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We wanted to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how World Chess products come to life. Back in 2018, we were told kids needed something to buy at the World Chess Championship shop in London. So we thought, why not a chess set you have to assemble yourself? Daniel Weil of

Chess has always been played on boards. But some games are meant for bigger screens. Stay tuned. 🎬♟️

The World Chess Show is here. 155 countries. 53 channels. Chess like you’ve never seen it—rivalries, egos, time control meltdowns, and, of course, Magnus Carlsen doing Magnus Carlsen things. Join us for the premier: youtube.com/watch?v=3u4gzo…

It is written: Chess hath its saint—Teresa of Ávila. Thou shalt not castle into ruin. Nor move in haste, lest ye blunder before the 40th move. Saint Teresa, patron of deep thought and quiet dominance, now watcheth over the board. Let the flag-fallen seek mercy, the gambiteers

Imagine playing chess with Ted Lasso. You hang your queen, and instead of laughing, he pats you on the back and says, “You know what? That move had potential. You saw something no one else did.” Welcome to Season 4.

Hans Niemann took on 2,000 IT experts and an AI on Webfourm — and barely survived. Now this wild chess x tech experiment is up for a Webby Award. We’re up against Netflix. Let’s beat them. 🗳️ VOTE FOR CHESS → vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/…

Magnus left classical chess, helped build its randomized replacement, and is now winning that too. It’s giving: founder joins the app and instantly becomes the top user. medium.com/@worldchess/ma…

Pope Francis reshaped an institution through clarity, humility, and the will to change. At World Chess, we respect his vision. As we try — in our own corner of the world — to celebrate conviction and courage, we take note of what true leadership looks like.

Hans Niemann keeps winning just enough to stay in your head. Full report soon.

Freestyle chess was invented to make the game unpredictable. Magnus Carlsen just went 9–0. The problem might not be the format. It might be him. medium.com/p/395c4ae687aa

We’ve been in the room when chess became politics. Not a metaphor. Literally. Blazers. Bad coffee. Russian diplomats. POLITICO just caught up. Worth the read: 📰 politico.eu/article/how-vl… We’ll have more soon — our media project launches this spring.

Chess has evolved. The infrastructure hasn’t. World Chess and Algorand are proposing a chess passport—a universal ID that works across platforms, tournaments, and federations. Read the full proposal → 🔗 worldchess.com/news/world-che…

Christopher Yoo was banned for assault. Now he’s playing again. Did the ban expire? Get lifted? Get ignored? We checked. It’s weird. medium.com/@worldchess/so…

Dear International Chess Federation, we’re sorry. You didn’t issue the ban, and you weren’t supposed to enforce it. We got that wrong, and we’ll do better. medium.com/@worldchess/so…

Nepo says being a top chess player feels like loving someone who never texts back. The world #10 admits chess brings him almost no joy — just stress, fines, and a 160 bpm heart rate. medium.com/@worldchess/ia… (Yes, doctors really called him after a match.)

56-year-old Vasyl Ivanchuk just went 27 games unbeaten across 3 tournaments in 3 countries. No stream. No thumbnails. No hype. Just world-class chess — completely ignored. Let’s talk about what happens when a miracle doesn’t go viral. medium.com/@worldchess/di…

It happened. The BBC finally aired Chess Masters: The Endgame, a highly produced, slightly deranged attempt to turn chess into a hybrid of The Great British Bake Off, Survivor, and The Queen’s Gambit medium.com/@worldchess/th…

Today she turns 84 in Tbilisi — where they once mobbed the train station just to see her after a win. Nona Gaprindashvili didn’t just play chess. She changed it. Every girl entering a tournament today walks through the door she kicked open. Happy birthday, legend.

Join us on May 6th at 12PM EST for our X Space alongside DIF —♟Algorand x World Chess: Introducing the Universal Chess Passport. Set your reminder here: x.com/i/spaces/1dRKZ…

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