The New in Chess Group buys a minority stake in Forward Chess
After the merger between Quality Chess, Everyman Chess (Now Popular Chess), and New in Chess, the landscape ...
Jacob Aagaard
Upcoming camp and tournament in Roquetas in Spain
New in Chess is among the sponsors of a camp and tournament in Roquetas in Spain, starting 3rd May (arrival ...
Happy New Year!
Three weeks in 2025 and I thought it was time for me to update you a bit on what is happening with the New ...
High rating at advanced age
A friend told me recently that he did “not understand why you are not 2600.” Obviously, this was a flattering ...
Quality Chess India
In 2017, I went on a trip to 11 Asian Cities: Mumbai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Kuala Lumpur ...
NIC Podcast #47 - GM Swayams Mishra
This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Indian grandmaster Swayams Mishra ...
Singapore - update from Jacob Aagaard
I am in Singapore for a training camp with a private student and to be part of a four-man team that will give ...
Youth and the top 25
I am writing this on a Friday night, travelling in the United States. By the time the post is up, I am sure ...
The Average age of 2700 players is now below 30
I have been tracking the average age of the top 25 and top 100 for perhaps a decade (without taking notes ...
The FIDE title system
The FIDE title system is an odd system, and I would like to give a few thoughts on it, after listening to ...
NIC Podcast #34 - GM Vishnu Prasanna
Vishnu Prasanna is an Indian chess grandmaster who has been coaching professionally since 2016. His individual ...