No. 917
Black to play. Mendonca-Mishra, Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, 2026. Mishra missed a beautiful win here, and later lost the…
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League
The classical (slow) world championship remains the single most prestigious title in chess, but the events drawing new sponsorship to…
No. 916
White to play and win. Composed by Henri Rinck, Basler Nachrichten, 1922. Email answers (first move only) to chess@spectator.co.uk by…
Will chess be ‘solved’?
Elon Musk enjoys winding up chess players. In 2022, he posted on X that chess is ‘too simple to be…
No. 915
Black to play. Shogdhziev-Chauhan, Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, 2026. In a wild game between two exceptional young talents, Chauhan’s…
Grand Chess Tour Finals
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his formidable run of form by taking first place, and a $200,000 first prize, at the Grand…
No. 914
White to play. Wojtaszek-Shankland, Rubinstein Memorial, Polanica Zdroj, 2026. Wojtaszek’s next move prompted Shankland to resign. What did he play?…
Sinquefield Cup
For the third time in his career, Wesley So has won the elite Sinquefield Cup tournament in St Louis, the…
