January 2027, with a Masters field led by Javokhir Sindarov (pictured), Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri and Levon Aronian. The Challengers section will also feature a strong international lineup, including Aravindh Chithambaram, Zhu Jiner, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Alice Lee and returning Ukrainian grandmaster Ihor Samunenkov. | Photo: Nils Rohde / ChessBase

11/13/2026 – No particular depth today, just for the fun of it – make short work of the black king!

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11/13/2026 – Fabiano Caruana and Hans Niemann scored back-to-back wins on Thursday at the Total Chess Pilot in Budapest, defeating Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali Rameshbabu respectively. Caruana now leads Group B with 10 points, while Niemann shares first place in Group D with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen remains winless but just 2 points off the lead in Group C after again signing two draws. Notably, Bibisara Assaubayeva obtained a memorable upset victory over Arjun Erigaisi. | Photo: Michal Walusza / Total Chess

11/12/2026 – Twenty-five years ago today, on 12 November 2001, English chess lost one of its finest players, Anthony Miles. He was the first English player ever to be awarded the title of international grandmaster by FIDE. Miles was among the world's top ten players for a time. His death came as a great surprise. | Photo: British Chess News

11/12/2026 – Francisco "Paco" Vallejo made a strong start at the Salamanca Masters, winning all three games on Wednesday to take the sole lead. The 44-year-old Spaniard, who has not played an official classical game since September 2025, defeated Anastasiia Hnatyshyn, José Martínez and Loek van Wely. Martínez stands second on 2/3, while 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan recovered from two losses to beat Elisabeth Paehtz in round three. | Photo: Salamanca University Alumni

11/12/2026 – The group stage of the Total Chess Pilot began in Budapest on Wednesday, with players contesting two games at a 45+30 time control. Six players finished the day with 4 points out of a possible 6: Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja (pictured), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem. The football-style scoring system made an immediate difference, as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri - who drew both their encounters - find themselves trailing players who collected a win and a loss. | Photo: Michal Walusza / Total Chess

11/11/2026 – ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Nagesh Havanur takes a look at the recent issue, CBM 233. A total of 2911 games from the Biel and Norway tournaments (18 annotated), 10 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Lubomir Ftacnik. Aydin Suleymanli and Le Quang Liem, among others. The icing on the cake is Anish Giri's analysis of two decisive games from the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters Tournament. | Photo: Nils Rohde / ChessBase