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28.05.2026

⭐ Featured Trivia

Chess on the Silk Road: How the Game Reached Samarkand, Thirteen Centuries Before the Olympiad

The oldest clearly recognizable chess pieces on Earth were dug out of a mound in Samarkand....

25.05.2026

⭐ Featured Chess Olympiads

When One Titan Isn't Enough: What Olympiad History Tells Us About Star-Led Teams

Magnus Carlsen has been the world's best player since 2011. Norway has never finished on a Chess...

21.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

Samarkand for Visitors: A Practical Guide to the 46th Chess Olympiad's Host City

Thousands of players and fans will fly into a city most of them have only read about. Here is the...

16.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

From Chennai 2022 to Samarkand 2026: Uzbekistan's Four-Year Arc

In August 2022, FIDE gave Uzbekistan two trophies in the same week: gold at the Chennai Olympiad,...

15.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

Samarkand's First Big Test: The 2023 World Rapid and Blitz Championships

Before Samarkand could host the 2026 Olympiad, it had to host something smaller first. In December...

11.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

Uzbekistan's Golden Generation: How a Nation Became a Chess Superpower

In May 2026, Uzbekistan placed two players in the world's top 5. The four men who took it there...

10.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

Why Samarkand? Inside FIDE's Choice for the 46th Chess Olympiad

FIDE awarded the 2026 Olympiad to Uzbekistan in August 2022 — while the Uzbek team was actively...

09.04.2026

Chess Olympiads

3rd Chess Olympiad - Hamburg 1930 - Complete Description

July 1930. For the first time, FIDE abolishes the amateur-professional divide. Poland's...

09.04.2026

Chess Olympiads

2nd Chess Olympiad – The Hague 1928: Complete Description

Summer 1928. In The Hague, 86 chess players from 17 nations compete in the 2nd Chess Olympiad. A...

15.03.2026

Chess Olympiads

35th Chess Olympiad - Bled 2002

Kasparov's final Olympiad and a bronze medal for Poland's women

01.03.2026

Publishing

Kurier Szachowy (Chess Courier) - 51 Issues Now Available for Free!

51 issues. Four years of publishing. Over 4,500 pages of content, hundreds of annotated games,...

26.02.2026

Publishing

Olympchess Goes Global – Full English Version Is Live!

We promised it was coming. Today, we're thrilled to announce: the full English version of...