Peter Doggers

In the game there followed 32.Kf4 Bd5! resigns.

Played my first OTB tournament in 2.5 years last week. Proud of a move I found in the final round, even though several moves win. 24...Bd5! prevented 25.d5 complicating slightly. I saw 25.Bxg4 Rc4 26.Be5 Bxe5+ 27.dxe5 e6 28.Kg3 Ra4 29.Bf3 Rxa2 30.Rxa2 Bxa2 31.Bxb7 a5 -+

Caruana, Aronian, Niemann, Arjun in Semifinals » WEISSENHAUS – WORLD OF FREESTYLE CHESS

Have we ever seen 10-hour days of top-level chess? Now we have. Here’s my story on Freestyle today.

www.freestyle-chess.com/news/caruana...

From Board Game to Phenomenon: Chess in Culture - Chess Journalist Peter Doggers | Think&Drink AMS Peter Doggers—senior correspondent at Chess.com and one of the most respected voices in the chess world—dives into how a 1,500-year-old game became a pop culture heavyweight. From medieval poems to Ne...

Join me June 26th in Amsterdam!

www.thinkanddrink.nl/event-detail...

Aravindh Breaks Into World Top 10 After Victory In Armenia GM Aravindh Chithambaram is the world number-nine after sharing first place at the 2025 Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia.

While Gukesh and Arjun were busy in Norway, 25-year-old 🇮🇳 Aravindh entered the World Top 10 for the 1st time after edging out Praggnanandhaa to win the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Armenia!

Nieuwe wending in soap rond schaakbord Max Euweplein: centrumbewoners mogen nu gaan stemmen over nieuw plan Hoe verder met het iconische schaakbord dat vanwege overlast weg moest van het Max Euweplein? Het lukt de gemeente maar niet er een plek voor te vinden. Nu is het aan Amsterdammers.

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Vlastimil Hort (1944-2025) Obituary of GM Vlastimil Hort, the strongest Czech-born chess player between the eras of GMs Richard Reti and David Navara, who died at the age of 81.

2025 has been a tough year so far. After Robert Hübner and Boris Spassky, we now also have to say goodbye to Vlastimil Hort. 😢

My obituary:

www.chess.com/news/view/vl...

Taliban Suspends Chess In Afghanistan Over Gambling Concerns The Taliban government have temporarily suspended chess in Afghanistan. Currently reviewing the game over gambling concerns, the Taliban have also suspended the Afghanistan National Chess Federation.

Chess has been suspended by the Taliban in Afghanistan—the latest in a long history of the royal game being banned for religious reasons!

In yesterday's league game I could answer my opponent's 27.Nd5? with the lovely 27...Qd2! after which 28.Nc3 back was forced. I won with 28...Bxc3 29.bxc3 Qxd1+ 30.Kb3 Rxa2+! and White resigned a few moves later. The engine showed the nice defense 29.Rd7! Bd4! 30.Qxg7+! with a probable draw.

I had a great time talking last week with fellow cognitive scientist and chess master @drcanchess.bsky.social, and you can watch the whole thing! (or listen on Can's "The Chess Cognition Podcast" on your favorite podcast platform)

Understatement of the year :-)

Thalia Clinches Trophy In BBC's 'Chess Masters' Final Episode 20-year-old Thalia from Chester, United Kingdom, won the first series of BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame after beating Richie (63, Liverpool) in the eighth and final episode aired on Monday.

Last night, Thalia won BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame. My recap of the series:

www.chess.com/news/view/th...

YouTube video by ChessDojo The Chess Revolution w/ Peter Doggers | Dojo Talks

Though they seem to have disappeared from these parts themselves, the Bluesky chess scene (such as it is) was among many interesting topics in the @chessdojo.bsky.social's video/podcast interview with @peterdoggers.bsky.social -- post-Twitter social media is a conundrum. → youtu.be/3q9McttvSFM?...

Fans welcoming Maxime at arrival and giving him reason to smile even more. ‘Who do you play?’ ‘Fabiano.’ ‘Aaah, easy!’

#FreestyleChess

🚀 Révolution numérique, triche, Chess 960, Twitch : où vont les échecs ?
🎙️ @peterdoggers.bsky.social, auteur du livre "La Nouvelle révolution des échecs", présente sa vision de l’avenir du jeu votre revue de mars : europe-echecs.com/art/revue-eu...

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BBC Releases Trailer For 'Chess Masters: The Endgame' Starting Monday Earlier today the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has released the official trailer for it's upcoming series Chess Masters: The Endgame.

I'll be watching!

www.chess.com/news/view/bb...

10th World Chess Champion Boris Spassky 1937-2025 GM Boris Spassky, the 10th world champion of chess, died on Thursday aged 88. His death was confirmed by the Chess Federation of Russia.

My obituary of the 10th World Chess Champion Boris Spassky:

www.chess.com/news/view/bo...

Worst. Episode. EVER.

Book of the Month by Ben Graff

Just posted on the English Chess Federation's free Substack - Ben Graff's review of The Chess Revolution by Peter Doggers - have a read and whilst there join our growing band of followers!

“I was just trying to play against the pieces, not against Magnus.” -Javokhir Sindarov

The Weissenhaus resort. Actually an incredible privilege to be working here for the coming week.

Halfway thru, and I can tell you the book is terrific! If you (or someone you know) has interest in the history and culture of #chess, this is the single best volume to have/read.

Thanks!!

YouTube video by ChessBase India The Chess Revolution Explained | A book by well known journalist Peter Doggers

What's THE CHESS REVOLUTION about?

I explained it all during my interview with ChessBase India's Sagar Shah somewhere halfway the #TataSteelChess tournament.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Rw...

I had the privilege of being trained by him once. He used Fischer-Larsen game 1 and one of the Timman-Ivanchuk KRO match games. Unforgettable.

Hope to meet tomorrow! Will spend some time in the afternoon in Café De Zon for a book signing session with Aagaard, Colovic and Hendriks.

Isn’t the biggest reason for us to be on Bluesky not having to see Kramnik’s Twitter bs?

still from a lengthy youtube video of Vasyl Ivanchuk analyzing a game from memory

I shared an image earlier of Vasyl Ivanchuk, a player whom I admire immensely, suffering after a loss. If you're not familiar with him, please enjoy his analysis (from memory) after a win at Gibraltar Chess in 2018

Few if any love the game more than he does
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgv...

I truly enjoyed creating that dynamic diagram at the time, for a video with one of my biggest chess heros.