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The Journal — all editions

• FIDE’s rapid and blitz fee waiver: what it means for your next event27 October 2026
• From Messi and Ronaldo to ChatGPT: why chess keeps capturing football’s imagination23 October 2026
• The Immortal Game: the quiet pawn behind the queen sacrifice23 October 2026
• A world youth finish: count the back-rank defenders20 October 2026
• The Opera Game: why 16.Qb8+ clears the way to mate16 October 2026
• FIDE’s shorter classical proposal: when is a long think worth it?13 October 2026
• The Journal returns: one idea, one board, one reason to play11 October 2026
• October's Rating Movers: Turn the Headlines into a Training Habit2 October 2026
• Uzbekistan and China Take Gold: A Team-Chess Lesson from Samarkand28 September 2026
• Poland's Olympiad Gold and the Work of Welcoming Every Player18 September 2026
• A chess lesson should leave you able to do something11 September 2026
• A chess film needs a question, not just a brilliant move4 September 2026
• Praggnanandhaa’s Grand Chess Tour comeback: build a better reset28 August 2026
• Wesley So’s third Sinquefield Cup: practise the art of staying in the game21 August 2026
• The Board Is Open12 August 2026
• The Soul of Chess3 August 2026
• Train in Order1 August 2026
• Blindfold Chess Is a Skill, Not a Gift31 July 2026
• Light or Dark: The Foundation Skill Nobody Trains29 July 2026
• The Knight Moves in Curves27 July 2026
• What Puzzle Rush Actually Trains25 July 2026
• Pacing Three Minutes24 July 2026
• The Gauntlet Mindset22 July 2026
• The Opera Game, Read as a Lesson in Development20 July 2026
• Streaks Without Burnout18 July 2026
• Memory Palaces and the 64 Squares17 July 2026
• Why Playing Friends Makes You Better, Faster15 July 2026
• The Ladder, in Plain English13 July 2026
• Choosing an Opening Repertoire Honestly11 July 2026
• The Four Endgames Worth Learning First10 July 2026
• The Etiquette of Playing Strangers8 July 2026
• Leaderboards, and When to Ignore Them6 July 2026
• The Arcade Is Training in Disguise4 July 2026
• See What the Piece Touches3 July 2026
• Forcing Moves First1 July 2026
• Why We Built a Board You Can Feel29 June 2026
• First Edition: A Desk, a Board, and a Plan27 June 2026