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FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission issues a decision in case involving GM Vladimir Kramnik https://www.fide.com/fide-ethics-disciplinary-commission-issues-a-decision-in-case-involving-gm-vladimir-kramnik/ Without going into the details of the case, I'm wondering if I'm the only one really surpri...

Just noticed this announcement:
https://chess.co.uk/pages/visit-our-retail-store

Does anyone know the new location?

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 7:13 pm

Nigel Freeman wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:40 pm

Humpy has withdrawn as she does not feel safe. An overreaction in my view

Is she going to be replaced?

(and yes, I agree)

Apparently Anna Muzychuk has been offered a spot.

Humpy has withdrawn as she does not feel safe. An overreaction in my view I wonder if FIDE has considered moving the event given the situation in the Middle East. Of all the federations involved in the event, India and China would most likely be able to offer an alternative venue at very short noti...

I believe it will be a much more balanced match than most seem to expect, with Ding winning at the very end. Either 7.5 to 6.5 or a tie-break win for Ding. Ding had a lot of time to prepare for this match, with no distractions. Gukesh had to qualify, then prove himself at every event. All the pressu...

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2024 10:23 am

https://xkcd.com/1392/

I remember noticing this strip; it took me a little while to realize they missed Anand.

Who is officially second in the Candidates ranking?

Just in case Ding follows Carlsen example and drops out for health reasons or otherwise…

Carlsen Carlsen feels the eight-player field can be split into two, with the "old guys" considered favorites against the young guys. Nakamura and Caruana are the best and most consistent players there. If anybody else wins, it would be a bit of a surprise. If Alireza wins, it would be surprising, b...

The letter from St Louis banning Hans; https://www.chessgames.com/perl/kibitzing?kid=P152611&reply=1390 While the St Louis chess club is totally free to invite the players of their choice, I really do not understand the need of a press release announcing that they will not invite Niemann to their f...

Chris Goodall wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:13 am

I have concerns about everything FIDE do. There is a difference between a dumb piece of red tape and a threat to your life.

to THEIR life.

with federations and local organisers. No, the rules apply only to high-level competitions run directly by FIDE, which is how the ECF were able to disregard them and let everyone compete as their true gender. So to the extent that the information is being "shared", it is FIDE sharing information wi...

Of course. But it isn't. Show me where on Yosha Iglesias's card it says AMAB. It says “female”. If this is the only information shared with local organisers, then we are good and she would be able to play female events. The FIDE rule about banning trans players from gender restricted event can only...

So in this scenario a person assigned male at birth successfully transitions to female in a country where being LGBT is illegal, and then takes up chess and enters a tournament under her true gender, and FIDE can tell from Russia that she's trans but the local organisers can't. Does that seem far-f...

The dress code struck today with a €100 fine for Anna-Maja Kazarian https://twitter.com/AMKazarian/status/1739964325232513114/photo/1 This generated a number of notable reactions; the swift action of FIDE on womens' dress code contrasting with the inaction on safeguarding at the same event, for exa...

Ms. Iglesias's comments about stealth trans players getting outed make no sense. If you're entering a tournament that matches the gender you identify as, there's nothing to out; if you're entering one that matches your birth gender, the rules are not about you. And if you played rated games under a...