Tarjei J. Svensen is a Norwegian chess journalist who worked for some of the country's biggest media outlets and appeared on several national TV broadcasts. Between 2015 and 2019, he ran his chess website mattogpatt.no, covering chess news in Norwegian and partly in English.
In 2020, he was hired by Chess24 to cover chess news, eventually moving to Chess.com as a full-time chess journalist in 2023. He is also known for his extensive coverage of chess news on his X/Twitter account.
IM Levy Rozman's first chess book is months away from being released, but it has already sold more than 12,000 copies and made it to #1 on Amazon's best-seller lists. The online chess streamer, popularly known as GothamChess, is the world's bigg...
Chess.com and Lichess will halt their relationships with St. Louis Chess Club and no longer provide support for or cover any of their tournaments in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, The Wall Street Journal revealed on Wednesday. In ...
GM Alan Pichot, Latin America's strongest player for years, has moved from Argentina and become Spain's fifth-highest-ranked player. On his way out, he criticized the Argentinian Chess Federation and its president for the lack of financial support...
WIM Sabrina Chevannes is exposing sexual harassment and misogyny in the chess world and says it caused her to quit playing the game professionally. A group of women players last week published a powerful message in an open letter where they say ...
A 16-year-old Indian player has catapulted himself into the world elite and become an international master in a matter of just two months in what is described as an "exceptional" feat. Aaditya Dhingra from Gurugram, a city southwest of New Delhi...
Chess in England is being given a massive boost in a move that is said to be "potentially transformational" for a nation where chess has struggled to gain attention for years. "The Great British Chess Revival" could begin this month, as U.K Prim...
Warning: This article mentions instances of sexual abuse that may be triggering for readers. A group of women chess players are fed up with sexist behavior and sexual violence in the chess world and decided to send a strong message in an open le...
With a rating of only 1845, 17-year-old Velpula Sarayu from India scored one of the most sensational results in chess history, defeating masters rated more than 600 points higher. Teenagers such as GM Dommaraju Gukesh, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Prag...
GM Hikaru Nakamura has had great success on the chess board recently, but everything appears to work out off the board as well. The world number-two confirmed to Chess.com that he married WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan. The chess world's newest super-c...
In an open letter published on the FIDE website a number of top grandmasters urge Ukraine's government to allow GM Vasyl Ivanchuk to leave the country and play the upcoming FIDE World Cup. The event begins in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 29 and...
Russian chess continues to lose its top players. Former Candidates participant GM Kirill Alekseenko has now completed the transfer to Austria and becomes the country's highest-rated player. The 26-year-old from St. Petersburg who was ranke...
Warning: The following clips contain an aggressive display of racial harassment, including multiple expletives and a slur. Chess streamer Alyssazhu was streaming live on Twitch from a park when her camera was knocked over before a racist rant ag...
Lukasz Nowak's movement off the board may be restricted, but on the chessboard, he can move better than most people. Last month the remarkable 25-year-old fulfilled all requirements for the IM title. Just months after his birth, FM Lukasz Nowak ...
GM Simen Agdestein won his first Norwegian Championship as a 15-year-old in 1982. 41 years later, the veteran clinched his ninth title and extended his record as the oldest champion of all time. The 56-year-old emerged victorious in Oslo on Satu...
The US Chess Federation has published a list of members who have been sanctioned by the organization. A total of 27 members have been sanctioned for a shorter or longer time period. Minors are not named, but their sanction is listed. Amo...
Russian chess has suffered another blow as their former national team coach GM Alexander Motylev has switched federations and joined Romania. The former national and European champion joins a growing list of Russian grandmasters who no longer repr...
No, it's not a joke. Netflix is actually releasing a new game based on the hit series The Queen's Gambit where you can take on the one and only Beth Harmon. It's apparently a game about the game of... chess. “We’re making a game that...
Nine-year-old FM Faustino Oro has been dubbed the "Messi of Chess" by Argentinian media as he made history as the youngest player to ever break the 2300 rating barrier. In March, the 2013-born Argentinian became the youngest player to ever break...
Pavel Kirs, the organizer of one of the biggest open tournaments in the Czech Republic, was forced to make a U-turn after facing heavy criticism and intervention by FIDE as he initially refused to accept registrations from Ukrainian adults. In a...
She is a two-time U.S. women's chess champion, author, commentator, and poker professional. But this week WGM Jennifer Shahade could also add Jeopardy! presenter to her already impressive career resume. A special episode of the popular Ame...
GM Robert Hess says he is concerned with what he describes as an "ongoing and worsening problem in hybrid chess events" and asks FIDE to address the problem. The US Grandmaster and Chess.com commentator published a long post on Twitter regarding...
Sunday marked the end of the era of GM Magnus Carlsen's reign as world champion after nine years, five months, and eight days. GM Ding Liren wrote history as the first-ever FIDE world champion from China (there have been several FIDE women's world...
Days before he officially abdicates his title, GM Magnus Carlsen shared some fascinating thoughts about the 2023 FIDE World Championship. While GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Ding Liren have been battling it out in Astana to decide who succeeds hi...
Grandmaster Alexey Sarana has become one of the most prolific Russian grandmasters to switch federations as FIDE on Friday confirmed that he can play under the Serbian flag. The 23-year-old who became the European champion in March is ranked wor...
