This is your chance!

We're thrilled to invite you to take part in yet another historic showdown against one of the living legends of the game.

Chess is extremely fortunate to have Judit, and the Chess.com community is fortunate to have an opportunity to play against her!
—Sam Copeland, Chess.com's Head of Community

Judit Polgar is one of the game's greatest chess prodigies, players, and promoters. Now, she is taking on a new challenge — The World! In this exciting game, YOU will have the opportunity to play against Judit! Vote for your favorite moves and openings, debate ideas, and learn from Judit's incredible play. Judit's story is a tremendous and inspiring one; learn about it in her new documentary "Queen of Chess" premiering February 6th on Netflix:

go.chess.com/QueenofChess.

At the end of each voting period, the top-voted move will be played, and Judit will have 24 hours to respond. Note that 1) no players are allowed to use chess engines at any time - only human brains, and 2) all chess move suggestions must include at least some analysis explaining your reasoning. After you vote, you will be able to see the current vote totals; you cannot change your vote once entered. Visit go.chess.com/PlayJuditDiscord to discuss.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-judit-vs-the-world-2026?utm_source=chesscom&utm_medium=homepagebanner&utm_campaign=juditvstheworld2026

Anna Cramling versus GM Niclas Huschenbeth in Weissenhaus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpvJLoccYt4

 

*) GM = Grandmaster

It all begins here Daniel Naroditsky vs Vladimir Kramnik 💔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0WjWw0OagQ

Wie ich gegen GM (*) Pia Cramling gewonnen habe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTOF3LxNOxo

 

*) GM = Großmeister

GM *) Matthias Blübaum hat sich überraschend für das Kandidatenturnier um die Schach-WM qualifiziert.

(Die Schachweltmeisterschaft 2026 ist geplant als Zweikampf zwischen dem Titelverteidiger WM D. Gukesh und dem Gewinner des Kandidatenturniers 2026.)

https://taz.de/Schach-Weltmeisterschaft/!6110629/

 

*) GM = Großmeister

Quelle: pixabay.com

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTTAwe0EwmY

in Marocco...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUBoaBVOqgg

GM Robert Hübner, der beste deutsche Schachspieler seit Emanuel Lasker, vierfacher Weltmeisterschaftskandidat, Olympiasieger am ersten Brett, ehemalige Nummer drei der Welt, Meisteranalytiker, Schriftsteller, polyglott (vielsprachig) und Papyrologe, ist im Alter von 76 Jahren nach langer Krankheit gestorben.

https://www.chess.com/de/news/view/robert-huebner-1948-2025-nachlass

Zwischen Erlösung und Desaster

Quelle: schachbund.de, Elisabeth Pähtz, 40 Jahre alt, GM (*), ELO 2424

 

https://www.schachbund.de/news/zwischen-erloesung-und-desaster-elisabeth-paehtz-im-klassischen-schach-ist-es-vorbei.html

 

*) GM = Großmeister