Hikaru Nakamura 'triggers' FIDE rating system change: How will it affect top GM's like D Gukesh?

FIDE is implementing a major rating system change from October 1, removing the 400-point rule for players rated 2650 and above. This reform means top ...
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Chess federation denies stealing players’ ratings with controversial new ELO rules

The International Chess Federation has introduced a big change to its ELO system, sparking claims from GMs that their ratings were “stolen.” ...
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Sandbagging In Chess Explained: What Li Haoyu's FIDE Ban Tells Us About Intentional Losing Menace

Sandbagging in chess, the act of intentionally losing to lower one’s rating for tournament advantage, drew global attention in August 2025 after FIDE sanctioned Li Haoyu of China. He lost thirteen ...

Overconfidence persists even where regular feedback should discourage it, chess study finds

The late psychologist Daniel Kahneman once said if he could wave a magic wand and get rid of any bias, he would choose ...

How will Gukesh, Carlsen be affected after Nakamura's tactics force FIDE to alter rules? Here's what you need to know

Hikaru Nakamura’s sly tactics in order to qualify for next year’s Candidates tournament via the rating spot has forced FIDE ...

Triggered by Nakamura's desperate attempt, what does FIDE's rating system change mean for D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen?

With Hikaru Nakamura trying to qualify for the 2026 Candidates by playing the required amount of games, FIDE has announced a ...
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Explained: How Aarini Lahoty, 5, became world's youngest female with FIDE ratings across all chess formats

Aarini Lahoty, just five years old, has created history by becoming the youngest girl globally to earn FIDE ratings in all three formats - classical, rapid and blitz chess. The Delhi youngster now ...
The Atlantic

A Chess Formula Is Taking Over the World

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. In October 2003, Mark Zuckerberg created his first viral site: not Facebook, but FaceMash. Then a college freshman, he hacked into Harvard’s online dorm ...
The Daily Star

'Chess in Bangladesh needs a new role model'

At 59, Niaz Murshed, the subcontinent’s first grandmaster, claimed his seventh national title by winning the 49th National ...
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Explained: How Aarini Lahoty, 5, became world's youngest female with FIDE ratings across all chess formats

Aarini Lahoty, a five-year-old chess prodigy from Delhi, has achieved a remarkable feat by earning FIDE ratings in classical, rapid, and blitz chess formats. She is the youngest girl globally to ...